James P. Hoffa

James Phillip Hoffa Jr. (born May 19, 1941) is an American attorney and labor leader who currently serves as the General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Hoffa was first elected during December 1998 and took office on March 19, 1999. He was subsequently re-elected in 2001, 2006, 2011, and 2016 to five-year terms. In October 2018, Hoffa was elected chair of the Road Transport Section of the International Transport Workers Federation at its quadrennial Congress in Singapore.