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Past and Present Mayors of Minneapolis

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Name (Party)

Assumed Office

Left Office

Age

Life Dates

46

R.T. Rybak
(DFL)

1/1/2002

-

49

11/12/1955 -

45

Sharon Sayles Belton (DFL)

1/1/1994

12/31/2001

47

5/13/1951 -

44

Donald M. Fraser (DFL)

1/1/1980

12/31/93

55

2/20/1924 -

43

Albert J. Hofstede (DFL)

1/1/1978

12/31/79

37

9/25/1940 -

42

Charles Stenvig (IND)

1/1/1976

12/31/77

47

1/16/1928 -

41

Albert J. Hofstede (DFL)

1/1/1974

12/31/1975

33

9/25/1940 -

40

Richard M. Erdall (R)

12/31/1973

12/31/1973

40

1/13/1933 -

39

Charles Stenvig (IND)

7/7/1969

12/31/1973

41

0/16/1928 -

38

Arthur Naftalin (DFL)

7/3/1961

7/6/1969

42

6/28/1917 -

37

P. Kenneth Peterson (R)

7/8/1957

7/2/1961

42

4/13/1915 - 12/31/1993

36

Eric G. Hoyer (DFL)

12/1/1948

7/7/1957

50

3/03/1898 - 3/17/1990

35

Hubert H. Humphrey (DFL)

7/2/1945

11/30/1948

34

5/29/1911 - 1/13/1978

34

Marvin L. Kline (R)

7/7/1941

7/1/1945

37

8/9/1903 - 4/9/1974

33

George E. Leach (R)

7/5/1937

7/6/1941

60

7/14/1876 - 7/17/1955

32

Thomas e. Latimer (F-L)

7/8/1935

7/4/1937

56

4/6/1879 - 11/6/1937

31

A. G. Bainbridge (R)

7/3/1933

7/7/1935

47

9/4/1885 - 3/14/1936

30

William A. Anderson (F-L)

7/6/1931

7/2/1933

57

10/16/1873 - 12/12/1954

29

William F. Kunze (R)

7/8/1929

7/5/1931

57

6/1/1872 - 2/14/1962

28

George E. Leach (R)

7/4/1921

7/7/1929

44

7/14/1876 - 7/17/1955

27

J. E. Meyers (Loy.)

1/6/1919

1/3/1921

54

12/22/1862 - 6/11/1944

26

Thomas Van Lear (PO)

1/1/1917

1/6/1919

52

4/26/1864 - 3/4/1931

25

Wallace G. Nye (R)

1/6/1913

1/1/1917

53

10/17/1859 -3/4/1926

24

J. C. Haynes (D)

1/7/1907

1/6/1913

56

9/22/1848 - 4/15/1913

23

David P. Jones (R)

1/2/1905

1/7/1907

44

7/6/1860 - 8/3/1927

22

J. C. Haynes (D)

1/5/1903

1/2/1905

54

9/22/1848 - 4/15/1913

21

David P. Jones (R)

8/27/1902

1/5/1903

42

7/6/1860 - 8/3/1927

20

A. A. Ames (R)

1/7/1901

8/27/1902

58

1/18/1842 - 11/16/1911

19

James Gray (D)

1/2/1899

1/7/1901

36

2/18/1862 - 9/8/1916

18

Robert Pratt (R)

1/7/1895

1/2/1899

49

12/12/1845 - 8/8/1908

17

William H. Eustis (R)

1/2/1983

1/7/1895

47

7/17/1845 - 11/29/1928

16

Phillip B. Winston (D)

1/5/1891

1/2/1893

45

8/12/1845 - 7/1/1901

15

E. C. Babb (R)

1/7/1889

1/5/1891

54

2/1/1834 - 3/9/1899

14

A. A. Ames (D)

4/13/1886

1/7/1889

44

1/18/1842 - 11/16/1911

13

George A. Pillsbury (R)

4/8/1884

4/13/1886

68

8/29/1816-7/17/1898

12

A. A. Ames (D)

4/11/1882

4/8/1884

40

1/18/1842 - 11/16/1911

11

A. C. Rand (R)

4/9/1878

4/11/1882

45

12/31/1832 - 7/12/1885

10

John De Laittre (R)

4/10/1877

4/9/1878

45

3/5/1832 - 9/19/1921

9

A. A. Ames (D)

4/11/1876

4/10/1877

34

1/18/1842 - 11/16/1911

8

Orlando C. Merriman (D)

4/13/1875

4/11/1876

47

7/27/1827 - 8/2/1906

7

Eugene M. Wilson (D)

4/14/1874

4/13/1875

40

12/25/1833 - 4/10/1890

6

George A. Brackett (R)

4/8/1873

4/14/1874

36

9/16/1836 - 5/17/1921

5

Eugene M. Wilson (D)

4/9/1872

4/8/1873

38

2/25/1833 - 4/10/1890

4

Eli B. Ames (D)

4/12/1870

4/9/1872

49

8/3/1820 - 6/26/1897

3

Dorilus Morrison (R)

4/13/1869

4/12/1870

58

12/27/1814 - 2/12/1897

2

Hugh G. Harrison (R)

4/14/1868

4/13/1869

41

4/22/1822 - 8/12/1891

1

Dorilus Morrison (R)

2/26/1867

4/14/1868

56

12/27/1814 - 2/12/1897

Political Abbreviations

Party Name

Abbreviation

Democrat

D

Republican

R

Democrat-Farmer-Labor

DFL

Populist

PO

Farmer-Labor

F-L

Independent

IND

Loyalist

LOY