Mayor of Halifax | |
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since November 5, 2024 | |
Style | Your Worship |
Member of | Halifax Regional Council |
Reports to | Halifax Regional Council |
Seat | Halifax City Hall (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) |
Appointer | Direct election by residents of Halifax |
Term length | 4 years |
Inaugural holder | Walter Fitzgerald |
Formation | April 1, 1996 |
Salary | $176,034 |
Website | www.halifax.ca/mayor |
This is a list of mayors of the Halifax Regional Municipality. Halifax's first Mayor, Walter Fitzgerald, was elected in 1996 after the municipality was created by amalgamation. The Mayor of Halifax holds the highest office in the municipal government of Halifax. The mayor is elected at large during municipal elections, held every four years, and is the head of the Halifax Regional Council. The current Mayor-elect is Former Halifax MP Andy Fillmore.