MIAMI DYNASTY

About the Book

Miami Dynasty is an accurate but easy-to-read narrative of the four decades of service of father and son in the City of Miami and Miami-Dade County. Technical issues of planning, transportation, budgeting and municipal policy are discussed, as seen by the eyes and from the actions of Xavier and Francis Xavier Suarez, as well as many well-known politicians and journalists with whom they interacted during the period from 1985 to the present.

About the Author

Xavier L. Suarez is both an academic and a politician. He was born in Cuba and came to the United States as a refugee from communism. He obtained his degree in Mechanical Engineerig from Villanova (1971) and joint degrees from Harvard Law School and an M.P.P. from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government (1975). He served as Mayor of Miami from 1985-93 and as Miami-Dade County Commissioner (2011-20), He has written books on topics ranging from politics to anthropology and economics. He is married to Rita Elena and lives in Miami, along with his son Francis (currently serving as Mayor of Miami) and his daughters Olga, Annie and Carolina, plus eleven grandchildren.