List of mayors of Calgary

Mayor of Calgary
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Naheed Nenshi cropped.jpg
Incumbent
Naheed Nenshi

since October 25, 2010
StyleMayor, His/Her Worship
Member ofCity Council
Reports toCity Council
SeatCalgary Municipal Building
(Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
AppointerDirect election by residents of Calgary
Term length4 years
FormationDecember 4, 1884; 136 years ago (1884-12-04)
First holderGeorge Murdoch (Town)
Salary$191,589 plus benefits (2011)[1]
Websitehttp://calgarymayor.ca/

This is a list of mayors of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

George Murdoch was the first mayor of Calgary.

List of Mayors of Calgary

Mayors of Calgary
Mayor Term Began Term Ended Time in Office
1 George Murdoch[a] December 4, 1884 October 21, 1886 1 year, 321 days
2 George Clift King November 4, 1886 January 16, 1888 1 year, 63 days
3 Arthur Edwin Shelton January 16, 1888 January 21, 1889 1 year, 5 days
4 Daniel Webster Marsh January 21, 1889 January 20, 1890 364 days
5 James Delamere Lafferty January 20, 1890 January 19, 1891 364 days
6 James Reilly January 19, 1891 January 18, 1892 364 days
7 Alexander Lucas January 18, 1892 January 2, 1894 1 year, 349 days
8 Wesley Fletcher Orr January 16, 1894 January 6, 1896 1 year, 355 days
9 Alexander McBride January 6, 1896 January 4, 1897 364 days
8 Wesley Fletcher Orr (2nd time) January 4, 1897 January 3, 1898 364 days
10 Arthur Leslie Cameron January 3, 1898 January 3, 1899 1 year, 0 days
6 James Reilly (2nd time) January 3, 1899 January 2, 1900 364 days
11 William Henry Cushing January 2, 1900 January 7, 1901 1 year, 5 days
12 James Stuart Mackie January 7, 1901 January 6, 1902 364 days
13 Thomas Underwood January 6, 1902 January 5, 1904 1 year, 364 days
14 Silas Alexander Ramsay January 5, 1904 January 2, 1905 363 days
15 John Emerson January 2, 1905 January 14, 1907 2 years, 12 days
10 Arthur Leslie Cameron (2nd time) January 14, 1907 January 2, 1909 1 year, 354 days
16 Reuben Rupert Jamieson January 2, 1909 January 2, 1911 2 years, 0 days
17 John William Mitchell January 2, 1911 January 2, 1913 2 years, 0 days
18 Herbert Arthur Sinnott January 2, 1913 January 2, 1915 2 years, 0 days
19 Michael Copps Costello January 2, 1915 January 2, 1919 4 years, 0 days
20 Robert Colin Marshall January 2, 1919 January 3, 1921 2 years, 1 day
21 Samuel Hunter Adams January 3, 1921 January 2, 1923 1 year, 364 days
22 George Harry Webster January 2, 1923 December 31, 1926 3 years, 363 days
23 Frederick Ernest Osborne January 3, 1927 December 31, 1929 2 years, 0 days
24 Andrew Davison January 1, 1930 December 31, 1945 15 years, 0 days
25 James Cameron Watson January 1, 1946 December 31, 1949 4 years, 364 days
26 Don Mackay January 1, 1950 October 19, 1959 9 years, 291 days
27 Harry Hays[b] October 19, 1959 June 30, 1963 3 years, 254 days
28 Grant MacEwan July 4, 1963 October 18, 1965 2 years, 106 days
29 Jack Leslie October 18, 1965 October 22, 1969 4 years, 4 days
30 Rod Sykes October 22, 1969 October 31, 1977 8 years, 9 days
31 Ross Alger October 31, 1977 October 27, 1980 2 years, 362 days
32 Ralph Klein[c] October 27, 1980 March 21, 1989 8 years, 145 days
33 Don Hartman March 21, 1989 October 23, 1989 216 days
34 Al Duerr October 23, 1989 October 22, 2001 11 years, 364 days
35 Dave Bronconnier October 22, 2001 October 25, 2010 9 years, 3 days
36 Naheed Nenshi October 25, 2010 Present 10 years, 135 days

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Northwest Territorial Ordinance 1-1886 voided the results of the January 1886 Calgary municipal election and stated no Council existed in Calgary which would have been the period between January 18, 1886 and October 21, 1886.[2]
  2. ^ Harry Hays resigned effective June 30, 1963, Grant MacEwan appointed as Mayor by Council and sworn in July 3, 1963.
  3. ^ Ralph Klein resigned March 21, 1989, Donald Hartman appointed as mayor by Council on same day.

References

  1. ^ Cuthbertson, Richard (18 January 2012). "Nenshi best compensated mayor in Canada, report reveals. What do you think?". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  2. ^ Ordinances of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Ordinances of the Lieut.-Governor and Council of the Northwest Territories. Regina: Government Printer [etc.] 1886.

Sources



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