List of mayors of Washington, D.C.
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Below is a list of mayors of Washington, D.C. and associated political entities.
Mayor of the District of Columbia | |
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Term length | Four years, renewable |
Inaugural holder | Walter E. Washington |
Formation | 1973 |
Website | mayor.dc.gov |
1975–present: Mayors of the District of Columbia
Main page: Mayor of the District of Columbia
Since 1975, the District has been administered by a popularly elected mayor and district council.
- Parties
Democratic (8)
# | Mayor | Term of office | Party | Term | Previous office | |
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1 | Walter Washington[1] (1915–2003) |
January 2, 1975 – January 2, 1979 |
Democratic | 1 (1974) |
Mayor-Commissioner of the District of Columbia | |
2 | Marion Barry[1] (1936–2014) |
January 2, 1979 – January 2, 1991 |
Democratic | 2 (1978) |
Member of the Council of the District of Columbia from the At-large district (1975–1979) | |
3 (1982) | ||||||
4 (1986) | ||||||
3 | Sharon Pratt Kelly[1][2] (born 1944) |
January 2, 1991 – January 2, 1995 |
Democratic | 5 (1990) |
Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee (1985–1989) | |
2 | Marion Barry[1] (1936–2014) |
January 2, 1995 – January 2, 1999 |
Democratic | 6 (1994) |
Member of the Council of the District of Columbia from Ward 8 (1993–1995) | |
4 | Anthony A. Williams[1] (born 1951) |
January 2, 1999 – January 2, 2007 |
Democratic | 7 (1998) |
D.C. Chief Financial Officer (1995–1998) | |
8 (2002) | ||||||
5 | Adrian Fenty[1] (born 1970) |
January 2, 2007 – January 2, 2011 |
Democratic | 9 (2006) |
Member of the Council of the District of Columbia from Ward 4 (2001–2007) | |
6 | Vincent C. Gray[1] (born 1942) |
January 2, 2011 – January 2, 2015 |
Democratic | 10 (2010) |
Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia (2007–2011) | |
7 | Muriel Bowser[1] (born 1972) |
January 2, 2015 – Incumbent |
Democratic | 11 (2014) |
Member of the Council of the District of Columbia from Ward 4 (2007–2015) | |
12 (2018) |