Krewson, Lyda, 1953-

Lyda Krewson (born November 14, 1953) is an American accountant and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as the 46th mayor of St. Louis, Missouri from 2017 to 2021. Krewson was the first woman to hold the office.

Born near Davenport, Iowa, Krewson moved with her family to St. Joseph, Missouri, then Fairfield, Illinois, before settling in Moberly, Missouri, where she graduated from high school. In 1974, she earned a degree in psychology and a special education minor from Northeast Missouri State University. Krewson then moved to St. Louis, where she earned an accounting degree at the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Krewson is a Certified Public Accountant. She worked for Deloitte for seven years then served as the Chief Financial Officer of PGAV, an international design and planning firm.

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