George Gascón | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2021 | |
43rd District Attorney of Los Angeles County | |
Assumed office December 7, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Jackie Lacey |
Succeeded by | Nathan Hochman (elect) |
28th District Attorney of San Francisco | |
In office January 9, 2011 – October 19, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Kamala Harris |
Succeeded by | Suzy Loftus (interim) Chesa Boudin |
Chief of the San Francisco Police Department | |
In office January 8, 2010 – January 9, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Heather Fong |
Succeeded by | Greg Suhr |
Chief of the Mesa Police Department | |
In office 2006–2009 | |
Preceded by | Dennis Donna |
Succeeded by | Frank Milstead |
Personal details | |
Born | Havana, Cuba | March 12, 1954
Political party | Democratic |
Other political affiliations | Republican (formerly) |
Spouse(s) | Fabiola Kramsky |
Education | California State University, Long Beach (BA) Western State College of Law (JD) |
George Gascón (born March 12, 1953) is an American attorney and former police officer. He has been the district attorney of Los Angeles County since 2020. He is a member of the Democratic Party.[1] Gascón was the district attorney of San Francisco from 2011 to 2019. He lost his re-election campaign to Nathan Hochman in November 2024.