Meyera Oberndorf

Meyera Oberndorf
23rd Mayor of Virginia Beach
In office July 1, 1988 – December 31, 2008
Preceded by	Robert G. Jones
Succeeded by	Will Sessoms
Vice Mayor of Virginia Beach
In office July 1, 1986 – June 30, 1988
Preceded by	Reba McClanan
Succeeded by	Robert Fentress
Member of the Virginia Beach City Council, At Large
In office July 1, 1976 – June 30, 1988
Succeeded by	Will Sessoms
Member, Virginia Beach Public Library Board
In office 1966 – June 30, 1976
Personal details
Born	(1941-02-10)February 10, 1941 Newport News, Virginia, U.S.
Died	March 13, 2015(2015-03-13) (aged 74) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Roger Oberndorf
Alma mater	Old Dominion University (BA)
Profession	Public servant

Meyera E. Oberndorf (February 10, 1941 – March 13, 2015) was the 23rd Mayor of Virginia Beach, Virginia. She was Virginia Beach's longest-serving mayor, and she previously served as the city's vice mayor. She was the city's first female mayor and was the first woman elected to public office in the more than 300-year history of Virginia Beach or its predecessor, Princess Anne County.^[1]