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{{Infobox official post
| post = Mayor
| body = Edmonton
| image = File:Andrew Knack Sept 2024 (cropped).jpg
| imagesize = 150px
| alt = <!-- Optional. -->
| incumbent = [[Andrew Knack]]
| incumbentsince = October 29, 2025
| style = [[Mayor]], [[Worship (style)|His/Her Worship]]
| member_of = [[Edmonton City Council|City Council]]
| reports_to = City Council
| seat = [[Edmonton City Hall]],<br>[[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]], Canada
| appointer = Direct election by residents of Edmonton{{NoteTag|When a sitting mayor can not finish their term, Edmonton City Council itself votes for a replacement/interim mayor from within its own members}}
| termlength = 4 years
| formation = {{Start date and age|1892|2|10}}
| first = [[Matthew McCauley (politician)|Matthew McCauley]]
| salary = <!-- Official paygrade, or actual amount received.-->
| website = [https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/city_organization/the-mayor.aspx The Mayor of Edmonton]
}}

This is a '''list of [[mayor]]s of [[Edmonton]]''', a city in [[Alberta]], Canada.

Edmonton was incorporated as a town on January 9, 1892,<ref name=AMACityProfiles>{{cite report |url=http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/MunicipalProfiles/basicReport/CITY.PDF |publisher=[[Alberta Municipal Affairs]] |title=Alberta Municipal Profiles |section=Location and History Profile: City of Edmonton |page=50 |date=2021-10-15 |access-date=2021-10-19 |quote=Ordinance of the North-West Territories, Ordinance #7 1891-92, Effective Date January 9, 1892}}</ref> with [[Matthew McCauley (politician)|Matthew McCauley]] acclaimed as its first mayor during the town's [[1892 Edmonton municipal election|first election]], held February 10, 1892. On October 8, 1904, Edmonton became a city during the tenure of Mayor [[William Short (Alberta politician)|William Short]]. Edmonton was part of the [[Northwest Territories|North-West Territories]]<!--- hyphenated until 1906 ---> until September 1, 1905, when it became the capital of the newly created province of Alberta, during the tenure of Mayor [[Kenneth W. MacKenzie]]. The longest serving mayor is [[William Hawrelak]], who was elected as mayor seven times, serving for a total of 10 years 4 months over three periods: four consecutive terms starting 1951, resigned in 1959 during last month of fourth term; two consecutive terms starting 1963, expelled by [[Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta|the courts]] in 1964; one term starting in 1974, died in office in 1975.

==Mayors of Edmonton==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ [[Mayor]]s of [[Edmonton]]
! colspan=3 | Mayor
! width="115" | Date of birth
! width="115" | Term began
! width="115" | Age at term start
! width="115" | Term Ended
! width="115" | Previous office
! width="115" | Date of death and age
|-
| {{sort|McCauley|1}} || [[File:Matthew McCauley.jpg|75x150px|Portrait of Matthew McCauley]] || {{sortname|Matthew|McCauley|Matthew McCauley (politician)}} || {{dts|July 11, 1850}} || {{dts|February 10, 1892}} || {{ayd|1850|7|11|1892|2|10}} || {{dts|January 14, 1895}} || Co-founder of the Edmonton Board of Trade || {{dts|October 30, 1930}}<br>{{ayd|1850|7|11|1930|10|30}}
|-
| {{sort|Wilson|2}} || [[File:Herbert Charles Wilson - full.jpg|75x150px|Portrait of Herbert Charles Wilson]] || {{sortname|Herbert Charles|Wilson}} || {{dts|December 7, 1859}} || {{dts|January 14, 1895}} || {{ayd|1859|12|7|1895|1|14}} || {{dts|October 6, 1896}} || [[List of Northwest Territories speakers|Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the North-West Territories]] (1888–1891) || {{dts|December 17, 1909}}<br>{{ayd|1859|12|7|1909|12|17}}
|-
| {{sort|Gallagher|3}} || [[File:Cornelius Gallagher2.jpg|75x150px|Portrait of Cornelius Gallagher]] || {{sortname|Cornelius|Gallagher|Cornelius Gallagher (Canadian politician)}} || {{dts|December 31, 1854}} || {{dts|October 27, 1896}}<ref>{{cite news|date=October 26, 1896|newspaper=The Edmonton Bulletin|page=1|location=Edmonton, Alberta|url=http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/newspapers/EDB/1896/10/26/1/Ar00105.html?query=newspapers%7C%22Mayor+Gallagher%22%7C%7Cscore|title=Local|accessdate=February 6, 2014}}</ref> || {{ayd|1854|12|31|1896|10|27}} || {{dts|December 14, 1896}} || Alderman (1893–1895) || {{dts|October 27, 1932}}<br>{{ayd|1854|12|31|1932|10|27}}
|-
| {{sort|McDougall|4}} || [[File:John A McDougall.png|75x150px|Portrait of John Alexander McDougall]] || {{sortname|John Alexander|McDougall}} || {{dts|May 20, 1854}} || {{dts|December 14, 1896}} || {{ayd|1854|5|20|1896|12|14}} || {{dts|December 13, 1897}} || Alderman (1893–1895) || {{dts|December 17, 1928}}<br>{{ayd|1854|5|20|1928|12|17}}
|-
| {{sort|Edmiston|5}} || [[File:William Edmiston.JPG|75x150px|Portrait of William S. Edmiston]] || {{sortname|William S.|Edmiston}} || {{dts|November 10, 1857}} || {{dts|December 13, 1897}} || {{ayd|1857|11|10|1897|12|13}} || {{dts|December 11, 1899}} || Alderman (1895–1896) || {{dts|July 24, 1903}}<br>{{ayd|1857|11|10|1903|7|24}}
|-
| {{sort|MacKenzie|6}} || [[File:Kenneth W Mackenzie - 1910.jpg|75x150px|Portrait of Kenneth W. Mackenzie]] || {{sortname|Kenneth W.|MacKenzie}} || {{dts|February 3, 1862}} || {{dts|December 11, 1899}} || {{ayd|1862|2|3|1899|12|11}} || {{dts|December 9, 1901}} || Alderman (1898–1899) || {{dts|October 9, 1929}}<br>{{ayd|1862|2|3|1929|10|9}}
|-
| {{sort|Short|7}} || [[File:William Short in 1904.jpg|75x150px|Portrait of William Short in 1904]] || {{sortname|William|Short|William Short (Alberta politician)}} || {{dts|January 11, 1866}} || {{dts|December 9, 1901}} || {{ayd|1866|1|11|1901|12|9}} || {{dts|December 12, 1904}} || Public school trustee (1899–1901) || {{dts|January 27, 1926}}<br>{{ayd|1866|1|11|1926|1|27}}
|-
| {{sort|MacKenzie|–}} || [[File:Kenneth W Mackenzie - 1910.jpg|75x150px|Portrait of Kenneth W. Mackenzie]] || {{sortname|Kenneth W.|MacKenzie}} || {{dts|February 3, 1862}} || {{dts|December 12, 1904}} || {{ayd|1862|2|3|1904|12|12}} || {{dts|December 11, 1905}} || Mayor of Edmonton (1899–1901) || {{dts|October 9, 1929}}<br>{{ayd|1862|2|3|1929|10|9}}
|-
| {{sort|May|8}} || [[File:Charles May2.jpg|75x150px|Portrait of Charles May]] || {{sortname|Charles|May|Charles May (Alberta politician)}} || {{dts|June 30, 1858}} || {{dts|December 11, 1905}} || {{ayd|1858|6|30|1905|12|11}} || {{dts|December 10, 1906}} || Alderman (1903–1905) || {{dts|March 1, 1932}}<br>{{ayd|1858|6|30|1932|3|1}}
|-
| {{sort|Griesbach|9}} || [[File:William Griesbach.JPG|75x150px|Portrait of William Griesbach]] || {{sortname|William Antrobus|Griesbach}} || {{dts|January 3, 1878}} || {{dts|December 10, 1906}} || {{ayd|1878|1|3|1906|12|10}} || {{dts|December 9, 1907}} || Alderman (1904–1906) || {{dts|January 21, 1945}}<br>{{ayd|1878|1|3|1945|1|21}}
|-
| {{sort|McDougall|–}} || [[File:John A McDougall.png|75x150px|Portrait of John Alexander McDougall]] || {{sortname|John Alexander|McDougall}} || {{dts|May 20, 1854}} || {{dts|December 9, 1907}} || {{ayd|1854|5|20|1907|12|9}} || {{dts|December 14, 1908}} || Mayor of Edmonton (1896–1897) || {{dts|December 17, 1928}}<br>{{ayd|1854|5|20|1928|12|17}}
|-
| {{sort|Lee|10}} || [[File:Robert lee (alberta politician).JPG|75x150px|Portrait of Robert Lee]] || {{sortname|Robert|Lee|Robert Lee (Canadian politician)}} || {{dts|March 10, 1862}} || {{dts|December 14, 1908}} || {{ayd|1862|3|10|1908|12|14}} || {{dts|December 12, 1910}} || Alderman (1899–1901 & 1907–1908) || {{dts|August 5, 1925}}<br>{{ayd|1862|3|10|1925|8|5}}
|-
| {{sort|Armstrong|11}} || [[File:George Seale Armstrong.JPG|75x150px|Portrait of George S. Armstrong]] || {{sortname|George S.|Armstrong}} || {{dts|May 16, 1867}} || {{dts|December 12, 1910}} || {{ayd|1867|5|16|1910|12|12}} || {{dts|December 9, 1912}} || Alderman (1907–1910) || {{dts|June 9, 1947}}<br>{{ayd|1867|5|16|1947|6|9}}
|-
| {{sort|Short|–}} || [[File:William Short in 1904.jpg|75x150px|Portrait of William Short in 1904]] || {{sortname|William|Short|William Short (Alberta politician)}} || {{dts|January 11, 1866}} || {{dts|December 9, 1912}} || {{ayd|1866|1|11|1912|12|9}} || {{dts|December 8, 1913}} || Mayor of Edmonton (1901–1904) || {{dts|January 27, 1926}}<br>{{ayd|1866|1|11|1926|1|27}}
|-
| {{sort|McNamara|12}} || [[File:William J. McNamara.JPG|75x150px|Portrait of William J. McNamara]] || {{sortname|William J.|McNamara}} || {{dts|December 27, 1879}} || {{dts|December 8, 1913}} || {{ayd|1879|12|27|1913|12|8}} || {{dts|October 27, 1914}} || Mayor of [[Wetaskiwin]] (1909–1910) || {{dts|January 1, 1947}}<br>{{ayd|1879|12|27|1947|1|1}}
|-
| {{sort|Henry|13}} || [[File:William thomas henry.JPG|75x150px|Portrait of William Thomas Henry]] || {{sortname|William Thomas|Henry}} || {{dts|January 2, 1872}} || {{dts|December 14, 1914}} || {{ayd|1872|1|2|1914|12|14}} || {{dts|December 10, 1917}} || Alderman (1900–1902) || {{dts|September 11, 1952}}<br>{{ayd|1872|1|2|1952|9|11}}
|-
| {{sort|Evans|14}} || [[File:HMEEvans-1932.png|75x150px]] || {{sortname|Harry Marshall Erskine|Evans}} || {{dts|August 17, 1876}} || {{dts|December 10, 1917}} || {{ayd|1876|8|17|1917|12|10}} || {{dts|December 9, 1918}} || President of Edmonton Board of Trade (1916–1917) || {{dts|September 20, 1973}}<br>{{ayd|1876|8|17|1973|9|20}}
|-
| {{sort|Clarke|15}} || [[File:Joseph A Clarke.jpg|75x150px|Portrait of Joseph Clarke]] || {{sortname|Joseph|Clarke|Joseph Clarke (Canadian politician)}} || {{dts|September 20, 1869}} || {{dts|December 9, 1918}} || {{ayd|1869|9|20|1918|12|9}} || {{dts|December 13, 1920}} || Alderman (1912 & 1913–1915) || {{dts|July 27, 1941}}<br>{{ayd|1869|9|20|1941|7|27}}
|-
| {{sort|Duggan|16}} || [[File:David Milwyn Duggan.JPG|75x150px|Portrait of David Milwyn Duggan]] || {{sortname|David Milwyn|Duggan}} || {{dts|May 5, 1879}} || {{dts|December 13, 1920}} || {{ayd|1879|5|5|1920|12|13}} || {{dts|December 10, 1923}} || None || {{dts|May 4, 1942}}<br>{{ayd|1879|5|5|1942|5|4}}
|-
| {{sort|Blatchford|17}} || [[File:Kenneth Blatchford 1928.jpg|75x150px|Portrait of Kenny Blatchford]] || {{sortname|Kenny|Blatchford}} || {{dts|March 5, 1882}} || {{dts|December 10, 1923}} || {{ayd|1882|3|5|1923|12|10}} || {{dts|December 13, 1926}} || Alderman (1921–1923) || {{dts|April 20, 1933}}<br>{{ayd|1882|3|5|1933|4|20}}
|-
| {{sort|Bury|18}} || [[File:Ambrose Upton Gledstanes Bury.JPG|75x150px|Portrait of Ambrose Bury]] || {{sortname|Ambrose|Bury}} || {{dts|August 1, 1869}} || {{dts|December 13, 1926}} || {{ayd|1869|8|1|1926|12|13}} || {{dts|December 9, 1929}} || [[House of Commons of Canada|Member of Parliament]] for [[Edmonton East]] (1925–1926) || {{dts|March 29, 1951}}<br>{{ayd|1869|8|1|1951|3|29}}
|-
| {{sort|Douglas|19}} || [[File:JMDouglas.jpg|75x150px|Portrait of James McCrie Douglas]] || {{sortname|James McCrie|Douglas}} || {{dts|February 5, 1867}} || {{dts|December 9, 1929}} || {{ayd|1867|2|5|1929|12|9}} || {{dts|November 11, 1931}} || Alderman (1923–1926) || {{dts|March 16, 1950}}<br>{{ayd|1867|2|5|1950|3|16}}
|-
| {{sort|Knott|20}} || [[File:Daniel Kennedy Knott.JPG|75x150px|Portrait of Dan Knott]] || {{sortname|Dan|Knott}} || {{dts|July 1, 1879}} || {{dts|November 11, 1931}} || {{ayd|1879|7|1|1931|11|11}} || {{dts|November 14, 1934}} || Alderman (1922–1926 & 1929–1931) || {{dts|November 26, 1959}}<br>{{ayd|1879|7|1|1959|11|26}}
|-
| {{sort|Clarke|–}} || [[File:Joseph A Clarke.jpg|75x150px|Portrait of Joseph Clarke]] || {{sortname|Joseph|Clarke|Joseph Clarke (Canadian politician)}} || {{dts|September 20, 1869}} || {{dts|November 14, 1934}} || {{ayd|1869|9|20|1934|11|14}} || {{dts|November 10, 1937}} || Alderman (1924–1925) || {{dts|July 27, 1941}}<br>{{ayd|1869|9|20|1941|7|27}}
|-
| {{sort|Fry|21}} || [[File:John Wesley Fry.JPG|75x150px|Portrait of John Wesley Fry]] || {{sortname|John Wesley|Fry}} || {{dts|December 5, 1876}} || {{dts|November 10, 1937}} || {{ayd|1876|12|5|1937|11|10}} || {{dts|November 7, 1945}} || Alderman (1932–1937) || {{dts|December 23, 1946}}<br>{{ayd|1876|12|5|1946|12|23}}
|-
| {{sort|Ainlay|22}} |||| {{sortname|Harry|Ainlay}} || {{dts|January 3, 1887}} || {{dts|November 7, 1945}} || {{ayd|1887|1|3|1945|11|7}} || {{dts|November 2, 1949}} || Alderman (1931–1935 & 1941–1945) || {{dts|March 12, 1970}}<br>{{ayd|1887|1|3|1970|3|12}}
|-
| {{sort|Parsons|23}} |||| {{sortname|Sidney|Parsons}} || {{dts|April 11, 1893}} || {{dts|November 2, 1949}} || {{ayd|1893|4|11|1949|11|2}} || {{dts|November 7, 1951}} || Alderman (1938–1949) || {{dts|April 22, 1955}}<br>{{ayd|1893|4|11|1955|4|22}}
|-
| {{sort|Hawrelak|24}} |||| {{sortname|William|Hawrelak}} || {{dts|October 3, 1915}} || {{dts|November 7, 1951}} || {{ayd|1915|10|3|1951|11|7}} || {{dts|September 9, 1959}} || Alderman (1949–1951) || {{dts|November 7, 1975}}<br>{{ayd|1915|10|3|1975|11|7}}
|-
| {{sort|Mitchell|25}} |||| {{sortname|Frederick John|Mitchell}} || {{dts|December 4, 1893}} || {{dts|September 9, 1959}} || {{ayd|1893|12|4|1959|9|9}} || {{dts|October 14, 1959}} || Alderman (1940–1959) || {{dts|December 25, 1979}}<br>{{ayd|1893|12|4|1979|12|25}}
|-
| {{sort|Roper|26}} || [[File:Elmer E Roper.jpg|75x150px|Elmer Ernest Roper]] || {{sortname|Elmer Ernest|Roper}} || {{dts|June 4, 1893}} || {{dts|October 14, 1959}} || {{ayd|1893|6|4|1959|10|14}} || {{dts|October 16, 1963}} || Leader of [[Alberta New Democratic Party|Alberta Co-operative Commonwealth Federation]] (1942–1955) || {{dts|November 12, 1994}}<br>{{ayd|1893|6|4|1994|11|12}}
|-
| {{sort|Hawrelak|–}} |||| {{sortname|William|Hawrelak}} || {{dts|October 3, 1915}} || {{dts|October 16, 1963}} || {{ayd|1915|10|3|1963|10|16}} || {{dts|March 11, 1965}} || Mayor of Edmonton (1951–1959) || {{dts|November 7, 1975}}<br>{{ayd|1915|10|3|1975|11|7}}
|-
| {{sort|Dantzer|27}} |||| {{sortname|Vincent|Dantzer}} || {{dts|October 2, 1923}} || {{dts|March 11, 1965}} || {{ayd|1923|10|2|1965|3|11}} || {{dts|October 16, 1968}} || Alderman (1962–1965) || {{dts|March 13, 2001}}<br>{{ayd|1923|10|2|2001|3|13}}
|-
| {{sort|Dent|28}} |||| {{sortname|Ivor|Dent}} || {{dts|February 7, 1924}} || {{dts|October 16, 1968}} || {{ayd|1924|2|7|1968|10|16}} || {{dts|October 16, 1974}} || Alderman (1963–1968) || {{dts|March 29, 2009}}<br>{{ayd|1924|10|16|2009|3|29}}
|-
| {{sort|Hawrelak|–}} |||| {{sortname|William|Hawrelak}} || {{dts|October 3, 1915}} || {{dts|October 16, 1974}} || {{ayd|1915|10|3|1974|10|16}} || {{dts|November 7, 1975}} || Mayor of Edmonton (1951–1959 & 1963–1965) || {{dts|November 7, 1975}}<br>{{ayd|1915|10|3|1975|11|7}}
|-
| {{sort|Cavanagh|29}} || [[File:No image.svg|75x150px]] || {{sortname|Terry|Cavanagh|Terry Cavanagh (politician)}} || {{dts|July 19, 1926}} || {{dts|November 14, 1975}}* || {{ayd|1926|7|19|1975|11|14}} || {{dts|October 19, 1977}} || Alderman (1971–1975) || {{dts|December 17, 2017}}<br>{{ayd|1926|7|19|2017|12|17}}
|-
| {{sort|Purves|30}} || [[File:No image.svg|75x150px]] || {{sortname|Cec|Purves}} || {{dts|October 18, 1933}} || {{dts|October 19, 1977}} || {{ayd|1933|10|18|1977|10|19}} || {{dts|October 17, 1983}} || Alderman (1966–1974) || {{sort|Living1933|Living<br>({{ayd|1933|10|18}})}}
|-
| {{sort|Decore|31}} ||[[File:Laurence Decore April 1984 (cropped).jpg|100x100px]]|| {{sortname|Laurence|Decore}} || {{dts|June 28, 1940}} || {{dts|October 17, 1983}} || {{ayd|1940|6|28|1983|10|17}} || {{dts|October 17, 1988}} || Alderman (1974–1977) || {{dts|November 6, 1999}}<br>{{ayd|1940|6|28|1999|11|6}}
|-
| {{sort|Cavanagh|–}} || [[File:No image.svg|75x150px]] || {{sortname|Terry|Cavanagh|Terry Cavanagh (politician)}} || {{dts|July 19, 1926}} || {{dts|October 17, 1988}}* || {{ayd|1926|7|19|1988|10|17}} || {{dts|October 16, 1989}} || Alderman (1983–1988) || {{dts|December 17, 2017}}<br>{{ayd|1926|7|19|2017|12|17}}
|-
| {{sort|Reimer|32}} || [[File:No image.svg|75x150px]] || {{sortname|Jan|Reimer}} || {{dts|May 23, 1952}} || {{dts|October 16, 1989}} || {{ayd|1952|5|23|1989|10|16}} || {{dts|October 16, 1995}} || Alderman (1980–1989) || {{sort|Living1952|Living<br>({{ayd|1952|5|23}})}}
|-
| {{sort|Smith|33}} || [[File:No image.svg|75x150px]] || {{sortname|Bill|Smith|Bill Smith (Alberta politician)}} || {{dts|December 11, 1935}} || {{dts|October 16, 1995}} || {{ayd|1935|12|11|1995|10|16}} || {{dts|October 26, 2004}} || None || {{sort|Living1935|Living<br>({{ayd|1935|12|11}})}}
|-
| {{sort|Mandel|34}} || [[File:2013-05-21 Stephen Mandel (cropped).jpg|75x150px|Stephen Mandel]] || {{sortname|Stephen|Mandel}} || {{dts|July 18, 1945}} || {{dts|October 26, 2004}} || {{ayd|1945|7|18|2004|10|26}} || {{dts|October 29, 2013}} || City Councillor (2001–2004) || {{sort|Living1945|Living<br>({{ayd|1945|7|18}})}}
|-
| {{sort|Iveson|35}} || [[File:Don_Iveson_-_2013_(3x4_crop).jpg|75x150px|Don Iveson]] || {{sortname|Don|Iveson}} || {{dts|May 30, 1979}} || {{dts|October 29, 2013}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Don Iveson is sworn-in as Edmonton's new mayor|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/don-iveson-is-sworn-in-as-edmonton-s-new-mayor-1.2287248|publisher=CBC News|accessdate=October 29, 2013|date=October 29, 2013}}</ref> || {{ayd|1979|5|30|2013|10|29}} || {{dts|October 26, 2021}} || City Councillor (2007–2013) || {{sort|Living1979|Living<br>({{ayd|1979|5|30}})}}
|-
| {{sort|Sohi|36}} || [[File:Mayor Amarjeet Sohi (51632696240) (3x4 crop).jpg|75x150px|Amarjeet Sohi]] || {{sortname|Amarjeet|Sohi}} || {{dts|March 8, 1964}} || {{dts|October 25, 2021}} || {{ayd|1964|3|8}} || {{dts|October 29, 2025}} || City Councillor (2007–2015) || {{sort|Living1964|Living<br>({{ayd|1964|3|8}})}} 
|-
| {{sort|Knack|37}} || [[File:Andrew Knack Sept 2024 (cropped).jpg|75x150px|Andrew Knack]] || {{sortname|Andrew|Knack}} || 1983 or 1984 || {{dts|October 29, 2025}} || 41 or 42 || {{dts||format=hide}}Incumbent || City Councillor (2013–2025) || Living
|}

* Terry Cavanagh was never elected  to the mayor's spot. Twice he sat in the mayor's chair. He was interim or acting mayor after Hawrelak's death and after Decore's resignation.

==See also==
*[[List of mayors in Canada]]
*[[List of mayors of Strathcona, Alberta]]
*[[Timeline of Edmonton history]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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