Michelle Wu sworn in as Boston mayor, becomes first woman to be elected to the post November 16, 2021 at 09:56AM

Michelle Wu was sworn in Tuesday as Boston mayor, becoming the first woman and person of colour to be elected to the office in the city's long history. The swearing-in of the city's first Asian-American mayor came two weeks after Wu won the city's mayoral election. Before Wu, Boston had elected only white men as mayor.