The mayor of Cleveland is the head of the executive branch of government of the City of Cleveland, Ohio. As the chief executive in Cleveland's mayor–council (strong mayor) system, the mayor oversees all city services and is "responsible for enforcing the city charter, city ordinances, and the laws of the State of Ohio." The mayor's office is located at Cleveland City Hall at 601 Lakeside Avenue in Downtown Cleveland. Since 1836, the city has had a total of 54 mayors, including the city's current mayor, Justin Bibb, encompassing 58 mayoral administrations, as four mayors have served in non-consecutive terms.
History
Cleveland was established by General Moses Cleaveland and surveyors of the Connecticut Land Company on July 22, 1796. The settlement (then known as "Cleaveland", after its founder) was incorporated as a village on December 23, 1814. When Cleveland became a city in 1836, it adopted a mayor–council form of government. However, the council–manager experiment was brief and, in November 1931, voters approved returning to the mayor–council system. The term of office for the mayor and members of council was traditionally two years, but was extended to four years in 1981 under Mayor George Voinovich.
Presidents, 1815–1835
thumb|170px|[[Alfred Kelley was elected the first village president of Cleveland (then known as "Cleaveland") in June 1815]]
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| Alfred Kelley
| 1815
| 1816
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| Daniel Kelley
| 1816
| 1819
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| Horace Perry
| 1820
| 1821
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| Reuben Wood
| 1821
| 1821
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| Leonard Case, Sr.
| 1821
| 1825
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| Eleazur Waterman
| 1825
| 1828
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| Oirson Cathan
| 1828
| 1829
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| David Long
| 1829
| 1830
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| Richard Hilliard
| 1830
| 1832
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| John W. Allen
| 1832
| 1835
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Mayors since 1836
thumb|170px|[[John W. Willey, the first mayor of Cleveland]]
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! Mayor It had twelve mayoral administrations from 1836 to 1854.
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