List of mayors of Vancouver
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{{This|mayors of the city in British Columbia, Canada|mayors of the city in Washington, United States|List of mayors of Vancouver, Washington}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=October 2022}}
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{{Infobox official post
| post = Mayor
| body = Vancouver
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| image = Ken Sim - Collision 2024 (53799178757) (cropped).jpg
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| incumbent = Ken Sim
| incumbentsince = November 7, 2022
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- His Worship
- Mayor (informal)
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| member_of = Vancouver City Council
| reports_to = Vancouver City Council
| residence = Vancouver
| seat = Vancouver City Hall
| nominator =
| appointer = Directly elected by residents of Vancouver
| salary = {{CA$|185,595|link=yes}} (2023){{Cite web |publisher=City of Vancouver |title=City Council salaries and expenses |url=https://vancouver.ca/your-government/city-council-salaries-expenses.aspx |access-date=December 12, 2023 |website=vancouver.ca}}
| termlength = Four years, renewable
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| inaugural = Malcolm A. MacLean
| formation = {{Start date and age|1886}}
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| website = {{URL|https://mayorofvancouver.ca}}
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The mayor of Vancouver is the head and chief executive officer of Vancouver, British Columbia, who is elected for a four-year term. The 41st and current officeholder is Ken Sim, who has held office since November 7, 2022.
List
File:Malcolm Alexander MacLean.png (1842–1895) was the first mayor of Vancouver.]]
File:LD Taylor.jpg (1857–1946) was the longest-serving mayor, with 11 years between 1910 and 1934, whose political career was ultimately ended when his administration was proven corrupt.]]
File:GGMcGeer.jpg (1888–1947) broke Taylor's political ring and began several reforms.]]
{{dagger}} indicates the individual died in office.
| class="wikitable sortable"
! align=center|# ! Mayor ! Term start ! Term end ! Terms ! class=unsortable| ! style="border-left-style:hidden;padding:0.1em 0em"|Party | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 1
| {{Sortname|Malcolm A.|MacLean|Malcolm Alexander MacLean}} | 1886 | 1887 | style="text-align: center;" | 2 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|CA|Independent}}| | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 2
| {{Sortname|David|Oppenheimer}} | 1888 | 1891 | style="text-align: center;" | 4 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|CA|Independent}}| | Independent | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 3
| {{Sortname|Frederick|Cope}} | 1892 | 1893 | style="text-align: center;" | 2 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|CA|Independent}}| | Independent | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 4
| {{Sortname|Robert A.|Anderson|Robert Alexander Anderson (mayor)}} | 1894 | 1894 | style="text-align: center;" | 1 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|CA|Independent}}| | Independent | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 5
| {{Sortname|Henry|Collins|dab=politician}} | 1895 | 1896 | style="text-align: center;" | 2 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|CA|Independent}}| | Independent | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 6
| {{Sortname|William|Templeton|dab=mayor}} | 1897 | 1897 | style="text-align: center;" | 1 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|CA|Independent}}| | Independent | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 7
| {{Sortname|James|Garden}} | 1898 | 1900 | style="text-align: center;" | 3 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|CA|Independent}}| | Independent | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 8
| {{Sortname|Thomas|Townley}} | 1901 | 1901 | style="text-align: center;" | 1 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|CA|Independent}}| | Independent | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 9
| {{Sortname|Thomas|Neelands}} | 1902 | 1903 | style="text-align: center;" | 2 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|CA|Independent}}| | Independent | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 10
| {{Sortname|William|McGuigan}} | 1904 | 1904 | style="text-align: center;" | 1 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|CA|Independent}}| | Independent | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 11
| {{Sortname|Frederick|Buscombe}} | 1905 | 1906 | style="text-align: center;" | 2 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|CA|Independent}}| | Independent | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 12
| {{Sortname|Alexander|Bethune|dab=politician}} | 1907 | 1908 | style="text-align: center;" | 2 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|CA|Independent}}| | Independent | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 13
| {{Sortname|Charles|Douglas|dab=mayor}} | 1909 | 1909 | style="text-align: center;" | 1 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|BC|Conservative}}| | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 14
| {{Sortname|Louis D.|Taylor|L. D. Taylor}} | 1910 | 1911 | style="text-align: center;" | 2 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}| | Liberal{{Cite book |title=Vancouver Past: Essays in Social History |first1=McDonald |last1=Robert A. J. McDonald |first2=Barman |last2=Jean |publisher=UBC Press |date=January 1, 1986 |pages=327}} | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 15
| {{Sortname|James|Findlay|dab=Vancouver mayor}} | 1912 | 1912 | style="text-align: center;" | 1 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|bc|Conservative}}| | Conservative | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 16
| {{Sortname|Truman S.|Baxter|Truman Smith Baxter}} | 1913 | 1914 | style="text-align: center;" | 2 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}| | Liberal | |
| style="text-align: center;" data-sort-value="14" | (14)
| {{Sortname|Louis D.|Taylor|L. D. Taylor}} | 1915 | 1915 | style="text-align: center;" | 1 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}| | Liberal | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 17
| {{Sortname|Malcolm P.|McBeath|Malcolm McBeath}} | 1915 | 1917 | style="text-align: center;" | 3 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}| | Liberal | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 18
| {{Sortname|Robert|Gale|Robert Henry Otley Gale}} | 1918 | 1921 | style="text-align: center;" | 4 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|BC|Conservative}}| | Conservative | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 19
| {{Sortname|Charles E.|Tisdall|Charles Edward Tisdall}} | 1922 | 1923 | style="text-align: center;" | 2 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|BC|Conservative}}| | Conservative | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 20
| {{Sortname|William R.|Owen|William Reid Owen}} | 1924 | 1924 | style="text-align: center;" | 1 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|BC|Conservative}}| | Conservative | |
| style="text-align: center;" data-sort-value="14" | (14)
| {{Sortname|Louis D.|Taylor|L. D. Taylor}} | 1925 | 1928 | style="text-align: center;" | 4 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}| | Liberal | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 21
| {{Sortname|William H.|Malkin|William Harold Malkin}} | 1929 | 1930 | style="text-align: center;" | 2 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|BC|Conservative}}| | Conservative | |
| style="text-align: center;" data-sort-value="14" | (14)
| {{Sortname|Louis D.|Taylor|L. D. Taylor}} | 1931 | 1934 | style="text-align: center;" | 4 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}| | Liberal | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 22
| {{Sortname|Gerry|McGeer}} | 1935 | 1936 | style="text-align: center;" | 2 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}| | Liberal | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 23
| {{Sortname|George C.|Miller|George Clark Miller}} | 1937 | 1938 | style="text-align: center;" | 2 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|BC|Conservative}}| | Conservative | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 24
| {{Sortname|James L.|Telford|James Lyle Telford}} | 1939 | 1940 | style="text-align: center;" | 2 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|CA|Independent}}| | Independent | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 25
| {{Sortname|Jonathan W.|Cornett|Jonathan Webster Cornett}} | 1941 | 1946 | style="text-align: center;" | 3 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|VAN|NPA}}| | NPA | |
| style="text-align: center;" data-sort-value="22" | (22)
| {{Sortname|Gerry|McGeer}}{{dagger|alt=Died in office}} | 1947 | 1947 | style="text-align: center;" data-sort-value="0.5" | {{frac|1|2}} | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|VAN|NPA}}| | NPA | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 26
| {{Sortname|Charles E.|Jones|dab=mayor}}{{dagger|alt=Died in office}} | 1947 | 1948 | style="text-align: center;" data-sort-value="1.5" | {{frac | 1|2}}
| bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|VAN|NPA}}| | NPA |
| style="text-align: center;" | 27
| {{Sortname|Charles E.|Thompson|Charles Edwin Thompson}} | 1948 | 1950 | style="text-align: center;" | 1 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|VAN|NPA}}| | NPA | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 28
| {{Sortname|Frederick|Hume}} | 1950 | 1958 | style="text-align: center;" | 4 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|VAN|NPA}}| | NPA | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 29
| {{Sortname|Albert T.|Alsbury|A. Thomas Alsbury}} | 1958 | 1962 | style="text-align: center;" | 2 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|CA|Independent}}| | CVA/NPA | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 30
| {{Sortname|William|Rathie}} | 1962 | 1966 | style="text-align: center;" | 2 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|VAN|NPA}}| | NPA | |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | 31
| rowspan="2" | {{Sortname|Tom|Campbell|dab=Canadian politician}} | rowspan="2" | 1966 | rowspan="2" | 1972 | rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | 3 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|CA|Independent}}| | Independent{{efn|Tom Campbell was first elected as an independent but ran for the NPA in subsequent elections.{{cite news|URL=https://vancouversun.com/news/Former+Vancouver+mayor+Terrific+Campbell+dies/6098754/story.html|title=Former Vancouver mayor Tom 'Terrific' Campbell dies|newspaper=Vancouver Sun|date=April 2, 2012}}}}{{Small|(1966–1968)}} | |
| bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|VAN|NPA}}|
| NPA {{Small|(1968–1972)}} | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 32
| {{Sortname|Arthur|Phillips|Art Phillips}} | 1972 | 1976 | style="text-align: center;" | 2 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|VAN|TEAM}}| | TEAM | |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | 33
| rowspan="2" | {{Sortname|Jack|Volrich}} | rowspan="2" | 1976 | rowspan="2" | 1980 | rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | 2 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|VAN|TEAM}}| | TEAM{{efn|Jack Volrich left TEAM during his first term and was elected as an independent in 1978.{{cite news |title=Volrich says he dumped TEAM before they dumped him |newspaper=The Province |date=September 5, 1978 |p=5}}}} {{Small|(1976–1978)}} | |
| bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|VAN|Independent}}|
| Independent {{Small|(1978–1980)}} | |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | 34
| rowspan="2" | {{Sortname|Mike|Harcourt}} | rowspan="2" | 1980 | rowspan="2" | 1986 | rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | 3 | rowspan="2" bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|VAN|Civic Independents}} | | Independent {{Small|(1980–1984)}} | |
| Civic Independents{{cite news|title=Harcourt zaps Zalm|date=November 18, 1984|page=3|newspaper=The Province|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-province/168358703/|accessdate=March 19, 2025}} {{Small|(1984–1986)}} | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 35
| {{Sortname|Gordon|Campbell|dab=Canadian politician}} | 1986 | 1993 | style="text-align: center;" | 3 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|VAN|NPA}}| | NPA | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 36
| {{Sortname|Philip|Owen}} | 1993 | 2002 | style="text-align: center;" | 3 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|VAN|NPA}}| | NPA | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 37
| {{Sortname|Larry|Campbell}} | 2002 | 2005 | style="text-align: center;" | 1 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|VAN|COPE}}| | COPE | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 38
| {{Sortname|Sam|Sullivan}} | 2005 | 2008 | style="text-align: center;" | 1 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|VAN|NPA}}| | NPA | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 39
| {{Sortname|Gregor|Robertson|dab=politician}} | 2008 | 2018 | style="text-align: center;" data-sort-value="3" | 3 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|VAN|Vision}}| | Vision | |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | 40
| rowspan="2" | {{Sortname|Kennedy|Stewart|dab=Canadian politician}} | rowspan="2" | 2018 | rowspan="2" | 2022 | rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | 1 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|VAN|Independent}} | | Independent {{Small|(2018–2022)}} | |
| bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|VAN|Forward Together}} |
| Forward Together{{efn|Kennedy Stewart was elected as an independent in 2018 but formed a party for the 2022 election.}} {{Small|(2022)}} | |
| style="text-align: center;" | 41
| {{Sortname|Ken|Sim}} | 2022 | present | style="text-align: center;" | 1 | bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|VAN|ABC Vancouver}} | |
= Notes =
{{notelist}}
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, and James Garden became members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLAs) after being mayor. Art Phillips was elected to the Parliament of Canada in 1979 as a Liberal.
Larry Campbell became a Canadian senator after being mayor.
Gregor Robertson, Charles Douglas, James Lyle Telford, Jonathan Webster Cornett and Charles Edward Tisdall were British Columbia MLAs prior to becoming mayor.
Jonathan Webster Cornett was reeve of South Vancouver before becoming Vancouver mayor.
Gerry McGeer was a BC MLA and provincial cabinet minister before becoming mayor of Vancouver and became a Canadian member of Parliament (MP) and senator after having been mayor.
Kennedy Stewart was the New Democratic Party MP for Burnaby South before being elected.
References
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{{Mayors of Vancouver}}
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{{Lists of mayors in British Columbia}}
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