Bernard Parks

Bernard Parks

American politician and former police chief in Los Angeles (born 1943)
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Bernard C. Parks (born December 7, 1943) is an American politician, who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council, representing the 8th district in South Los Angeles from 2003 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Parks served as Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department from August 1997 to May 2002.

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Bernard Parks was born on Tuesday, 7 December 1943 in Beaumont, Texas, USA. His full name at birth was Bernard C. Parks. He is best known as a law enforcement professional. Parks' country of citizenship (nationality) is American. Bernard attended high school at Daniel Murphy High School. For university, he studied at Los Angeles City College. Politically, he is affiliated with the Democratic Party (USA). He is 6' 2½" (189 cm) tall with a slim build. He has dark brown eyes and salt and pepper hair (color). Bernard Parks is 81 years old and his zodiac star sign is Sagittarius.

You can find people similar to Bernard Parks by visiting our lists Candidates in the 2005 United States elections and 21st-century African-American people.

Full name at birth
Bernard C. Parks
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Claim to fame
his tenure as the Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department from August 1997 to May 2002, during which he took a hands-on approach with policing, rooting out rogue officers during the Rampart scandal and cutting crime rates to some of the lowest that have been seen, and for representing the 8th district in South Los Angeles from 2003 to 2015 a member of the Los Angeles City Council
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Date of birth
7 December 1943
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Beaumont, Texas, USA
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Police officer (LAPD)
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6' 2½" (189 cm)
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  • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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Daniel Murphy High School
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  • Los Angeles City College
  • Pepperdine University
  • University of Southern California
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Partner: Bobbie Parks (Married)
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Bernard Parks is known for his role in the TV series documentary Anything to Win (2006) as Self.

He is also known for his role in the documentary ATL: The Untold Story of Atlanta's Rise in the Rap Game (2014) as executive producer.

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