Mayor of Boston

The mayor of Boston is the head of the municipal government in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Boston has a mayor–council government. Boston's mayoral elections are nonpartisan (as are all municipal elections in Boston), and elect a mayor to a four-year term; there are no term limits. The mayor's office is in Boston City Hall, in Government Center.

Mayor of Boston
Seal of the Office of the Mayor of the City of Boston
Incumbent
Michelle Wu
since November 16, 2021
StyleHis/Her Honor
TypeChief executive
Member ofBoard of Aldermen
(1822-1854)
ResidenceNone official
SeatBoston City Hall
NominatorNon-partisan nominating petition
AppointerPopular vote
Term lengthFour years
Constituting instrumentBoston City Charter
PrecursorBoston Board of Selectmen
FormationOriginal Post:
1822
Current form:
1909
First holderJohn Phillips
Salary$199,000 (2018)
Websitewww.boston.gov/departments/mayors-office
Boston mayoral elections

One-year terms:
1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894
Two-year terms:
1895 1897 1899 1901 1903 1905 1907
Four-year terms:
1910 1914 1917 1921 1925 1929 1933 1937 1941 1945 1949 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021

 

The current mayor of Boston is Michelle Wu.

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