List of mayors of Calgary
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The Mayor of Calgary is the chief executive official of the Calgary City Council, the municipal government of the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. While in office, mayors are styled His/Her Worship.
| Mayor of Calgary | |
|---|---|
| Style | Mayor, His/Her Worship |
| Member of | City Council |
| Reports to | City Council |
| Seat | Calgary Municipal Building (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) |
| Appointer | Direct election by residents of Calgary |
| Term length | 4 years |
| Formation | December 4, 1884 |
| First holder | George Murdoch (Town) |
| Salary | $191,589 plus benefits (2011)[1] |
| Website | http://calgarymayor.ca/ |
The mayor is directly elected by all eligible residents across the city of Calgary. Until 1961, the mayor was elected using Instant-runoff voting, with the current system being first-past-the-post voting.[2]
Mayors were elected annually from 1884 to 1923. Following a 1923 referendum, the mayor's term was extended to 2 years. Following the passage of the Municipal Government Act, the mayor's term was further extended to 3 years. The current 4-year mayoral term was adopted in 2013. In the event of a vacancy in the office, a new mayor is appointed by the City Council until the next election; this occurred after the resignations of Harry Hays and Ralph Klein.
The 38th and current mayor is Jeromy Farkas, who assumed office on October 29, 2025. Farkas was elected in the 2025 Calgary municipal election and is serving his first term in office.
List of 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 | October 26, 2021 | 11 years, 1 day |
| 37 | Jyoti Gondek | October 26, 2021 | October 29, 2025 | 4 years, 3 days |
| 38 | Jeromy Farkas | October 29, 2025 | Present | 138 days (as of March 16, 2026) |
See also
Notes
- 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.[3]
- Harry Hays resigned effective June 30, 1963, Grant MacEwan appointed as Mayor by Council and sworn in July 3, 1963.
- Ralph Klein resigned March 21, 1989, Donald Hartman appointed as mayor by Council on same day.