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The mayor of Philadelphia is the chief executive of the government of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, [1] as stipulated by the Charter of the City of Philadelphia. The current mayor of Philadelphia is Cherelle Parker , who is the first woman to hold the position.
Pages in category "Mayors of Philadelphia" The following 92 pages are in this category, out of 92 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Woodrow Wilson Goode Sr. (born August 19, 1938) is an American politician and former Mayor of Philadelphia and the first African American to hold that office. He served from 1984 to 1992, a period which included the controversial MOVE police action and house bombing in 1985. Goode was also a community activist, chair of the state Public Utility ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 January 2025. Former mayor of Philadelphia John F. Street Street in 1999 97th Mayor of Philadelphia In office January 3, 2000 – January 7, 2008 Preceded by Ed Rendell Succeeded by Michael Nutter President of the Philadelphia City Council In office January 6, 1992 – December 31, 1998 Preceded by ...
Michael Anthony Nutter (born June 29, 1957) is an American politician who served as the 98th Mayor of Philadelphia from 2008 to 2016. A member of the Democratic Party, he is also a former member of the Philadelphia City Council from the 4th district and had served as the 52nd Ward Democratic Leader until 1990. [1]
He declined to run in the 1978 gubernatorial election but won the Democratic nomination for Mayor of Philadelphia in 1979, defeating runner-up Charles Bowser, former deputy mayor. Other candidates for the nomination, former City Controller William Klenk and former Commerce Director Al Gaudiosi, withdrew near the end of the primary.
Joseph Sill Clark Jr. (October 21, 1901 – January 12, 1990) was an American writer, lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 90th Mayor of Philadelphia from 1952 to 1956 and as a United States senator from Pennsylvania from 1957 to 1969.
Bernard "Barney" Samuel (March 9, 1880 – January 12, 1954) [1] was a Republican politician who served as the 89th Mayor of Philadelphia from 1941 to 1952. He is to date the last Republican elected mayor of Philadelphia.