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Hugh Parmer

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Hugh Q. Parmer
Member of the Texas Senate
from the 12th district
In office
1983–1991
Preceded byBetty Andujar
Succeeded byMike Moncrief
Texas Senate President Pro Tempore
In office
1989–1989
Preceded byCraig Anthony Washington
Succeeded byBob McFarland
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 60-3 district
In office
1963–1965
Preceded byDon Kennard
Succeeded byW. C. "Bud" Sherman
36th Mayor of Fort Worth
In office
April 5, 1977[1] – May 1, 1979[1]
Preceded byClif Overcash
Succeeded byWoodie Woods
Personal details
Born(1939-08-03)August 3, 1939
DiedMay 27, 2020(2020-05-27) (aged 80)
Fort Worth, Texas, US
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseEvelyn G. Parmer
Alma materYale University, University of Texas at Arlington
OccupationAttorney; businessman; humanitarian executive; university adjunct professor

Hugh Quay Parmer (August 3, 1939 – May 27, 2020)[2] was an American attorney, University professor, international humanitarian executive, and Democratic politician in Fort Worth, Texas. He served in both houses of the Texas State Legislature, on the Fort Worth City Council, and as mayor of Fort Worth. Parmer also served as assistant administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and chief of the Humanitarian Response Bureau under the Agency where he was responsible for emergency U. S. response to over 80 declared disasters both natural and man-made around the world. He followed that with seven years as president and CEO of the American Refugee Committee, a U. S. based humanitarian relief organization with 2000 employees in 14 disaster and conflict impacted nations around the world.

Humanitarian career

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In 1998 Parmer was appointed by U.S.President Bill Clinton as the Assistant Administrator of the U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in charge of the Bureau of Humanitarian Response.[3] Parmer was unanimously confirmed for the post by the Republican controlled U. S. Senate. During his tenure at USAID, Parmer was largely responsible for U.S. humanitarian operations during the Kosovo War. After the election of President George W. Bush in 2000, Parmer was selected as president[4] of the American Refugee Committee, an international humanitarian relief organization with programs in 14 conflict impacted countries around the world. In 2008, he was elected to the board of directors of Interaction, the largest association of U.S. based private relief and development organizations.

Recent activities

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Before his death, Parmer was an adjunct professor at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas, Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. He taught senior undergraduate and graduate seminars in International Aid, Humanitarian Intervention and Refugee Affairs.

Parmer died in Fort Worth on May 27, 2020.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "City of Fort Worth Mayors and Council Members 1967 - Present" (PDF). Tarrant County, Texas E-archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  2. ^ "Hugh Parmer". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
  3. ^ The White House, The Office of the Press Secretary (May 22, 1998). "PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES HUGH Q. PARMER AS ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE AT THE U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT". The White house.
  4. ^ Refugee Committee, American (February 5, 2002). "Hugh Parmer, Former U.S. Humanitarian Aid Official, Named American Refugee Committee President". Charity Wire.
  5. ^ "Anna M. Tinsley, "Former Fort Worth Mayor Hugh Parmer, also state senator and representative, dies at 80"". Fort Worth Star-Telegram, May 27, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Texas
(Class 2)

1990
Succeeded by
Preceded by Texas State Senator from District 12 (Tarrant County)
1983–1991
Succeeded by
Preceded by Texas State Senate President Pro Tempore
1989
Succeeded by
Preceded by Texas State Representative from District 60-3 (Tarrant County)
1963–1965
Succeeded by
W. C. "Bud" Sherman
Preceded by
Clif Overcash
Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas
1977–1979
Succeeded by
Woodie Woods