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As of 1998, Metropolitan Toronto and all its constituent municipalities were amalgamated into a single City of Toronto. Under the City of Toronto Act, 2006, [15] the mayor is the head of council [16] and the chief executive officer [17] of the City. The deputy mayor is appointed by the mayor from among the elected members of the City Council. [18]
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.
Pages in category "Mayors of Toronto" The following 71 pages are in this category, out of 71 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Name Picture 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 ...
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.
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 following is a list of articles on municipal elections for Toronto City Council in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For many years, municipal elections occurred annually in Toronto. After 1956, elections occurred every other year until 1966 after which elections occurred in 1969 and 1972 before reverting to a 2-year cycle.