Council President Luis Gonzalez was born June 18, 1970 in Santa Fe, Cuba. He arrived to the United States in 1979 and moved to the City of Hialeah in 1981 with his parents Jose Luis and Daisy Gonzalez. Luis Gonzalez grew up playing baseball in our local parks. He played for HAA, Pony League and Hialeah High School.

Luis Gonzalez graduated from Mae M. Walters Elementary, Filer Junior High, and Hialeah High. He attended Miami-Dade College and earned an Associate in Arts and later received a B.A. in Business Administration from Florida International University. He established his printing business in Hialeah in 1996.

In 2001, Luis Gonzalez was appointed to the Planning and Zoning Board by a unanimous vote of the Hialeah City Council and served until June of 2005. In that capacity, he earned valuable experience in city government as well as greater knowledge of the needs of Hialeah and its residents.  Luis was elected to the Hialeah City Council in 2005 and served the City and its constituents as Council Vice-President for a better Hialeah until 2015.

Luis Gonzalez was re-elected as council member for the City of Hialeah on November 5, 2013. He currently serves as Council President.

Luis is married to Denise and together they have three girls Kristen, Lauren and Priscila.