Mayor of Los Angeles

The Mayor of Los Angeles is the head of the executive branch of the government of Los Angeles and the chief executive of Los Angeles. The office is nonpartisan.

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 No. Portrait Name Term in office Length of service Party affiliation Election Previous office1120pxAlpheus P. Hodges  July 1, 1850  –  May 7, 1851 Democratic1850None2120pxBenjamin D. Wilson  May 7, 1851  –  May 4, 1852 Democratic1851Member of the Los Angeles Common Council  3120pxJohn G. Nichols  May 4, 1852  –  May 3, 1853 Democratic1852Los Angeles City Recorder  4120pxAntonio F. Coronel  May 3, 1853  –  May 4, 1854 Democratic18531st Los Angeles County Assessor  5120pxStephen C. Foster  May 4, 1854  –  January 13, 1855Democratic1854Member of the Los Angeles Board of Education  –120pxManuel Requena  January 13, 1855  –  January 25, 1855RepublicanMember of the Los Angeles Common Council  (5)120pxStephen C. Foster  January 25, 1855  –  May 9, 1855Democratic1855 (J)Mayor of Los Angeles  6Thomas Foster  May 9, 1855  –  May 7, 1856 Democratic1855 (M)Member of the Board of Education School Commission  (5)120pxStephen C. Foster  May 7, 1856  –  September 22, 1856 Democratic1856 (M)Mayor of Los Angeles  –120pxManuel Requena  September 22, 1856  –  October 4, 1856RepublicanMember of the Los Angeles Common Council  (3)120pxJohn G. Nichols  October 4, 1856  –  May 9, 1859 Democratic1856 (O)

1857

1858Member of the Los Angeles Common Council  7120pxDamien Marchesseault   May 9, 1859  –  May 9, 18601 year Democratic1859None8120pxHenry Mellus †   May 9, 1860  –  December 26, 1860 Democratic1860None–120pxWallace Woodworth  December 26, 1860  –  January 7, 1861 DemocraticMember of the Los Angeles Common Council  (7)120pxDamien Marchesseault   January 7, 1861  –  May 5, 1865 Democratic1861

1862

1863

1864Member of the Los Angeles Common Council  9120pxJose Mascarel   May 5, 1865  –  May 10, 1866 Republican 1865Member of the Los Angeles Common Council  10120pxCristobal Aguilar   May 10, 1866  –  May 8, 1867 Democratic1866Member of the Los Angeles Common Council  (7)120pxDamien Marchesseault   May 8, 1867  –  August 8, 1867 Democratic1867Zanjero of Los Angeles  (10)120pxCristobal Aguilar   August 8, 1867  –  December 7, 1868 DemocraticMayor of Los Angeles  11Joel Turner   December 9, 1868  –  December 9, 18702 years Democratic 1868

1869Member of the Los Angeles Common Council  (10)120pxCristobal Aguilar   December 9, 1870  –  December 5, 1872 Democratic 1870

1871Mayor of Los Angeles  12120pxJames R. Toberman   December 5, 1872  –  December 18, 1874 Democratic 1872

1873Member of the Los Angeles Common Council  13120pxPrudent Beaudry  December 18, 1874  –  December 8, 1876 Democratic 1874

1875Member of the Los Angeles Common Council  14120pxFrederick A. MacDougall †  December 8, 1876  –  November 16, 1878 Democratic 1876

1877None–Bernard Cohn  November 16, 1878  –  November 21, 1878 DemocraticMember of the Los Angeles Common Council  15 November 21, 1878  –  December 5, 1878(12)120pxJames R. Toberman   December 5, 1878  –  December 9, 1882 Democratic 1878

1879

1880

1881Mayor of Los Angeles  16120pxCameron E. Thom   December 9, 1882  –  December 9, 18842 years Democratic 1882

188315th Los Angeles County District Attorney  17120pxEdward F. Spence  December 9, 1884  –  December 14, 1886 Republican 1884

1885Member of the Los Angeles Common Council  18120pxWilliam H. Workman  December 14, 1886  –  December 10, 1888 Democratic 1886

1887Member of the Los Angeles Common Council 19120pxJohn Bryson  December 10, 1888  –  February 25, 1889 Democratic 1888Member of the Board of Police Commissioners 20120pxHenry T. Hazard  February 25, 1889  –  December 5, 1892 Republican 1889

1890Member of the Los Angeles Board of Freeholders  –120pxWilliam H. Bonsall  December 5, 1892  –  December 12, 1892 RepublicanMember of the Los Angeles City Council  21120pxThomas E. Rowan  December 12, 1892  –  December 12, 18942 years Democratic 18928th Los Angeles City Treasurer  22120pxFrank Rader  December 12, 1894  –  December 16, 1896 Republican 1894Member of the Los Angeles Street Commission  23120pxMeredith P. Snyder  December 16, 1896  –  December 15, 1898 Democratic 1896Member of the Los Angeles City Council  24120pxFrederick Eaton  December 15, 1898  –  December 12, 1900 Republican 1898Los Angeles City Engineer  (23)120pxMeredith P. Snyder  December 12, 1900  –  December 8, 1904 Democratic 1900

1902Mayor of Los Angeles  25120pxOwen McAleer  December 8, 1904	 –  December 13, 1906 Republican 1904Member of the Los Angeles City Council  26120pxArthur C. Harper  December 13, 1906  –  March 11, 1909 Democratic 1906Member of the Los Angeles Charter Revision Committee  –120pxNiles Pease  March 11, 1909  –  March 15, 1909 RepublicanMember of the Los Angeles City Council  27120pxWilliam Stephens  March 15, 1909  –  March 26, 1909 RepublicanMember of the Los Angeles Board of Education  28120pxGeorge Alexander   March 26, 1909  –  July 1, 1913 Republican 1909 (M)

1909 (N)

1911Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors  29120pxHenry H. Rose   July 1, 1913  –  July 1, 19152 years Independent 1913Judge of the Los Angeles Police Judges  30120pxCharles E. Sebastian   July 1, 1915  –  September 2, 1916 Democratic 1915Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department  –120pxMartin F. Betkouski  September 2, 1916  –  September 5, 1916 DemocraticMember of the Los Angeles City Council  31120pxFrederic T. Woodman   September 5, 1916  –  July 1, 1919 Republican 1917 Member of the Los Angeles Harbor Commission  (23)120pxMeredith P. Snyder   July 1, 1919  –  July 1, 19212 years Democratic 1919 Commissioner of the Los Angeles Ethics Commission  32120pxGeorge E. Cryer   July 1, 1921  –  July 1, 19298 years Republican 1921

1923

1925Chief Los Angeles County District Attorney  33120pxJohn C. Porter   July 1, 1929  –  July 1, 19334 years Democratic 1929None34120pxFrank L. Shaw   July 1, 1933  –  September 26, 1938 Republican 1933

1937Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors  35120pxFletcher Bowron   September 26, 1938  –  July 1, 1953 Republican 1938

1941

1945

1949Judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court  36120pxNorris Poulson   July 1, 1953  –  July 1, 19618 years Republican 1953 

1957 U.S. Representative for California(1947–1953)37120pxSam Yorty   July 1, 1961  –  July 1, 1973 12 years Democratic 1961 

1965

1969 U.S. Representative for California(1951–1955)38120pxTom Bradley   July 1, 1973  –  July 1, 1993 20 years Democratic 1973 

1977

1981

1985

1989  Member of the Los Angeles City Council(1963–1973)39 120pxRichard Riordan   July 1, 1993  –  July 1, 20018 years Republican 1993 

1997Member of the Board of Recreation and Parks Commissioners  40120pxJames Hahn   July 1, 2001  –  July 1, 20054 years Democratic 200115th Los Angeles City Attorney  41120pxAntonio Villaraigosa   July 1, 2005  –  July 1, 20138 years Democratic 2005 

2009  Member of the Los Angeles City Council(2003–2005)42120pxEric Garcetti  July 1, 2013  – December 11, 2022 Democratic 2013 

2017  Member of the Los Angeles City Council(2001–2013)43120pxKaren Bass  December 12, 2022  –  Incumbent	 Democratic 2022 U.S. Representative for California(2011–2022)

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