List of mayors of Vancouver
Mayor of Vancouver | |
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Style | "His/Her Worship" |
Residence | Vancouver City Hall |
Term length |
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Inaugural holder | Malcolm A. MacLean |
Formation | 1886 |
Salary | CA$161,308 (2016)[1] |
Website |
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The Mayor of the City of Vancouver is the official head and chief executive officer of Vancouver, British Columbia. The mayor is elected for a four-year term. The 39th and current Mayor is Gregor Robertson.
List
# | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Terms | ||
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1 | Malcolm A. MacLean | 1886 | 1887 | 2 | Independent | |
2 | David Oppenheimer | 1888 | 1891 | 4 | Independent | |
3 | Frederick Cope | 1892 | 1893 | 2 | Independent | |
4 | Robert A. Anderson | 1894 | 1894 | 1 | Independent | |
5 | Henry Collins | 1895 | 1896 | 2 | Independent | |
6 | William Templeton | 1897 | 1897 | 1 | Independent | |
7 | James Garden | 1898 | 1900 | 3 | Independent | |
8 | Thomas Townley | 1901 | 1901 | 1 | Independent | |
9 | Thomas Neelands | 1902 | 1903 | 2 | Independent | |
10 | William McGuigan | 1904 | 1904 | 1 | Independent | |
11 | Frederick Buscombe | 1905 | 1906 | 2 | Independent | |
12 | Alexander Bethune | 1907 | 1908 | 2 | Independent | |
13 | Charles Douglas | 1909 | 1909 | 1 | Conservative | |
14 | Louis D. Taylor | 1910 | 1911 | 2 | Liberal[2] | |
15 | James Findlay | 1912 | 1912 | 1 | Conservative | |
16 | Truman S. Baxter | 1913 | 1914 | 2 | Liberal | |
(14) | Louis D. Taylor | 1915 | 1915 | 1⁄2 | Liberal | |
17 | Malcolm P. McBeath | 1915 | 1917 | 3 | Liberal | |
18 | Robert Gale | 1918 | 1921 | 4 | Conservative | |
19 | Charles E. Tisdall | 1922 | 1923 | 2 | Conservative | |
20 | William R. Owen | 1924 | 1924 | 1 | Conservative | |
(14) | Louis D. Taylor | 1925 | 1928 | 4 | Liberal | |
21 | William H. Malkin | 1929 | 1930 | 2 | Conservative | |
(14) | Louis D. Taylor | 1931 | 1934 | 4 | Liberal | |
22 | Gerry McGeer | 1935 | 1936 | 2 | Liberal | |
23 | George C. Miller | 1937 | 1938 | 2 | Conservative | |
24 | James L. Telford | 1939 | 1940 | 2 | Independent | |
25 | Jonathan W. Cornett | 1941 | 1946 | 6 | NPA | |
(22) | Gerry McGeer † | 1947 | 1947 | 1⁄2 | NPA | |
26 | Charles E. Jones † | 1947 | 1948 | 1 1⁄2 | NPA | |
27 | Charles E. Thompson | 1949 | 1950 | 2 | NPA | |
28 | Frederick Hume | 1951 | 1958 | 2 | NPA | |
29 | Albert T. Alsbury | 1959 | 1962 | 1 | NPA | |
30 | William Rathie | 1963 | 1966 | 1 | NPA | |
31 | Tom Campbell 1 | 1966 | 1972 | 3 | Independent | |
32 | Arthur Phillips | 1972 | 1976 | 1 | TEAM | |
33 | Jack Volrich | 1976 | 1980 | 1 | TEAM | |
34 | Mike Harcourt | 1980 | 1986 | 3 | Independent | |
35 | Gordon Campbell | 1986 | 1993 | 3 | NPA | |
36 | Philip Owen | 1993 | 2002 | 3 | NPA | |
37 | Larry Campbell | 2002 | 2005 | 1 | COPE | |
38 | Sam Sullivan | 2005 | 2008 | 1 | NPA | |
39 | Gregor Robertson | 2008 | Incumbent | 2 1⁄2 | Vision |
Notes
† Died in office
1 Tom Campbell was elected as Independent, with the NPA's close support,[3] but later became a Social Credit Party supporter.
List of mayors who held higher office
Two former mayors, Mike Harcourt and Gordon Campbell, went on to become premier of British Columbia.
George Clark Miller, Sam Sullivan, Art Phillips and James Garden became provincial MLAs after being mayor.
Larry Campbell became a senator after being mayor.
Gregor Robertson, Charles Douglas, James Lyle Telford, Jonathan Webster Cornett and Charles Edward Tisdall were provincial MLAs prior to becoming mayor.
Jonathan Webster Cornett was reeve of South Vancouver before becoming Vancouver mayor.
Gerry McGeer was an MLA and provincial cabinet minister before becoming mayor of Vancouver and became a federal MP and senator after having been mayor.
References
- ↑ City Council salaries and expenses
- ↑ Robert A. J. McDonald, McDonald; Jean, Barman (January 1, 1986). Vancouver Past: Essays in Social History. UBC Press. p. 327.
- ↑ VS Staff (April 2, 2012). "Former Vancouver mayor Tom 'Terrific' Campbell dies". The Vancouver Sun.