title: List of mayors of Minneapolis
text: # List of mayors of Minneapolis
  
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  This is a list of mayors of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The current mayor is Jacob Frey (DFL).
  
  ## Minneapolis
  
  From 1867 to 1878 mayors were elected for a 1-year term. Beginning in 1878 the term was extended to 2 years.
  
  As the city became larger and more complex, expectations of voters for mayors increased. The term was extended to 4 years beginning in January 1982, to provide mayors with more time to achieve their programs.
  
  ### List
  
  Mayors of Minneapolis :
  
  | # | Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Dorilus Morrison | February 26, 1867 | April 14, 1868 | Republican |
  | 2 | Hugh G. Harrison | April 14, 1868 | April 13, 1869 | Republican |
  | 3 | Dorilus Morrison | April 13, 1869 | April 12, 1870 | Republican |
  | 4 | Eli B. Ames | April 12, 1870 | April 9, 1872 | Democratic |
  | 5 | Eugene McLanahan Wilson | April 9, 1872 | April 8, 1873 | Democratic |
  | 6 | George A. Brackett | April 8, 1873 | April 14, 1874 | Republican |
  | 7 | Eugene McLanahan Wilson | April 14, 1874 | April 13, 1875 | Democratic |
  | 8 | Orlando C. Merriman | April 13, 1875 | April 11, 1876 | Democratic |
  | 9 | A.A. (Doc.) Ames | April 11, 1876 | April 10, 1877 | Democratic |
  | 10 | John De Laittre | April 10, 1877 | April 9, 1878 | Republican |
  | 11 | Alonzo Cooper Rand | April 9, 1878 | April 11, 1882 | Republican |
  | 12 | A.A. (Doc.) Ames | April 11, 1882 | April 8, 1884 | Democratic |
  | 13 | George A. Pillsbury | April 8, 1884 | April 13, 1886 | Republican |
  | 14 | A.A. (Doc.) Ames | April 13, 1886 | January 7, 1889 | Democratic |
  | 15 | Edward C. Babb | January 7, 1889 | January 5, 1891 | Republican |
  | 16 | Phillip B. Winston | January 5, 1891 | January 2, 1893 | Democratic |
  | 17 | William H. Eustis | January 2, 1893 | January 7, 1895 | Republican |
  | 18 | Robert Pratt | January 7, 1895 | January 2, 1899 | Republican |
  | 19 | James Gray | January 2, 1899 | January 7, 1901 | Democratic |
  | 20 | A.A. (Doc.) Ames | January 7, 1901 | August 27, 1902 | Republican |
  | 21 | David P. Jones | August 27, 1902 | January 5, 1903 | Republican |
  | 22 | J. C. Haynes | January 5, 1903 | January 2, 1905 | Democratic |
  | 23 | David P. Jones | January 2, 1905 | January 7, 1907 | Republican |
  | 24 | J. C. Haynes | January 7, 1907 | January 6, 1913 | Democratic |
  | 25 | Wallace G. Nye | January 6, 1913 | January 1, 1917 | Republican |
  | 26 | Thomas Van Lear | January 1, 1917 | January 6, 1919 | Socialist |
  | 27 | J. E. Meyers | January 6, 1919 | July 3, 1921 | Loyalist |
  | 28 | George E. Leach | July 4, 1921 | July 7, 1929 | Republican |
  | 29 | William F. Kunze | July 8, 1929 | July 5, 1931 | Republican |
  | 30 | William A. Anderson | July 6, 1931 | July 2, 1933 | Farmer–Labor |
  | 31 | A. G. Bainbridge | July 3, 1933 | July 7, 1935 | Republican |
  | 32 | Thomas E. Latimer | July 8, 1935 | July 4, 1937 | Farmer–Labor |
  | 33 | George E. Leach | July 5, 1937 | July 6, 1941 | Republican |
  | 34 | Marvin L. Kline | July 7, 1941 | July 1, 1945 | Republican |
  | 35 | Hubert Humphrey | July 2, 1945 | November 30, 1948 | Democratic–Farmer–Labor |
  | 36 | Eric G. Hoyer | December 1, 1948 | July 7, 1957 | Democratic–Farmer–Labor |
  | 37 | P. Kenneth Peterson | July 8, 1957 | July 2, 1961 | Republican |
  | 38 | Arthur Naftalin | July 3, 1961 | July 6, 1969 | Democratic–Farmer–Labor |
  | 39 | Charles Stenvig | July 7, 1969 | December 31, 1973 | Independent |
  | 40 | Richard Erdall | December 31, 1973 | December 31, 1973 | Republican |
  | 41 | Albert Hofstede | January 1, 1974 | December 31, 1975 | Democratic–Farmer–Labor |
  | 42 | Charles Stenvig | January 1, 1976 | December 31, 1977 | Independent |
  | 43 | Albert Hofstede | January 1, 1978 | December 31, 1979 | Democratic–Farmer–Labor |
  | 44 | Donald M. Fraser | January 1, 1980 | December 31, 1993 | Democratic–Farmer–Labor |
  | 45 | Sharon Sayles Belton | January 1, 1994 | December 31, 2001 | Democratic–Farmer–Labor |
  | 46 | R. T. Rybak | January 1, 2002 | December 31, 2013 | Democratic–Farmer–Labor |
  | 47 | Betsy Hodges | January 1, 2014 | January 2, 2018 | Democratic–Farmer–Labor |
  | 48 | Jacob Frey | January 2, 2018 | incumbent | Democratic–Farmer–Labor |
  
  Number of Mayors of Minneapolis by party affiliation :
  
  | Party | Mayors |
  | - | - |
  | Republican | 21 |
  | Democratic | 11 |
  | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 10 |
  | Farmer-Labor | 2 |
  | Independent | 2 |
  | Loyalist | 1 |
  | Socialist | 1 |
  
  ## St. Anthony
  
  Minneapolis merged with St. Anthony in 1872.
  
  | # | Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Henry T. Welles | April 13, 1855 | April 9, 1856 | Democratic |
  | 2 | Alvaren Allen | April 9, 1856 | August 23, 1856 | Democratic |
  | | David A. Secombe (Mayor Pro-Temp) | August 23, 1856 | April 7, 1857 | |
  | 3 | William W. Wales | April 7, 1857 | April 6, 1858 | Republican |
  | 4 | Orrin Curtis | April 6, 1858 | April 5, 1860 | Democratic |
  | 5 | R.B. Graves | April 5, 1860 | April 8, 1861 | Republican |
  | 6 | Orlando C. Merriman | April 8, 1861 | April 1863 | Democratic |
  | 7 | Edwin S. Brown | April 1863 | April 11, 1864 | Democratic |
  | 8 | Orlando C. Merriman | April 11, 1864 | April 7, 1865 | Democratic |
  | 9 | William W. Wales | April 7, 1865 | April 10, 1866 | Republican |
  | 10 | Orlando C. Merriman | April 10, 1866 | April 7, 1868 | Democratic |
  | 11 | Winthrop Young | April 7, 1868 | April 10, 1869 | Democratic |
  | 12 | William W. McNair | April 10, 1869 | April 4, 1871 | Democratic |
  | 13 | Edwin S. Brown | April 4, 1871 | April 8, 1872 | Democratic |
  