Mayor of Seattle
Mayor Mayoral term Date of birth
Wesley C. Uhlman 1970-1978 ( 1935-03-23 ) March 23 , 1935 ( age 85 )
Charles Royer 1978-1990 ( 1939-08-22 ) August 22 , 1939 ( age 80 )
Norm Rice 1990-1998 ( 1943-05-04 ) May 4 , 1943 ( age 77 )
Greg Nickels 2002-2010 ( 1955-08-07 ) August 7 , 1955 ( age 64 )
Michael McGinn 2010-2014 ( 1959-12-17 ) December 17 , 1959 ( age 60 )
Ed Murray 2014-2017 ( 1955-05-02 ) May 2 , 1955 ( age 65 )
Bruce Harrell 2017-2017 ( 1958-10-10 ) October 10 , 1958 ( age 61 )
Tim Burgess 2017-2017 ( 1949-03-18 ) March 18 , 1949 ( age 71 )
Living former mayors
As of November 2017 [ update ] , eight former mayors are alive , the oldest being Wesley C. Uhlman ( born in 1935 ) . The most recent former mayor to die was Paul Schell , in 2014 . [ 95 ]
The Mayor of Seattle is the head of the executive branch of the city government of Seattle, Washington. The mayor is authorized by the city charter to enforce laws enacted by the Seattle City Council, as well as direct subordinate officers in city departments. The mayor serves a four-year term, without term limits, and is chosen in citywide, two-round elections between nonpartisan candidates. Since the appointment of Henry A. Atkins in 1869, 56 individuals have held the office of mayor. The city elected Bertha Knight Landes, the first female mayor of a major U.S. city, in 1926. Several mayors have served non-consecutive terms, while others have resigned or faced recall elections. Charles Royer holds the record for longest mayoral tenure in the city's history, serving three full terms from 1978 to 1990. Jenny Durkan took office as mayor on November 28, 2017, becoming the second female mayor and first lesbian mayor.