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The mayor of Philadelphia is the chief executive of the government of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, [1] as stipulated by the Charter of the City of Philadelphia. The current mayor of Philadelphia is Cherelle Parker , who is the first woman to hold the position.
Cherelle Lesley Parker (born September 9, 1972) [2] is an American politician who has served as the 100th mayor of Philadelphia since 2024. She is the first woman to hold the office.
James Francis Kenney (born August 7, 1958) is an American politician who served as the 99th mayor of Philadelphia from 2016 to 2024. Kenney was first elected on November 3, 2015, defeating his Republican rival Melissa Murray Bailey after winning the crowded Democratic primary contest by a landslide on May 19.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 January 2025. Former mayor of Philadelphia John F. Street Street in 1999 97th Mayor of Philadelphia In office January 3, 2000 – January 7, 2008 Preceded by Ed Rendell Succeeded by Michael Nutter President of the Philadelphia City Council In office January 6, 1992 – December 31, 1998 Preceded by ...
Woodrow Wilson Goode Sr. (born August 19, 1938) is an American politician and former Mayor of Philadelphia and the first African American to hold that office. He served from 1984 to 1992, a period which included the controversial MOVE police action and house bombing in 1985.
Pages in category "Mayors of Philadelphia" The following 92 pages are in this category, out of 92 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Richardson K. Dilworth (August 29, 1898 – January 23, 1974) [1] was an American Democratic Party politician who served as the 91st mayor of Philadelphia from 1956 to 1962. He twice ran as the Democratic nominee for governor of Pennsylvania, in 1950 and in 1962. He is to date the last White Anglo-Saxon Protestant mayor of Philadelphia.
Michael Anthony Nutter (born June 29, 1957) is an American politician who served as the 98th Mayor of Philadelphia from 2008 to 2016. A member of the Democratic Party, he is also a former member of the Philadelphia City Council from the 4th district and had served as the 52nd Ward Democratic Leader until 1990. [1]