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List of mayors of the Halifax Regional Municipality

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Mayor of
Halifax
Incumbent
Andy Fillmore
since November 5, 2024
StyleYour Worship
Member ofHalifax Regional Council
Reports toHalifax Regional Council
SeatHalifax City Hall
(Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
AppointerDirect election by residents of Halifax
Term length4 years
Inaugural holderWalter Fitzgerald
FormationApril 1, 1996
Salary$176,034
Websitewww.halifax.ca/mayor

This is a list of mayors of the Halifax Regional Municipality. Halifax's first mayor, Walter Fitzgerald, was elected in 1996 after the municipality was created by amalgamation. The mayor of Halifax holds the highest office in the municipal government of Halifax. The mayor is elected at large during municipal elections, held every four years, and is the head of the Halifax Regional Council. The current mayor is former Halifax MP Andy Fillmore.

List

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# Image Mayor Term start Term end Notes
1 Walter Fitzgerald
(1936–2014)
April 1, 1996 October 20, 2000 Previously mayor of the City of Halifax
2 Peter Kelly
(born 1956)
October 20, 2000 November 6, 2012 Previously mayor of the Town of Bedford
3 Mike Savage
(born 1960)
November 6, 2012 November 5, 2024 Previously MP for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour
4 Andy Fillmore
(born 1966)
November 5, 2024 Incumbent Previously MP for Halifax

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