List of mayors of Houston
This is a list of people who have served as mayor of the city of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas.
| Mayor of Houston | |
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| Style | The Honorable |
| Term length | Four years, renewable once (effective 2016) |
| Inaugural holder | James S. Holman 1837 |
| Formation | Houston City Charter |
| Website | Official website |
| Elections in Texas |
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Until 2015, the term of the mayor was two years. Beginning with the tenure of Bob Lanier, the city charter imposed term limits on officeholders of no more than three terms (six years total). On November 3, 2015, voters approved Proposition 2, which extended the terms of the Mayor, City Controller and City Councilmembers to four years, while imposing a limit of two terms.
List of mayors of Houston
| Term | Mayor | Party Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–present | Sylvester Turner | Democratic | |
| 2010–2016 | Annise Parker | Democratic | |
| 2004–2010 | Bill White | Democratic | |
| 1998–2004 | Lee Brown | Democratic | |
| 1992–1998 | Bob Lanier | Democratic | |
| 1982–1992 | Kathy Whitmire[1] | Democratic | |
| 1978–1981 | Jim McConn | Republican | |
| 1974–1978 | Fred Hofheinz | Democratic | |
| 1964–1973 | Louie Welch | Republican | |
| 1958–1963 | Lewis Cutrer | Democratic | |
| 1956–1957 | Oscar F. Holcombe (5th) | Democratic | |
| 1953–1955 | Roy Hofheinz | Democratic | |
| 1947–1952 | Oscar F. Holcombe (4th) | Democratic | |
| 1943–1946 | Otis Massey | Democratic | |
| 1941–1942 | Neal Pickett | ||
| 1939–1941 | Oscar F. Holcombe (3rd) | Democratic | |
| 1937–1938 | Richard H. Fonville | ||
| 1933–1936 | Oscar F. Holcombe (2nd) | Democratic | |
| 1929–1933 | Walter E. Monteith | ||
| 1921–1929 | Oscar F. Holcombe | Democratic | |
| 1918–1921 | A. Earl Amerman | ||
| 1917–1918 | Joseph Chappell Hutcheson, Jr. | ||
| 1917 | J. J. Pastoriza (died in office) | ||
| 1913–1917 | Ben Campbell | ||
| 1905–1913 | H. Baldwin Rice (2nd) | ||
| 1904–1905 | Andrew L. Jackson | ||
| 1902–1904 | O. T. Holt | ||
| 1901–1902 | John D. Woolford | ||
| 1898–1901 | Samuel H. Brashear | ||
| 1896–1898 | H. Baldwin Rice | ||
| 1892–1896 | John T. Browne | ||
| 1890–1892 | Henry Scherffius | ||
| 1886–1890 | Daniel C. Smith | ||
| 1880–1886 | William R. Baker | ||
| 1879–1880 | Andrew J. Burke | ||
| 1877–1878 | James T. D. Wilson (2nd) | ||
| 1875–1876 | I. C. Lord | ||
| 1874 | James T. D. Wilson | ||
| 1870–1873 | Thomas H. Scanlan | ||
| 1868–1870 | Joseph Robert Morris | ||
| 1867–1868 | Alexander McGowan (2nd) | ||
| 1866 | Horace D. Taylor | ||
| 1863–1865 | William Anders | ||
| 1862 | Thomas W. House | ||
| 1861 | William J. Hutchins | ||
| 1860 | Thomas W. Whitmarsh | ||
| 1859 | William King | ||
| 1858 | Alexander McGowan | ||
| 1856–1857 | Cornelius Ennis | ||
| 1855–1856 | James H. Stevens | ||
| 1853–1854 | Nathan Fuller | ||
| 1849–1852 | Francis W. Moore, Jr. (3rd) | ||
| 1847–1848 | B. P. Buckner | ||
| 1846 | James Bailey | ||
| 1845 | W. W. Swain | ||
| 1844 | Horace Baldwin | ||
| 1843 | Francis W. Moore, Jr. (2nd) | ||
| 1841–1842 | Colonel J.D. Andrews | ||
| 1840 | Charles Bigelow | ||
| 1839 | George W. Lively | ||
| 1838–1839 | Francis W. Moore, Jr. | ||
| 1837 | James S. Holman |
Living former mayors
As of January 2020, five former mayors were alive, the oldest being Lee Brown (1998–2004, born 1937). The most recent mayor to die was Bob Lanier (1992–1998), on December 20, 2014.
| Name | Mayoral term | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|
| Fred Hofheinz | 1974–1977 | March 15, 1938 |
| Kathy Whitmire | 1982–1991 | August 15, 1946 |
| Lee Brown | 1998–2004 | October 4, 1937 |
| Bill White | 2004–2010 | June 16, 1954 |
| Annise Parker | 2010–2016 | May 17, 1956 |
See also
References
- "Timeline". Women in Texas History. Austin: Ruthe Winegarten Memorial Foundation for Texas Women's History. Archived from the original on March 23, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
External links
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