List of mayors of the Halifax Regional Municipality
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Mayor of Halifax | |
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since October 20, 2012 | |
Style | His/Her Worship |
Member of | Halifax Regional Council |
Reports to | Halifax Regional Council |
Seat | Halifax City Hall (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) |
Appointer | Direct election by residents of Halifax |
Term length | 4 years |
Inaugural holder | Walter Fitzgerald |
Formation | April 1, 2016 |
Salary | $176,034 |
Website | www.halifax.ca/mayor |
This is a list of mayors of the Halifax Regional Municipality. Halifax's first Mayor, Walter Fitzgerald, was elected in 1996 after the municipality was created by amalgamation. The Mayor of the Halifax holds the highest office in the municipal government of Halifax. The mayor is elected at large during municipal elections, held every leap year and is the head of the Halifax Regional Council. The current mayor is Mike Savage, who has served since 2012.
List
# | Image | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | Notes |
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Walter Fitzgerald (1936 – 2014) |
1 April 1996 | 20 October 2000 | Liberal | Previously mayor of the City of Halifax |
2 | Peter Kelly (born 1956) |
20 October 2000 | 20 October 2012 | Unspecified | Previously mayor of the Town of Bedford | |
3 | Mike Savage (born 1960) |
20 October 2012 | Incumbent | Liberal | Previously MP for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour |
See also
- List of mayors of Halifax, Nova Scotia for a list of mayors for the City of Halifax, from 1841 - 1996.
- List of mayors of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia for a list of mayors for the City of Dartmouth, from 1873 - 1996.
- List of mayors of Bedford, Nova Scotia for a list of mayors for the Town of Bedford, from 1979 - 1996.
- List of wardens of Halifax County, Nova Scotia for a list of wardens for Halifax County, from 1880 - 1996.