Stephen P. Clark

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{No footnotes|date=May 2021}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2011}}

{{Infobox Politician

|name=Stephen Clark

|image=Clark, Stephen P.jpg

|order= 30th and 36th

|office= Mayor of Miami

|predecessor=Xavier Suarez

|successor=Willy Gort

|term_start=November 11, 1993

|term_end=June 4, 1996

|term_start2=August 31, 1967

|term_end2=November 25, 1970

|preceded2=Robert King High

|succeeded2=David T. Kennedy

|order3= 2nd and 4th

|office3= Mayor of Metropolitan Dade County

|preceded3=Jack Orr

|succeeded3=Office abolished
Alex Penelas (1996; Miami-Dade County)

|term_start3=1974

|term_end3=1993

|term_start4=November 25, 1970

|term_end4=October 17, 1972

|preceded4=Chuck Hall

|succeeded4=Jack Orr

|birth_date={{birth date|1923|11|19}}

|birth_place=Manhattan, Kansas, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|1996|06|04|1923|11|19}}

|death_place=

|spouse=

|children=

|party=Democratic

|alma_mater=

}}

Stephen Peter Clark Jr. (November 19, 1923 – June 4, 1996) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Metropolitan Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Florida from 1970 to 1972 and from 1974 to April 1993, when a federal judge abolished the post. He was also Mayor of Miami from 1967 to 1970 and from 1993 to his death from stomach cancer in 1996.

The Stephen P. Clark Government Center, the county hall of Miami-Dade County, is named in his honor. He was the brother of Florida state senator Dick Clark.

Upon his death the Miami Herald lauded his political longevity to his penchant for inclusivity and fairness to all communities.{{cite news |title=Everyman's Mr. Mayor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-everymans-mr-mayor/160214444/ |access-date=28 May 2024 |publisher=Miami Herald |date=Jun 5, 1996}}