The mayor of Mandaluyong () is the head of the executive branch of Mandaluyong's government. The mayor holds office at the Mandaluyong City Hall.
History The position was established as municipal president in 1901, the same year when San Felipe Neri (later renamed Mandaluyong in 1931) became part of the newly created province of Rizal. From 1903 to 1907, San Juan del Monte was placed under the administration of San Felipe Neri. The position was renamed to mayor during Isaac López's tenure in the 1930s.
During World War II, President Manuel L. Quezon established the City of Greater Manila in 1942, which absorbed Mandaluyong and its municipal mayor became a district chief reporting to the city's Chief of the Division of Districts and of the District and Neighborhood Association. Mandaluyong Mayor Pedro Cruz served in this capacity. The City of Greater Manila was abolished on August 1, 1945, restoring Mandaluyong’s municipal status and the position of its mayor. Three military mayors occupied the position in 1945 before it was handed back to Cruz.
In 1975, Mandaluyong was incorporated into the newly created Metro Manila. Following the 1986 People Power Revolution, Benjamin Abalos was appointed by President Corazon Aquino as Officer-in-Charge, beginning a long-standing political tenure and family grip on the mayoralty. He would later serve as mayor from 1988 to 1998—thus becoming the first city mayor when Mandaluyong attained cityhood in 1995—and again from 2022 to 2025. The mayoralty was later held by his son Benhur (1998–2004; 2007–2016) and his daughter-in-law Menchie (2016–2022; since 2025), who became the first female mayor. The family's hold on the office saw two brief interruptions: Román de los Santos served as acting mayor from 1987 to 1988 and Abalos ally Neptali Gonzales II served as mayor from 2004 to 2007.
List # Image Mayor Dates in Office NotesVice Mayor 1 Buenaventura Domingo 1901 First municipal president of San Felipe Neri 2 Dr. Antonio Fernando 1901–1902 3 Januario Coronado 1902–1903 4 Miguel Vergara 1903 5 Pantaleón Blas 1903 Municipal president after the annexation of San Juan del Monte6Apolinar Coronado1903–1907Jose Colonel Sr. (1906–1916) 7 Claro Castañeda 1907–1909 Municipal president after the restoration of San Juan del Monte8Marcelo Lerma1909 * Januario Coronado 1909–1912 * Marcelo Lerma 1912–1916 9 Mariano Castañeda 1916–1922 10Clemente Fernando1922–1925 11 Gregorio Pedro 1925–1928 * Clemente Fernando 1928–1934 Mandaluyong renamed from San Felipe NeriIsaac López (1928–1931) 12 Isaac López 1934–1939 Municipal president, become first municipal mayorPonciano Enriquez (1935–1939) 13 Ponciano Enríquez 1939–1940 Amado T. Reyes (1939–1940) Jose Colonel Sr. (1940–1941) * Jorge Vargas 1941–1942 Mayor of the City of Greater Manila * León Guinto 1942–1944 Mayor of the City of Greater Manila 14 Pedro Cruz 1941–1945 District Chief of Mandaluyong under the City of Greater Manila (1941–1944)Primo Guzman (1941–1945)15Amado T. Reyes1945First Military Mayor16Valente Garcia1945Second Military Mayor 17 Primo Guzmán 1945 Third Military Mayor*Pedro Cruz1945–1946 18 Bonifacio Javier 1946–1955 * Pedro Cruz 1956–1959 * Bonifacio Javier 1960–1962 Amado T. Reyes (1960–1962) * Amado T. Reyes 1962–1963 19Filemón Javier1963Acting mayor 20 Melchor Arcangel 1963 Acting mayor 21 Macario Trinidad 1963 Acting mayor * Filemón Javier 1964–1971 Renato Lopéz (1964–1971) 22 Renato López 1971–1979 Teodoro Bernardo (1971–1975) Benito Francisco (1975–1979) 23 Ernesto Domingo 1980–1986 Soledad López (1980–1986) * Benjamin Abalos Sr. 1986–1987 Officer-in-Charge mayor * Román de los Santos 1987–1988 Officer-in-Charge mayor 24 Benjamin Abalos Sr. 1988–1998 First city mayor in 1994Ramon Guzman (1988–1995) Ernesto A. Domingo Jr. (1995–1998) 25 Benhur Abalos 1998–2004 Jesus C. Cruz (1998–2007) 26 Neptali Gonzales II 2004–2007 * Benhur Abalos 2007–2016 Renato B. Sta. Maria (2007–2010) Danilo L. De Guzman (2010–2013) Edward Bartolome (2013–2016) 27 Carmelita Abalos 2016–2022 First female mayorAntonio D. Suva (2016–2022) * Benjamin Abalos Sr. 2022–2025 Carmelita Abalos (2022–2025) * Carmelita Abalos 2025–present Antonio D. Suva (2025–present)
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