title: List of mayors of Saskatoon
text: # List of mayors of Saskatoon
  
  This is a list of mayors of Saskatoon, the largest city in the central Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The mayor leads Saskatoon City Council, the city's governing body. The 28th and current mayor is Charlie Clark, who was first elected in 2016.
  
  ## Background
  
  Saskatoon received a town charter in July 1903, which led to the inception of a town council. In May 1906 the Town of Saskatoon merged with the settlements of Riversdale and Nutana, and the City of Saskatoon was incorporated. Until 1954, Saskatoon's mayor was elected annually. From 1954 until 1970, the mayor was elected biannually. The term was then extended to three years, and in 2012 it was extended to four.
  
  From 1920 to 1926 and from 1938 to 1942, Saskatoon mayors were elected using Instant-runoff voting. All other times First past the post was used.
  
  Until 1976, mayor and council were sworn in during the first meeting of the new year, meaning that terms could be measured in calendar years. From 1976, mayor and council have been sworn in during the first meeting following the election.
  
  ## List of mayors
  
  Mayors of Saskatoon :
  
  | # | Mayor | Term start | Term end |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Town of Saskatoon | Town of Saskatoon | |
  | 1 | James Robert Wilson | 1903 | 1904 |
  | 2 | Malcolm Isbister | 1905 | 1905 |
  | | City of Saskatoon | City of Saskatoon | |
  | 3 | James Clinkskill | 1906 | 1906 |
  | (1) | James Robert Wilson | 1907 | 1908 |
  | 4 | William Hopkins | 1909 | 1910 |
  | (3) | James Clinkskill | 1911 | 1912 |
  | 5 | Frederick E. Harrison | 1913 | 1915 |
  | 6 | Alexander MacGillvray Young | 1916 | 1918 |
  | 7 | Frank MacMillan | 1919 | 1919 |
  | (6) | Alexander MacGillvray Young | 1920 | 1921 |
  | 8 | Howard McConnell | 1922 | 1923 |
  | 9 | William Harvey Clare | 1924 | 1925 |
  | 10 | Russell Wilson | 1926 | 1926 |
  | 11 | George Wesley Norman | 1927 | 1929 |
  | 12 | John W. Hair | 1930 | 1931 |
  | 13 | Joseph Edwin Underwood | 1932 | 1932 |
  | 14 | John Sproule Mills | 1933 | 1934 |
  | 15 | Robert Mitford Pinder | 1935 | 1938 |
  | 16 | Carl Niderost | 1939 | 1940 |
  | 17 | S. N. MacEachern | 1941 | 1943 |
  | 18 | Angus W. MacPherson | 1944 | 1948 |
  | (14) | John Sproule Mills | 1949 | 1953 |
  | 19 | J. D. McAskill | 1954 | 1957 |
  | 20 | Sidney Buckwold | 1958 | 1963 |
  | 21 | Percy C. Klaehn | 1964 | 1964 |
  | 22 | E. J. Cole | 1965 | 1966 |
  | (20) | Sidney Buckwold | 1967 | 1971 |
  | 23 | Bert Sears | 1972 | 1976 |
  | 24 | Cliff E. Wright | 1976 | 1988 |
  | 25 | Henry Dayday | 1988 | 2000 |
  | 26 | Jim Maddin | 2000 | 2003 |
  | 27 | Donald J. Atchison | 2003 | 2016 |
  | 28 | Charlie Clark | 2016 | – |
  