List of mayors of Montreal facts for kids
Montreal is a big city in Quebec, Canada. Just like a school has a principal, a city has a mayor! The mayor is the main leader of the city. They help make important decisions about how the city runs, like building parks, managing public transport, and keeping everyone safe.
This page lists all the people who have been the mayor of Montreal since the city officially started in 1832. When you see "Independent" next to a mayor's name, it means they didn't belong to a specific political group or party.
Meet the Mayors of Montreal
| Portrait | Name | Time in Office | Political Group |
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Jacques Viger
(1787–1858) |
1833 – 1836 | Independent |
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Peter McGill
(1789–1860) |
1840 – 1842 | |
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Joseph Bourret
(1802–1859) |
1842 – 1844 | |
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James Ferrier
(1800–1888) |
1844 – 1846 | |
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John Easton Mills
(1796–1847) |
1846—1847 | |
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Joseph Bourret
(1802–1859) |
1847 – 1849 | |
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Édouard-Raymond Fabre
(1799–1854) |
1849 – 1851 | |
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Charles Wilson
(1808–1877) |
1851 – 1854 | |
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Wolfred Nelson
(1791–1863) |
1854 – 1856 | |
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Henry Starnes
(1816–1896) |
1856 – 1858 | |
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Charles-Séraphin Rodier
(1797–1876) |
1858 – 1862 | |
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Jean-Louis Beaudry
(1809–1886) |
1862 – 1866 | |
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Henry Starnes
(1816–1896) |
1866 – 1868 | |
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William Workman
(1807–1878) |
1868 – 1871 | |
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Charles-Joseph Coursol
(1819–1888) |
1871 – 1873 | |
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Francis Cassidy
(1827–1873) |
1873 | |
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Aldis Bernard
(1810–1876) |
1873 – 1875 | |
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William Hales Hingston
(1829–1907) |
1875 – 1877 | |
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Jean-Louis Beaudry
(1809–1886) |
1877 – 1879 | |
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Sévère Rivard
(1834–1888) |
1879 – 1881 | |
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Jean-Louis Beaudry
(1809–1886) |
1881 – 1885 | |
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Honoré Beaugrand
(1848–1906) |
1885 – 1887 | |
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John Abbott
(1821–1893) |
1887 – 1888 | |
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Jacques Grenier
(1823–1909) |
1889 – 1891 | |
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James McShane
(1833–1918) |
1891 – 1893 | |
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Alphonse Desjardins
(1841–1912) |
1893 – 1894 | |
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Joseph-Octave Villeneuve
(1836–1901) |
1894 – 1896 | |
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Richard Wilson-Smith
(1852–1912) |
1896 – 1898 | |
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Raymond Préfontaine
(1850–1905) |
1898 – 1902 | |
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James Cochrane
(1852–1905) |
1902 – 1904 | |
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Hormidas Laporte
(1850–1934) |
1904 – 1906 | |
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Henry Archer Ekers
(1855–1937) |
1906 – 1908 | |
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Louis Payette
(1854–1932) |
1908 – 1910 | |
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James John Edmund Guerin
(1856–1932) |
1910 – 1912 | |
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Louis-Arsène Lavallée
(1861–1936) |
1912 – 1914 | |
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Médéric Martin
(1869–1946) |
1914 – 1924 | |
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Charles Duquette
(1869–1937) |
1924 – 1928 | |
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Médéric Martin
(1869–1946) |
1926 – 1928 | |
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Camillien Houde
(1889–1958) |
1928 – 1932 | |
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Fernand Rinfret
(1883–1939) |
1932 – 1934 | |
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Camillien Houde
(1889–1958) |
1934 – 1936 | |
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Adhémar Raynault
(1881–1984) |
1936 – 1938 | |
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Camillien Houde
(1889–1958) |
1938 – 1940 | |
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Adhémar Raynault
(1881–1984) |
1940 – 1944 | |
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Camillien Houde
(1889–1958) |
1944 – 1954 | |
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Jean Drapeau
(1916–1999) |
1954 – 1957 | Civic Action League |
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Sarto Fournier
(1908–1980) |
1957 – 1960 | Independent |
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Jean Drapeau
(1916–1999) |
1960 – 1986 | Civic Party |
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Jean Doré
(1944–2015) |
1986 – 1994 | Montreal Citizens' Movement |
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Pierre Bourque
(1942– ) |
1994 – 2001 | Vision Montréal |
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Gérald Tremblay
(1942– ) |
2001 – 5 November 2012 | Union Montréal |
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Michael Applebaum
(1963– ) |
19 November 2012 – 18 June 2013 | Independent |
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Laurent Blanchard
(1952– ) |
25 June 2013 – 14 November 2013 | Independent |
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Denis Coderre
(1963– ) |
14 November 2013 – 16 November 2017 | Équipe Denis Coderre |
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Valérie Plante
(1974– ) |
16 November 2017 — current | Projet Montréal |
Michael Applebaum was the most recent mayor who was not French-speaking. Before him, the last non-French-speaking mayor was James John Edmund Guerin in 1912. Michael Applebaum was also the first Jewish mayor of the city. Before him, mayors were usually from French Canadian, Scottish, Irish, or English backgrounds.
More About Montreal's Government
- Mayor of Montreal
- List of leaders of the Official Opposition (Montreal)
- Montreal City Council
- Timeline of Montreal history
- History of Montreal
- History of Quebec
- List of governors of Montreal
