List of mayors of Ottawa

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The following is a list of mayors of Ottawa. Until 1854, Ottawa was known as Bytown. Over the course of Ottawa's history, the borders of the municipality have greatly expanded through annexations. This most recently occurred in 2001 when a number of neighbouring communities were amalgamated with Ottawa.

Bytown[edit]

Ottawa, pre-amalgamation (1855–2001)[edit]

Amalgamation[edit]

When the city of Ottawa amalgamated in 2001, these were the mayors of the municipalities that amalgamated:

Since amalgamation (2001–present)[edit]

List of successive mayors of Ottawa since amalgamation (2001—present)
No. Mayor In office Notes
57 Bob Chiarelli January 1, 2001 December 1, 2006
58 Larry O'Brien December 1, 2006 November 30, 2010
Michel Bellemare (acting) May 2, 2009 July 8, 2009
Doug Thompson (acting) July 8, 2009 August 6, 2009
56
Jim Watson December 1, 2010 November 15, 2022
59
Mark Sutcliffe November 15, 2022 Incumbent

Note: Bellemare and Thompson served as acting mayor during O'Brien's leave of absence, due to criminal charges before the court.

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