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Toronto's first mayor, William Lyon Mackenzie, was appointed in 1834 after his Reform coalition won the new City of Toronto's first election and he was chosen by the Reformers. The most recent election to the office of mayor was a by-election on June 26, 2023 in which Olivia Chow was elected.
List of mayors of Toronto; List of reeves and mayors of the former municipalities in Toronto; Template:Mayors of Toronto; A. George William Allan; B. Joshua George Beard;
Art Eggleton is the longest-serving mayor of Toronto, serving from 1980 until 1991. Eggleton later served in federal politics from 1993 until 2004, and was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 2005. David Breakenridge Read held the post of mayor of Toronto for the shortest period. Read was mayor for only fifty days in 1858.
The 2023 Toronto mayoral by-election was held on Monday, June 26, 2023, to elect the 66th mayor of Toronto to serve the remainder of the 2022–2026 city council term following the resignation of Mayor John Tory. The election was won by Olivia Chow, a former city councillor and member of Parliament (MP).
The executive committee is composed of the mayor, deputy mayor, and the chairs of the four standing committees who are appointed by the mayor and three "at-large" members appointed by City Council. The role of the executive committee is to set the City of Toronto's priorities, manage financial planning and budgeting, labour relations, human ...
The powers of the City of Toronto are exercised by its legislative body, known as Toronto City Council, which is composed of 25 members and the mayor. The council passes municipal legislation (called by-laws ), approves spending, and has direct responsibility for the oversight of services delivered by the city and its agencies.
City Province Population (2021 Census) Took office Past political experience Past officeholders Olivia Chow: Toronto: Ontario: 2,794,356 July 12, 2023: Metro Toronto Councillor for Ward 24 Downtown (1992–2000) City councillor for Ward 20 Trinity—Spadina (2000–2005) New Democratic Party MP for Trinity—Spadina (2006–2014) List: Valérie ...
A number of municipalities were amalgamated into the City of Toronto and the boroughs of Metropolitan Toronto in 1967. A second round of amalgamation merged additional municipalities into the City of Toronto in 1998. Lists of the former chief elected officials of these former municipalities, whether titled as reeves or mayors, are provided below.