List of mayors of the Halifax Regional Municipality

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 the Halifax holds the highest office in the municipal government of Halifax. The mayor is elected at large during municipal elections, held every leap year and is the head of the Halifax Regional Council. The current mayor is Mike Savage, who has served since 2012.

Mayor of Halifax
Incumbent Mike Savage since October 20, 2012
Style	His/Her 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, 2016
Salary	$176,034
Website	www.halifax.ca/mayor

List

#	Image	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Notes
1		Walter Fitzgerald (1936 – 2014)	1 April 1996	20 October 2000	Previously mayor of the City of Halifax
2		Peter Kelly (born 1956)	20 October 2000	20 October 2012	Previously mayor of the Town of Bedford
3		Mike Savage (born 1960)	20 October 2012	Incumbent	Previously MP for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour

See also

• List of mayors of Halifax, Nova Scotia for a list of mayors for the City of Halifax, from 1841 - 1996.
• List of mayors of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia for a list of mayors for the City of Dartmouth, from 1873 - 1996.
• List of mayors of Bedford, Nova Scotia for a list of mayors for the Town of Bedford, from 1979 - 1996.
• List of wardens of Halifax County, Nova Scotia for a list of wardens for Halifax County, from 1880 - 1996.