List of mayors of Winnipeg

The mayor of Winnipeg is a member of Winnipeg City Council, but does not represent a ward. The position of mayor was created in 1873 following the incorporation of Winnipeg. Since 1998, the term of office has been for four years.

The 44th and current mayor of Winnipeg is Scott Gillingham, elected on October 26, 2022.

History The position of mayor was created in 1873 following the incorporation of Winnipeg (renamed from Fort Garry), now the provincial capital of Manitoba. From 1874 to 1955, the mayor of Winnipeg was elected for one year only; then, from 1955 until 1972, the term of office was extended to two years.

The election of the first City Council was held on 6 October 1971 and the new City of Winnipeg was amalgamated on 1 January 1972. Thereafter, the new Council consisted of 50 councillors—elected from each of Winnipeg's wards—and 1 mayor, who is elected by the city as a whole. From 1972 onward, the mayor held office for a term of three years. Finally, in 1998, the term of office was extended to four years.

List of mayors Source: +19th centuryMayorTermLifespanFrancis Evans Cornish1873–18741831–1878William Nassau Kennedy1874–18761839–1885Thomas Scott1876–18781841–1915Alexander Logan1878–18801841–1894Elias George Conklin1880–18811845–1901Alexander Logan1881–18821841–1894Alexander McMicken1882–18831837–1916Alexander Logan1883–18841841–1894Charles Edward Hamilton1884–18851844–1919Henry Shaver Wesbrook1885–18861842–1913Lyman Melvin Jones1886–18881843–1917Thomas Ryan1888–18891849–?Alfred Pearson1889–18911850–1921Alexander Macdonald1891–18921843–1928Thomas William Taylor1892–18941852–1924Thomas Gilroy1894–18951848–1905Richard Willis Jameson1895–18961851–1899William Forsythe McCreary1896–18971855–1905Alfred Joseph Andrews1897–18991865–1950John Fletcher Mitchell (acting)1899–19001862–1953 +20th centuryMayorTermLifespanHorace Wilson19001848 – John Arbuthnot1900–19031861–1931Thomas Sharpe1903–19061866–1929James Henry Ashdown1906–19081844–1924William Sanford Evans1908–19111869–1950Richard Deans Waugh1911–19121868–1938Thomas Russ Deacon1912–19141865–1955Richard Deans Waugh1914–19161868–1938Frederick Harvey Davidson1916–19181865–1935Charles Frederick Gray1918–19201879–1954Edward Parnell1920–19221859–1922Frank Oliver Fowler19221861–1945Seymour James Farmer1922–19241878–1951Ralph Humphreys Webb1924–19271886–1945Daniel McLean1927–19291868–1950Ralph Humphreys Webb1929–19341886–1945John Queen1934–19461882–1946Frederick Edgar Warriner1936–19371884–1966John Queen1937–19421882–1946Garnet Coulter1942–19541882–1975George Edward Sharpe1954–19561908–1985Stephen Juba1956–19771914–1993Robert Ashley Steen1977–19791933–1979William "Bill" Norrie1979–19921929-2012Susan Ann Thompson1992–19981946–presentGlen Ronald Murray1998–20041957–present +21st centuryMayorTermLifespanGlen Ronald Murray1998–20041957–presentSamuel M. "Sam" Katz2004–20141951–presentBrian Bowman2014–20221971–presentScott Gillingham2022–present

References

External links Mayors of Winnipeg - Manitoba Historical Society History: Mayors, Past and Present - Winnipeg.ca (copy archived in 2008)