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List of mayors of Ottawa

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The following is a list of mayors of Ottawa. Until 1854, Ottawa was known as Bytown. Over the course of Ottawa's history, the borders of the municipality have greatly expanded through annexations. This most recently occurred in 2001 when a number of neighbouring communities were amalgamated with Ottawa.

Bytown

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Ottawa, pre-amalgamation (1855–2001)

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Amalgamation

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When the city of Ottawa amalgamated in 2001, these were the mayors of the municipalities that amalgamated:

Since amalgamation (2001–present)

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No. Photo Mayor Terms of office Took office Left office
57 Bob Chiarelli 2 January 1, 2001 December 1, 2006
58 Larry O'Brien 1 December 1, 2006 November 30, 2010
Michel Bellemare (acting) [a] May 2, 2009 July 8, 2009
Doug Thompson (acting) [a] July 8, 2009 August 6, 2009
56[b] Jim Watson 4 December 1, 2010 November 15, 2022
59 Mark Sutcliffe 1 November 15, 2022 Incumbent

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Bellemare and Thompson served as acting mayor during O'Brien's leave of absence, due to criminal charges before the court.
  2. ^ Watson previously served as mayor of the Old City of Ottawa from 1997 to 2000

See also

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