List of mayors of Valencia

SeatValencia City Hall

AppointerCity Council of Valencia

Term length4 years, renewable

Constituting instrumentOrganic Law 5/1985

Mayor of Valencia
Alcalde de Valencia
Coat of arms of Valencia
Incumbent María José Catalá since 17 June 2023
Seat	Valencia City Hall
Appointer	City Council of Valencia
Term length	4 years, renewable
Constituting instrument	Organic Law 5/1985
Inaugural holder	Domingo Mascarós Vicente
Formation	1840
Website	https://www.valencia.es/cas/ayuntamiento/alcaldia

This is a list of mayors of Valencia since 1840. The Mayor of Valencia is the highest political authority of the Valencia City Council. In accordance with Organic Law 5/1985, of June 19, on the General Electoral Regime (currently in force), the mayor or mayoress is elected by the municipal corporation of councilors, who in turn are elected by universal suffrage by the citizens of Valencia with the right to vote, through municipal elections held every four years. The candidate who obtains the absolute majority of the votes is proclaimed elected. If none of them obtains said majority, the councilor who heads the most voted list is proclaimed mayor.^[1]