List of mayors of Washington, D.C.

Mayor of the District of Columbia
Seal of the District of Columbia
Flag of the District of Columbia
Incumbent Muriel Bowser since January 2, 2015
Term length	Four years, renewable
Inaugural holder	Walter E. Washington
Formation	1973
Website	mayor.dc.gov

Below is a list of mayors of Washington, D.C. and associated political entities.

1975–present: Mayors of the District of Columbia

See the main article: Mayor of the District of Columbia

See also: District of Columbia home rule

Since 1975, the District has been administered by a popularly elected mayor and district council.

Parties

  Democratic (8)

#	Mayor		Term of office	Party	Term	Previous office
1		Walter Washington (1915–2003)	January 2, 1975 – January 2, 1979	Democratic	1 (1974)	Mayor-Commissioner of the District of Columbia
2		Marion Barry (1936–2014)	January 2, 1979 – January 2, 1991	Democratic	2 (1978)	Member of the Council of the District of Columbia from the At-large district (1975–1979)
					3 (1982)
					4 (1986)
3		Sharon Pratt Kelly (born 1944)	January 2, 1991 – January 2, 1995	Democratic	5 (1990)	Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee (1985–1989)
2		Marion Barry (1936–2014)	January 2, 1995 – January 2, 1999	Democratic	6 (1994)	Member of the Council of the District of Columbia from Ward 8 (1993–1995)
4		Anthony A. Williams (born 1951)	January 2, 1999 – January 2, 2007	Democratic	7 (1998)	D.C. Chief Financial Officer (1995–1998)
					8 (2002)
5		Adrian Fenty (born 1970)	January 2, 2007 – January 2, 2011	Democratic	9 (2006)	Member of the Council of the District of Columbia from Ward 4 (2001–2007)
6		Vincent C. Gray (born 1942)	January 2, 2011 – January 2, 2015	Democratic	10 (2010)	Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia (2007–2011)
7		Muriel Bowser (born 1972)	January 2, 2015 – Incumbent	Democratic	11 (2014)	Member of the Council of the District of Columbia from Ward 4 (2007–2015)
					12 (2018)