List of mayors of Minneapolis
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This is a list of mayors of Minneapolis, Minnesota
. Term became 4 years beginning in January 1982.
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
. Term became 4 years beginning in January 1982.
List
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
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| 1 | Dorilus Morrison Dorilus Morrison Dorilus Morrison was a banker, businessman, and politician who lived in the U.S. state of Minnesota. He was the first and third mayor of Minneapolis. Morrison was born in Livermore, Maine, and was a lumber merchant in Bangor, Maine before moving to Minnesota. He was the cousin of William D... |
February 26, 1867 | April 14, 1868 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
| 2 | Hugh G. Harrison | April 14, 1868 | April 13, 1869 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
| 3 | Dorilus Morrison Dorilus Morrison Dorilus Morrison was a banker, businessman, and politician who lived in the U.S. state of Minnesota. He was the first and third mayor of Minneapolis. Morrison was born in Livermore, Maine, and was a lumber merchant in Bangor, Maine before moving to Minnesota. He was the cousin of William D... |
April 13, 1869 | April 12, 1870 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
| 4 | Eli B. Ames | April 12, 1870 | April 9, 1872 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
| 5 | Eugene McLanahan Wilson Eugene McLanahan Wilson Eugene McLanahan Wilson , was a Representative from Minnesota.-Biography:... |
April 9, 1872 | April 8, 1873 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
| 6 | George A. Brackett | April 8, 1873 | April 14, 1874 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
| 7 | Eugene McLanahan Wilson | April 14, 1874 | April 13, 1875 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
| 8 | Orlando C. Merriman | April 13, 1875 | April 11, 1876 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
| 9 | A.A. (Doc.) Ames | April 11, 1876 | April 10, 1877 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
| 10 | John De Laittre | April 10, 1877 | April 9, 1878 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
| 11 | A. C. Rand | April 9, 1878 | April 11, 1882 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
| 12 | A.A. (Doc.) Ames | April 11, 1882 | April 8, 1884 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
| 13 | George A. Pillsbury | April 8, 1884 | April 13, 1886 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
| 14 | A.A. (Doc.) Ames | April 13, 1886 | January 7, 1889 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
| 15 | E. C. Babb | January 7, 1889 | January 5, 1891 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
| 16 | Phillip B. Winston | January 5, 1891 | January 2, 1893 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
| 17 | William H. Eustis | January 2, 1893 | January 7, 1895 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
| 18 | Robert Pratt Robert Pratt Robert Pratt is a former American football guard in the National Football League. He graduated from St. Christopher’s School in 1970 where he garnered All Prep League honors.-College career:... |
January 7, 1895 | January 2, 1899 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
| 19 | James Gray | January 2, 1899 | January 7, 1901 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
| 20 | A.A. (Doc.) Ames | January 7, 1901 | August 27, 1902 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
| 21 | David P. Jones | August 27, 1902 | January 5, 1903 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
| 22 | J. C. Haynes | January 5, 1903 | January 2, 1905 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
| 23 | David P. Jones | January 2, 1905 | January 7, 1907 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
| 24 | J. C. Haynes | January 7, 1907 | January 6, 1913 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
| 25 | Wallace G. Nye Wallace G. Nye Wallace George Nye was the mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1913 to 1917.-Career:Nye worked in Minneapolis as a pharmacist. In 1905, Nye was a leading member of the Minneapolis Public Affairs Committee, a non-governmental organization dedicated to the business and municipal affairs of the city... |
January 6, 1913 | January 1, 1917 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
| 26 | Thomas Van Lear Thomas Van Lear Thomas Van Lear was the Socialist mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving from January 1, 1917 to January 6, 1919. A leader of the local machinists union, he led two unsuccessful campaigns for the mayoralty before he was elected on November 7, 1916, with over 33,000 votes... |
January 1, 1917 | January 6, 1919 | Socialist Socialist Party of America The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization... |
| 27 | J. E. Meyers | January 6, 1919 | July 3, 1921 | Loyalist |
| 28 | George E. Leach George E. Leach Major General George E. Leach was an American military officer and two-time Republican mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota.He was commissioned a second lieutenant, Field Artillery on April 15, 1905 in the Minnesota National Guard.... |
July 4, 1921 | July 7, 1929 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
| 29 | William F. Kunze William F. Kunze William F. Kunze was a banker who was elected to be mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving as a Republican from 1929 to 1931. Kunze is believed to be one of the first Minnesotans to have ever appeared on television. WDGY radio had started an experimental mechanical television system using the... |
July 8, 1929 | July 5, 1931 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
| 30 | William A. Anderson William A. Anderson For others of the same name see William Anderson .William A. Anderson was politician and judge in the state of Minnesota.-Biography:... |
July 6, 1931 | July 2, 1933 | Farmer Labor |
| 31 | A. G. Bainbridge | July 3, 1933 | July 7, 1935 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
| 32 | Thomas E. Latimer Thomas E. Latimer Thomas E. Latimer was an American lawyer who served as the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1935 to 1937. His mayoral term coincided with a period of labor unrest in the city. Prior to that, Latimer worked as a lawyer on the freedom of the press dispute that... |
July 8, 1935 | July 4, 1937 | Farmer Labor |
| 33 | George E. Leach George E. Leach Major General George E. Leach was an American military officer and two-time Republican mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota.He was commissioned a second lieutenant, Field Artillery on April 15, 1905 in the Minnesota National Guard.... |
July 5, 1937 | July 6, 1941 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
| 34 | Marvin L. Kline | July 7, 1941 | July 1, 1945 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
| 35 | Hubert Humphrey Hubert Humphrey Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. , served under President Lyndon B. Johnson as the 38th Vice President of the United States. Humphrey twice served as a United States Senator from Minnesota, and served as Democratic Majority Whip. He was a founder of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and... |
July 2, 1945 | November 30, 1948 | Democratic Farmer Labor |
| 36 | Eric G. Hoyer | December 1, 1948 | July 7, 1957 | Democratic Farmer Labor |
| 37 | P. Kenneth Peterson | July 8, 1957 | July 2, 1961 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
| 38 | Arthur Naftalin Arthur Naftalin Arthur Naftalin was an American political scientist and politician. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party , he served as mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota from July 3, 1961, to July 6, 1969. He was the city's only Jewish mayor.Naftalin was born in Fargo, North Dakota, one of four... |
July 3, 1961 | July 6, 1969 | Democratic Farmer Labor |
| 39 | Charles Stenvig Charles Stenvig Charles A. Stenvig served as mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota for three two-year terms from 1969–1973 and 1976–1978 . Stenvig was a police officer with the Minneapolis Police Department before and after his service as mayor... |
July 7, 1969 | December 31, 1973 | Independent |
| 40 | Richard Erdall Richard Erdall Richard M. Erdall was the fortieth Mayor of the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He served a one-day term on December 31, 1973. Prior to this, he served as alderman for the City's 13th Ward and the President of the Minneapolis City Council, but was defeated in November 1973 when seeking re-election... |
December 31, 1973 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
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| 41 | Albert Hofstede | January 1, 1974 | December 31, 1975 | Democratic Farmer Labor |
| 42 | Charles Stenvig | January 1, 1976 | December 31, 1977 | Independent |
| 43 | Albert J. Hofstede | January 1, 1978 | December 31, 1979 | Democratic Farmer Labor |
| 44 | Donald M. Fraser Donald M. Fraser Donald MacKay Fraser is an American politician from Minneapolis, Minnesota.-Early life:Donald Fraser played a critical role in making human rights an important part of U.S. policy. Fraser was born on 20 February 1924 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Everett and Lois Fraser. His parents were émigrés... |
January 1, 1980 | December 31, 1993 | Democratic Farmer Labor |
| 45 | Sharon Sayles Belton Sharon Sayles Belton Sharon Sayles Belton is an American community leader, politician and activist. She is currently the VP of Community Relations and Government Affairs for Thomson Reuters Legal business.-Early years:... |
January 1, 1994 | December 31, 2001 | Democratic Farmer Labor |
| 46 | R. T. Rybak R. T. Rybak Raymond Thomas Rybak, Jr. , known as R. T. Rybak, is the 46th and current mayor of the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the 2001 election Rybak defeated incumbent Sharon Sayles Belton by a margin of 65% to 35%; the widest margin in city history for a challenge to an incumbent... |
January 1, 2002 | Present | Democratic Farmer Labor |
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| Republican Republican Party of Minnesota The Republican Party of Minnesota is the Minnesota branch of the United States Republican Party. Elected by the party’s state central committee in June 2009, its chairman is Tony Sutton, and its deputy-chairman is Michael Brodkorb.-Early history:... |
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| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| Democratic-Farmer-Labor Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party is a major political party in the state of Minnesota and the state affiliate of the Democratic Party. It was created on April 15, 1944, with the merger of the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Farmer–Labor Party... |
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| Farmer-Labor Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party The Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party was a political party in the United States state of Minnesota, the most successful and longest-lasting of the constituent elements of the national Farmer–Labor Party movement, which had a presence in other states... |
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| Loyalist | 1 |
| Socialist | 1 |
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Minneapolis merged with St. Anthony in 1872.| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
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| 1 | Henry T. Welles | April 13, 1855 | April 9, 1856 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
| 2 | Alvaren Allen | April 9, 1856 | August 23, 1856 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
| David A. Secombe (Mayor Pro-Temp) | August 23, 1856 | April 7, 1857 | ||
| 3 | William W. Wales | April 7, 1857 | April 6, 1858 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
| 4 | Orrin Curtis | April 6, 1858 | April 5, 1860 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
| 5 | R.B. Graves | April 5, 1860 | April 8, 1861 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
| 6 | Orlando C. Merriman | April 8, 1861 | April 1863 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
| 7 | Edwin S. Brown | April 1863 | April 11, 1864 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
| 8 | Orlando C. Merriman | April 11, 1864 | April 7, 1865 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
| 9 | William W. Wales | April 7, 1865 | April 10, 1866 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
| 10 | Orlando C. Merriman | April 10, 1866 | April 7, 1868 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
| 11 | Winthrop Young | April 7, 1868 | April 10, 1869 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
| 12 | William W. McNair | April 10, 1869 | April 4, 1871 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
| 13 | Edwin S. Brown | April 4, 1871 | April 8, 1872 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |