# List of mayors of Harare

This is a list of mayors of Harare (previously Salisbury until 1982), the capital of Zimbabwe. All mayors are members of the Harare City Council who are elected by their fellow councillors. The current mayor since 21 December 2023 is Jacob Mafume.

## List of mayors

| Mayor | Term start | Term end | | Party |
| William Fairbridge | 1 December 1897 | 1899 | | |
| H. J. Deary | 10 August 1899 | 9 August 1900 | | |
| Joseph van Praagh | 9 August 1900 | 1901 | | |
| G. D. Bates | 1901 | 1903 | | |
| Ralph Milton Cleveland | 1903 | 1905 | | |
| Edward Coxwell | 1905 | 1906 | | |
| John Pascoe | 1906 | 1908 | | |
| Hugh William Ross | 1908 | 1909 | | |
| William Harvey Brown | 1909 | 1910 | | |
| Ralph Milton Cleveland | 1910 | 1912 | | |
| James Lawson | 1912 | 1913 | | |
| Edward Coxwell | 1913 | 1914 | | |
| H. L. Lezard | 1914 | 1915 | | |
| W. Martin Epton | 1915 | 1916 | | |
| H. L. Lezard | 1916 | 1917 | | |
| George Elcombe | 1917 | 1920 | | |
| Ralph Milton Cleveland | 1920 | 1921 | | |
| George Elcombe | 1921 | 1923 | | |
| William Smith | 1923 | 1924 | | |
| John Reid Rowland | 1924 | 1925 | | |
| W. Hill | 1925 | 1927 | | |
| Jacob Smit | 1927 | 1928 | | |
| John McChlery | 1928 | 1929 | | |
| J. E. Stone | 1929 | 1930 | | |
| J. W. Elsworth | 1930 | 1931 | | |
| Robert Lawrence Phillips | 1931 | 1932 | | |
| Ralph Milton Cleveland | 1932 | 1933 | | |
| John Reid Rowland | 1933 | 1934 | | |
| Leslie B. Fereday | 1934 | 1937 | | |
| N. A. Philip | 1937 | 1938 | | |
| D. McDonald | 1938 | 1940 | | |
| O. P. Wheeler | 1940 | 1941 | | |
| D. McDonald | 1941 | 1942 | | |
| Gladys Maasdorp | 1942 | 1943 | | Labour |
| Charles Olley | 1943 | 1945 | | |
| Noel St. Quintin | 1945 | 1947 | | |
| Morton Jaffray | 1947 | 1949 | | |
| Ralph Milton Cleveland | 1949 | 1951 | | |
| S. W. Sandford | 1951 | 1953 | | |
| Henry Bain Auld | 1953 | 1954 | | |
| James Watson Swan | 1954 | 1955 | | |
| Harry Pichanick | 1955 | 1957 | | |
| L. J. Boshoff | 1957 | 1958 | | |
| Leslie Pocket | August 1958 | 5 August 1959 | | |
| Herbert Posselt | 5 August 1959 | 1960 | | |
| Dennis Divaris | 1960 | 1961 | | |
| Ivor Pitch | 11 August 1961 | 1962 | | |
| William Steer | 1962 | 1963 | | |
| Frank Clements | 1963 | 1964 | | |
| Bernard Ponter | 1964 | 1965 | | Rhodesian Front |
| Gordon Harper | 1965 | 10 August 1967 | | Rhodesian Front |
| Ivor Pitch | 10 August 1967 | August 1968 | | Independent |
| Florence Chisholm | August 1968 | 1969 | | Rhodesian Front |
| John Lovatt | 1969 | 1970 | | Rhodesian Front |
| T. E. Taylor | 1970 | 1971 | | Rhodesian Front |
| Roger Bates | 1971 | 2 August 1972 | | Independent |
| Jock Alves | 2 August 1972 | 7 August 1974 | | Rhodesian Front |
| Tony Tanser | 7 August 1974 | 1975 | | Independent |
| Douglas Tanner | 1975 | 1976 | | Rhodesian Front |
| Roy Wright | 1976 | 3 August 1977 | | |
| Ronald Cowan | 3 August 1977 | 1978 | | |
| Arthur Wilkins | 1978 | August 1979 | | |
| Jack Whiting | August 1979 | 7 April 1981 | | |
| Tizirai Gwata | 7 April 1981 | 15 October 1984 | | ZANU–PF |
| Oliver Chidawu | 15 October 1984 | 1985 | | ZANU–PF |
| Tony Gara | 29 July 1985 | 1986 | | ZANU–PF |
| Solomon Tawengwa | 1 October 1986 | 1988 | | ZANU–PF |
| Jabulani Thembani | 1988 | 1989 | | ZANU–PF |
| Simon Chikwavaire | 1989 | 1993 | | ZANU–PF |
| Charles Tawengwa | 1993 | 1995 | | ZANU–PF |
| Solomon Tawengwa | 1995 | March 1999 | | ZANU–PF |
| Vacant; city administered by government-appointed commission 1999–2002 | Vacant; city administered by government-appointed commission 1999–2002 | Vacant; city administered by government-appointed commission 1999–2002 | Vacant; city administered by government-appointed commission 1999–2002 | Vacant; city administered by government-appointed commission 1999–2002 |
| Elias Mudzuri | 1 April 2002 | April 2003 | | MDC |
| Sekesai Makwavarara (acting) | April 2003 | 2008 | | MDC |
| Sekesai Makwavarara (acting) | April 2003 | 2008 | | ZANU–PF |
| Emmanuel Chiroto | 15 June 2008 | June 2008 | | MDC–T |
| Muchadeyi Masunda | 2 July 2008 | 18 December 2013 | | Independent |
| Bernard Manyenyeni | 18 December 2013 | 13 February 2018 | | MDC–T |
| Enock Mupamawonde (acting) | 13 February 2018 | 3 September 2018 | | MDC–T |
| Herbert Gomba | 3 September 2018 | 14 August 2020 | | MDC Alliance |
| Jacob Mafume | 3 September 2020 | September 2023 | | MDC Alliance |
| Jacob Mafume | 3 September 2020 | September 2023 | | CCC |
| Ian Makone | 11 September 2023 | 9 November 2023 | | CCC |
| Lovejoy Chitengu | 21 November 2023 | 21 December 2023 | | CCC |
| Jacob Mafume | 21 December 2023 | | | CCC |