But whatever you call this Lebanese-born father, grandfather and grocery store owner turned politician, add the title mayor.
In fact, two have turned politician and now run the House of Representatives.
M.Karunanidhi is another chief minister turned politician who has close links with the cinema industry.
He is a resilient music professor turned politician by some entirely hidden wellspring of personal nationalist passion.
He started the company with the help of Bill Bradley, the basketball star turned politician.
He blinked, then smiled-he even had a peacetime trade of his own, though he'd never expected to turn politician.
Mr Pavlychko, a poet turned politician, knows enough of both trades to leave that answer up in the air.
Be not surprised that I am turned politician.
BUT will they still love the media-proclaimed hero of that war if he turns politician?
He is the brother of actor turned politician Chiranjeevi.