Oliver G. Gilbert III

Oliver G. Gilbert III was born and raised in Miami Gardens. He is a licensed attorney with about 20 years of legal experience in real estate, municipal, constitutional, civil rights and employment law. He was elected Mayor of Miami Gardens in 2012 and served eight years. He was later elected Miami-Dade County Commissioner for District 1, and on December 6, 2022, he was unanimously voted Chairman of the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners. He earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Florida A&M University and a J.D. with honors from the University of Miami School of Law. He has taught as an adjunct professor at Miami Dade College.

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