List of mayors of Edmonton

Mayor of Edmonton
150px Incumbent Amarjeet Sohi since October 26, 2021
Style	Mayor, His/Her Worship
Member of	City Council
Reports to	City Council
Seat	Edmonton City Hall, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Appointer	Direct election by residents of Edmonton
Term length	4 years
Formation	February 10, 1892 (1892-02-10)
First holder	Matthew McCauley
Website	The Mayor of Edmonton

This is a list of mayors of Edmonton, a city in Alberta, Canada.

Edmonton was incorporated as a town on January 9, 1892, with Matthew McCauley acclaimed as its first mayor during the town's first election, held February 10, 1892. On October 8, 1904, Edmonton became a city during the tenure of Mayor William Short. Edmonton was part of the North-West Territories until September 1, 1905, when it became the capital of the newly created province of Alberta, during the tenure of Mayor Kenneth W. MacKenzie. The longest serving mayor is William Hawrelak, who was elected as mayor seven times, serving for a total of 10 years 4 months over three periods: four consecutive terms starting 1951, resigned in 1959 during last month of fourth term; two consecutive terms starting 1963, expelled by the courts in 1964; one term starting in 1974, died in office in 1975.

Mayors of Edmonton

Mayors of Edmonton

Mayor			Date of birth	Term began	Age at term start	Term Ended	Previous office	Date of death and age
1		Matthew McCauley	July 11, 1850	February 10, 1892		January 14, 1895	Co-founder of the Edmonton Board of Trade	October 30, 1930
2	Portrait of Herbert Charles Wilson	Herbert Charles Wilson	December 7, 1859	January 14, 1895		October 6, 1896	Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the North-West Territories (1888–1891)	December 17, 1909
3	Portrait of Cornelius Gallagher	Cornelius Gallagher	December 31, 1854	October 27, 1896		December 14, 1896	Alderman (1893–1895)	October 27, 1932
4	Portrait of John Alexander McDougall	John Alexander McDougall	May 20, 1854	December 14, 1896		December 13, 1897	Alderman (1893–1895)	December 17, 1928
5	Portrait of William S. Edmiston	William S. Edmiston	November 10, 1857	December 13, 1897		December 11, 1899	Alderman (1895–1896)	July 24, 1903
6	Portrait of Kenneth W. Mackenzie	Kenneth W. MacKenzie	February 3, 1862	December 11, 1899		December 9, 1901	Alderman (1898–1899)	October 9, 1929
7	Portrait of William Short in 1904	William Short	January 11, 1866	December 9, 1901		December 12, 1904	Public school trustee (1899–1901)	January 27, 1926
–	Portrait of Kenneth W. Mackenzie	Kenneth W. MacKenzie	February 3, 1862	December 12, 1904		December 11, 1905	Mayor of Edmonton (1899–1901)	October 9, 1929
8	Portrait of Charles May	Charles May	June 30, 1858	December 11, 1905		December 10, 1906	Alderman (1903–1905)	March 1, 1932
9	Portrait of William Griesbach	William Antrobus Griesbach	January 3, 1878	December 10, 1906		December 9, 1907	Alderman (1904–1906)	January 21, 1945
–	Portrait of John Alexander McDougall	John Alexander McDougall	May 20, 1854	December 9, 1907		December 14, 1908	Mayor of Edmonton (1896–1897)	December 17, 1928
10	Portrait of Robert Lee	Robert Lee	March 10, 1862	December 14, 1908		December 12, 1910	Alderman (1899–1901 & 1907–1908)	August 5, 1925
11		George S. Armstrong	May 16, 1867	December 12, 1910		December 9, 1912	Alderman (1907–1910)	June 9, 1947
–	Portrait of William Short in 1904	William Short	January 11, 1866	December 9, 1912		December 8, 1913	Mayor of Edmonton (1901–1904)	January 27, 1926
12	Portrait of William J. McNamara	William J. McNamara	December 27, 1879	December 8, 1913		October 27, 1914	Mayor of Wetaskiwin (1909–1910)	January 1, 1947
13	Portrait of William Thomas Henry	William Thomas Henry	January 2, 1872	December 14, 1914		December 10, 1917	Alderman (1900–1902)	September 11, 1952
14	75x150px	Harry Marshall Erskine Evans	August 17, 1876	December 10, 1917		December 9, 1918	President of Edmonton Board of Trade (1916–1917)	September 20, 1973
15	Portrait of Joseph Clarke	Joseph Clarke	September 20, 1869	December 9, 1918		December 13, 1920	Alderman (1912 & 1913–1915)	July 27, 1941
16		David Milwyn Duggan	May 5, 1879	December 13, 1920		December 10, 1923	None	May 4, 1942
17	Portrait of Kenny Blatchford	Kenny Blatchford	March 5, 1882	December 10, 1923		December 13, 1926	Alderman (1921–1923)	April 20, 1933
18	Portrait of Ambrose Bury	Ambrose Bury	August 1, 1869	December 13, 1926		December 9, 1929	Member of Parliament for Edmonton East (1925–1926)	March 29, 1951
19	Portrait of James McCrie Douglas	James McCrie Douglas	February 5, 1867	December 9, 1929		November 11, 1931	Alderman (1923–1926)	March 16, 1950
20	Portrait of Dan Knott	Dan Knott	July 1, 1879	November 11, 1931		November 14, 1934	Alderman (1922–1926 & 1929–1931)	November 26, 1959
–	Portrait of Joseph Clarke	Joseph Clarke	September 20, 1869	November 14, 1934		November 10, 1937	Alderman (1924–1925)	July 27, 1941
21	Portrait of John Wesley Fry	John Wesley Fry	December 5, 1876	November 10, 1937		November 7, 1945	Alderman (1932–1937)	December 23, 1946
22		Harry Ainlay	January 3, 1887	November 7, 1945		November 2, 1949	Alderman (1931–1935 & 1941–1945)	March 12, 1970
23		Sidney Parsons	April 11, 1893	November 2, 1949		November 7, 1951	Alderman (1938–1949)	April 22, 1955
24		William Hawrelak	October 3, 1915	November 7, 1951		September 9, 1959	Alderman (1949–1951)	November 7, 1975
25		Frederick John Mitchell	December 4, 1893	September 9, 1959		October 14, 1959	Alderman (1940–1959)	December 25, 1979
26	Elmer Ernest Roper	Elmer Ernest Roper	June 4, 1893	October 14, 1959		October 16, 1963	Leader of Alberta Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (1942–1955)	November 12, 1994
–		William Hawrelak	October 3, 1915	October 16, 1963		March 11, 1965	Mayor of Edmonton (1951–1959)	November 7, 1975
27		Vincent Dantzer	October 2, 1923	March 11, 1965		October 16, 1968	Alderman (1962–1965)	March 13, 2001
28		Ivor Dent	February 7, 1924	October 16, 1968		October 16, 1974	Alderman (1963–1968)	March 29, 2009
–		William Hawrelak	October 3, 1915	October 16, 1974		November 7, 1975	Mayor of Edmonton (1951–1959 & 1963–1965)	November 7, 1975
29		Terry Cavanagh	July 19, 1926	November 14, 1975		October 19, 1977	Alderman (1971–1975)	December 17, 2017
30		Cec Purves	October 18, 1933	October 19, 1977		October 17, 1983	Alderman (1966–1974)	Living ()
31	100x100px	Laurence Decore	June 28, 1940	October 17, 1983		October 17, 1988	Alderman (1974–1977)	November 6, 1999
–		Terry Cavanagh	July 19, 1926	October 17, 1988		October 16, 1989	Alderman (1983–1988)	December 17, 2017
32		Jan Reimer	May 23, 1952	October 16, 1989		October 16, 1995	Alderman (1980–1989)	Living ()
33		Bill Smith	December 11, 1935	October 16, 1995		October 26, 2004	None	Living ()
34	Stephen Mandel	Stephen Mandel	July 18, 1945	October 26, 2004		October 29, 2013	City Councillor (2001–2004)	Living ()
35	Don Iveson	Don Iveson	May 30, 1979	October 29, 2013		October 26, 2021	City Councillor (2007–2013)	Living ()
36	Amarjeet Sohi	Amarjeet Sohi	March 8, 1964	October 25, 2021		Present	City Councillor (2007-2015)	Living ()

Living former mayors

As of October 2021, five former mayors are alive, the oldest being Cec Purves (1977–1983, born 1933).

Name	Term	Date of birth
Cec Purves	1977–1983	(1933-10-18) October 18, 1933
Jan Reimer	1989–1995	(1952-05-23) May 23, 1952
Bill Smith	1995–2004	(1935-12-11) December 11, 1935
Stephen Mandel	2004–2013	(1945-07-18) July 18, 1945
Don Iveson	2013–2021	(1979-05-30) May 30, 1979

See also

• List of mayors in Canada
• List of mayors of Strathcona, Alberta
• Timeline of Edmonton history