Education
Florida International University.
Florida International University.
Gort was a former City of Miami Commissioner (1993–2001), and in 1996 its mayor (acting). In 2010, he was elected again as a City of Miami Commissioner. Gort was the son of photographer, Alfredo “Willy” Gort (1909–2003) and Miami Cuban civic leader, Esther de los Llanos de Gort (1915–1984).
In 1959, after Fidel Castro came to power, he returned to Cuba for 3 days and again went into exile.
In 1996, Gort who was Vice-Mayor at the time became acting mayor at the death of Stephen P. Clark. In 2001, Gort resigned his commission seat to run for mayor of Miami, but did not make the runoff election that eventually elected Manny Diaz, mayor of Miami.