List of mayors of Miami facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mayor of Miami
Flag of the City of Miami
Seal of the City of Miami
Incumbent Francis Suarez since November 15, 2017
Style	The Honorable
Term length	4 years
Inaugural holder	John B. Reilly
Formation	1896
Salary	$187,500

This page lists the people who have served as the Mayor of Miami, Florida, in the United States. A mayor is the main leader of a city. They help make important decisions and manage how the city runs. Miami has had many mayors since it became a city in 1896.

Meet Miami's Mayors: City Leaders Through History

This table shows all the mayors who have led the city of Miami. You can see their names, when they started and ended their terms, and which political party they belonged to.

No.	Image	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Party
1		John B. Reilly	1896	1900	Republican
2		J. E. Lummus	1900	1903	Republican
3		John Sewell	1903	1907	Republican
4		F. H. Wharton	1907	1911	Democratic
5		S. Rodmond Smith	1911	1912	Republican
6		J. W. Watson Sr.	1912	1915	Democratic
7		Parker A. Henderson	1915	1917	Republican
8		J. W. Watson Sr.	1917	1919	Democratic
9		W. P. Smith	1919	1921	Republican
10		C. D. Leffler	1921	1923	Democratic
11		Parker A. Henderson	1923	1925	Republican
12		Edward C Romfh	1925	1927	Republican
13		E. G. Sewell	1927	1929	Republican
14		C. H. Reeder	1929	1931	Republican
15		R. B. Gautier	1931	1933	Democratic
16		E. G. Sewell	1933	1935	Republican
17		A.D.H. Fossey	1935	1937	Republican
18		Robert R. Williams	1937	1939	Republican
19		E. G. Sewell	1939	1940	Republican
20		Alexander Orr Jr.	1940	1941	Republican
21		C. H. Reeder	1941	1943	Republican
22		Leonard K. Thomson	1943	1945	Republican
23		Perrine Palmer Jr.	1945	1947	Republican
24		Robert L. Floyd	1947	1949	Democratic
25		William M. Wolfarth	1949	1951
26		Chelsie J. Senerchia	1951	1953
27		Abe Aronovitz	1953	1955
28		Randy Christmas	1955	1957
29		Robert King High	1957	1967	Democratic
30		W. E. Master Johnson (acting)	1967	1967	Republican
31		Stephen P. Clark	1967	1970	Democratic
32		David T. Kennedy	1970	1973	Democratic
33		Maurice Ferré	1973	1973	Democratic
34		David T. Kennedy	1973	1973	Democratic
35		Maurice Ferré	1973	1985	Democratic
36		Xavier Suarez	1985	1993	Democratic
37		Stephen P. Clark	1993	1996	Democratic
38		Willy Gort	1996	1996	Republican
39		Joe Carollo	1996	1997	Republican
40		Xavier Suarez	1997	1998	Democratic
41		Joe Carollo	1998	2001	Republican
42		Manny Diaz	2001	2009	Independent
43		Tomás Regalado	2009	2017	Republican
44		Francis Suarez	2017	present	Republican

More About Miami's Government

• Government of the City of Miami
• Mayoral elections in Miami
• Timeline of Miami
• List of mayors of Miami-Dade County, Florida, 1964–present
• Miami City Hall