Rudolph Giuliani of New York



Giuliani made his name as a trial lawyer in New York. He was well known for his tough stance on crime and was responsible for sending many well known Mafia figures to prison.
Giuliani first ran for mayor of New York in 1989. In the mid 60's he had registered as a Democrat and then as an Independent. By the late 1980's he was registered as a Republican. He narrowly lost this election to Democrat David Dinkins.
He defeated Dinkins in the 1993 election and beacme the first Republican Mayor of New York since 1965.
Giuliani served as New York mayor from 1993 until 2001 and is widely regarded as the greatest mayor the city has ever seen. He attempted to run for the Senate in the year 200 but had to pull out as he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.
The terrorist attacks of 9/11 in New York increased his profile throughout the world and he came to be known as "America's Mayor" in the aftermath of the attacks. He is one of the favourites to succeed George Bush as President.