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{{This|mayors of the city in [[British Columbia]], Canada|mayors of the city in [[Washington (state)|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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| alt                     = 
| incumbent               = [[Ken Sim]]
| incumbentsince          = November 7, 2022
| style                   = {{plainlist|
* [[Worship (style)|His Worship]]
* [[Mayor]] (informal)
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| type                    = 
| status                  = 
| abbreviation            = 
| member_of               = [[Vancouver City Council]]
| reports_to              = Vancouver City Council
| residence               = 
| seat                    = [[Vancouver City Hall]]
| nominator               = 
| appointer               = 
| salary                  = {{CA$|185,595|link=yes}} (2023)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
| termlength              = {{plainlist|
* One year (until 1940)
* Two years (1940–1990)
* Three years (1990–2014)
* Four years (since 2014)}}
| termlength_qualified    = No restriction on renewal
| constituting_instrument = 
| precursor               = 
| inaugural               = [[Malcolm Alexander MacLean|Malcolm A. MacLean]]
| formation               = {{Start date and age|1886}}
| named_for               = 
| last                    = 
| deputy                  = 
| website                 = {{URL|https://mayorofvancouver.ca}}
}}

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|thumb|right|[[Malcolm Alexander MacLean|Malcolm A. MacLean]] (1842–1895) was the first mayor of Vancouver.]]
[[File:LD Taylor.jpg|thumb|right|[[L. D. Taylor]] (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|thumb|right|[[Gerry McGeer]] (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|&nbsp; 
! 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}}| 
| [[Independent politician|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}}| 
| [[Conservative Party of British Columbia|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}}| 
| [[British Columbia Liberal Party|Liberal]]<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| 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|VAN|NPA}}| 
| [[Non-Partisan Association|NPA]]
|-
| 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>}}{{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}}| 
| [[The Electors' Action Movement|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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Volrich says he dumped TEAM before they dumped him |newspaper=The Province |date=September 5, 1978 |p=5}}</ref>}} {{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 politician|Independent]] {{Small|(1980–1984)}}
|-
| Civic Independents<ref>{{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}}</ref> {{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|dab=Canadian politician}}
| 2002
| 2005
| style="text-align: center;" | 1
| bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|VAN|COPE}}| 
| [[Coalition of Progressive Electors|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 Vancouver|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 politician|Independent]] {{Small|(2018–2022)}}
|-
| bgcolor={{Canadian party colour|VAN|Forward Together}} |
| [[Forward Together (Vancouver)|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}} |
| [[ABC Vancouver]]
|}

=== Notes ===
{{notelist}}

== List of mayors who held higher office ==
Two former mayors, [[Mike Harcourt]] and [[Gordon Campbell (Canadian politician)|Gordon Campbell]], went on to become [[premier of British Columbia]].

[[George Clark Miller]], [[Sam Sullivan]], and [[James Garden]] were elected members of the [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia]] (MLAs) after being mayor. [[Art Phillips]] was elected to the [[Parliament of Canada]] (MP) in 1979.

[[Larry Campbell (Canadian politician)|Larry Campbell]] was appointed to the [[Senate of Canada|Senate]] after being mayor.

[[Gregor Robertson (politician)|Gregor Robertson]], [[Charles Douglas (mayor)|Charles Douglas]], [[James Lyle Telford]], [[Jonathan Webster Cornett]] and [[Charles Edward Tisdall]] were MLAs prior to becoming mayor. [[Kennedy Stewart (Canadian politician)|Kennedy Stewart]] was the [[New Democratic Party]] MP for [[Burnaby South]] before being elected.

[[Gerry McGeer]] was a BC MLA and provincial cabinet minister before becoming mayor of Vancouver and became a [[Parliament of Canada|Canadian member of Parliament]] (MP) and senator after having been mayor

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Mayors of Vancouver}}
{{Vancouver}}
{{Lists of mayors in British Columbia}}

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[[Category:Lists of mayors of places in British Columbia|Vancouver]]
[[Category:Mayors of Vancouver| ]]
[[Category:Vancouver-related lists]]