Mayor of Mississauga
The mayor of Mississauga is the head of Mississauga City Council and chief executive officer of the municipal government. The mayor is elected alongside city council every four years on the fourth Monday of October; there are no term limits.[2] While in office, mayors are styled His/Her Worship.
Mayor of Mississauga | |
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Style | Mayor, His/Her Worship |
Member of | City Council |
Reports to | City Council |
Residence | No Official Residence |
Seat | Mississauga Civic Centre (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) |
Appointer | Direct election by residents of Mississauga |
Term length | 4 years |
Inaugural holder | Robert Speck |
Formation | 1967 |
Salary | $187,057 (annual)[1] |
Website | Mayor's Office City Website |
Bonnie Crombie has served as the 6th and current mayor of Mississauga since taking office on December 1, 2014, following the 2014 mayoral election. Crombie was re-elected to a third term in 2022.
Mayors of Mississauga
This list includes the two mayors of the Town of Mississauga (existing from 1968 to 1973), and the four mayors of the City of Mississauga (1974 to present):
Town of Mississauga
Before 1968, Mississauga was led by reeves for the townships of Clarkson, Cooksville, Dixie, Erindale, Lakeview, Lorne Park, Malton, Meadowvale, Sheridan, and Toronto Township.
No. | Mayor | Took office | Left office | Notes | |
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1 | Robert Speck | 1968 | 1972 | Former reeve of Toronto Township. Died in office, 1972. | |
2 | Chic Murray | 1972 | 1973 | Interim mayor, appointed by Council following Speck's death. |
City of Mississauga
The City of Mississauga was formed with the merger of the towns of Mississauga, Port Credit and Streetsville:
No. | Mayor | Took office | Left office | Notes | |
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3 | Martin Dobkin | 1973 | 1976 | First mayor of the City of Mississauga. As of 2023 he is the only living former mayor after the death of Hazel McCallion. | |
4 | Ron Searle | 1976 | 1978 | Former town councillor and city councillor. | |
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Hazel McCallion | 1978 | 2014 | Former mayor of Streetsville. Longest-serving mayor of Mississauga. |
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Bonnie Crombie | 2014 | Former city councillor and Member of Parliament. |
References
- Grewal, San (26 March 2013). "Brampton's Susan Fennell highest paid mayor in Canada". Toronto Star. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- "AMO – Ontario Municipal Elections". www.amo.on.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-25.