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Palmer DePaulis (born 1945) is an American politician in the state of Utah. He was a former mayor of Salt Lake City and held several high-level positions in the Utah state government. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Career

DePaulis was born in 1945 and served as a Salt Lake City Councilman before becoming the 31st mayor of Salt Lake City from 1985 to 1991.[1] He was the first Roman Catholic mayor of Salt Lake City.[2] He subsequently served as Chief of Staff to Utah Attorney General Jan Graham, as a Commissioner at the Utah State Tax Commission, and as Executive Director of the Department of Community and Culture.[3] In June 2010, Governor Gary Herbert appointed him as Executive Director of the Department of Human Services.[3]

While serving as the Executive Director of the Utah Department of Community and Culture, under then Governor Jon M. Huntsman Jr., a housing development to serve chronically homeless Utahns was named "Palmer Court" to recognize Depaulis's decades long involvement in homeless issues.[4]

In 2014 DePaulis was presented with Career Humanitarian Award at Utah Philanthropy Day by Intermountain Catholic.[5]

DePaulis is credited for his efforts to and building a team that was responsible for saving the historic Salt Lake City & County Building while mayor of Salt Lake City.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Bulkeley, Deborah; Roche, Lisa Riley (May 18, 2006). "DePaulis to lead culture department". Deseret News. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  2. ^ Bernick Jr., Bob (October 31, 2003). "Religion re-enters S.L. mayoral race". Deseret News. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Palmer DePaulis, Executive Director of the Utah Department of Human Services". Utah Government. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Difference maker: Palmer DePaulis bringing 30 years of public service to a close". Deseret News. 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  5. ^ "Palmer DePaulis presented with Career Humanitarian Award at Utah Philanthropy Day - Intermountain Catholic". www.icatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  6. ^ "Letter: Thanks to Palmer DePaulis and his team for saving City and County Building". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
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Preceded by Mayor of Salt Lake City
1985–1992 		Succeeded by

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