The mayor of Miami Beach is the nonpartisan chief executive of the municipal government of Miami Beach, Florida, and the presiding member of its seven-member City Commission. Modern-day mayors are elected to two-year terms and are term-limited to no more than 3 terms, which can be consecutive or non-consecutive. The mayor and other members of the City Commission appoint a city manager to administer the day-to-day affairs and operations of City Hall and its various departments. City Hall is located at 1700 Convention Center Drive; the mayor's office is located on the fourth floor.
| Mayor of the City of Miami Beach | |
|---|---|
 Seal of the City of Miami Beach | |
since November 28, 2023 | |
| Term length | Two years |
| Inaugural holder | John Newton Lummus, Sr. |
| Formation | 1915 |
| Salary | $10,000 (as of 2015) |
| Website | Mayor's official website |
Three father-son combinations have held the office: the John Lummuses (Jr. and Sr.), the Dermers (Jay and David), and the Gelbers (Seymour and Dan). One woman has served as mayor (Bower). She is also, thus far, the only Hispanic to serve.
The current mayor is Steven Meiner, who was elected on November 21, 2023, and assumed office on November 28, 2023.[1]
Mayors (1915–present)
edit| No. | Portrait | Name | Term in office | Terms | Approximate
length of service |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Newton Lummus, Sr.
1871-1961 |
March 26, 1915
– October 28, 1918 |
2 | 3 years,
7 months |
Father of 5th mayor, J. N. Lummus, Jr. | |
| 2 |  |
Thomas Jessup Pancoast
1865-1941 |
October 28, 1918
– October 25, 1920 |
1 | 2 years | [2] |
| 3 | Thomas E. James | October 25, 1920
– October 23, 1922 |
1 | 2 years | ||
| 4 | Louis Fielding "Red" Snedigar
1890-1951 |
October 23, 1922
– December 21, 1926 |
1st and 2nd of 4 terms | 4 years,
2 months |
Longest-serving mayor (8 years, 8 months over 4 terms)[3] | |
| 5 | John Newton Lummus, Jr.
1899-1983 |
December 21, 1926
– December 18, 1928 |
1 | 2 years | Son of 1st mayor, J. N. Lummus, Sr. | |
| 6 | Louis Fielding "Red" Snedigar
1890-1951 |
December 18, 1928
– December 16, 1930 |
3rd of 4 terms | 2 years | [3] | |
| 7 | Val C. Cleary
1882-1966 |
December 16, 1930
– December 20, 1932 |
1st of 2 terms | 2 years | [4] | |
| 8 | Arthur Frank Katzentine
1902-1960 |
December 20, 1932
– December 18, 1934 |
1 | 2 years | ||
| 9 | Louis Fielding "Red" Snedigar
1890-1951 |
December 18, 1934
– June 1, 1937 |
4th of 4 terms | 2 years,
6 1⁄2 months |
[3] | |
| 10 | John Hale Levi
1875?-1948 |
June 1, 1937
– June 3, 1941 |
2 | 4 years | [5][6][7][8][9] | |
| 11 | Val C. Cleary
1882-1966 |
June 3, 1941
– June 1, 1943 |
2nd of 2 terms | 2 years | [4] | |
| 12 | Mitchell Wolfson
1900-1983 |
June 1, 1943
– June 5, 1944 |
1 | 1 year | ||
| 13 | John Hale Levi
1875?-1948 |
June 5, 1944
– June 5, 1945 |
1 | 1 year | [5][6][7][8][9] | |
| 14 | Herbert A. Frink | June 5, 1945
– June 3, 1947 |
1 | 2 years | ||
| 15 | Marcie Lieberman
1896-1966 |
June 3, 1947
– June 7, 1949 |
1 | 2 years | [10] | |
| 16 | Harold Turk
1915?-1988 |
June 7, 1949
– June 5, 1951 |
1 | 2 years | [11] | |
| 17 | D. Lee Powell
1908-1983 |
June 5, 1951
– June 2, 1953 |
1st of 3 terms | 2 years | [12] | |
| 18 | Harold Shapiro
1906?-1981 |
June 2, 1953
– June 7, 1955 |
1 | 2 years | Born in Russia, emigrated to U.S. at age 4[13] | |
| 19 | D. Lee Powell
1908-1983 |
June 7, 1955
– June 4, 1957 |
2nd of 3 terms | 2 years | [12] | |
| 20 | Kenneth Oka
1916-1987 |
June 4, 1957
– June 2, 1959 |
1st of 2 terms | 2 years | [14][15] | |
| 21 | D. Lee Powell
1908-1983 |
June 2, 1959
– June 6, 1961 |
3rd of 3 terms | 2 years | [12] | |
| 22 | Kenneth Oka
1916-1987 |
June 6, 1961
– June 4, 1963 |
2nd of 2 terms | 2 years | [14][15] | |
| 23 | Melvin J. Richard
1911?-2001 |
June 4, 1963
– June 1, 1965 |
1 | 2 years | [16][17][18] | |
| 24 | 
|
Elliott Roosevelt
1910-1990 |
June 1, 1965
– June 6, 1967 |
1 | 2 years | Son of Franklin D. Roosevelt[19][20][21][22][23] |
| 25 | 
|
Jay Dermer
1929?-1988 |
June 6, 1967
– November 2, 1971 |
2 | 4 years,
5 months |
Father of 35th mayor, David Dermer[24][23] |
| 26 | 
|
Chuck Hall
1918?-1974 |
November 2, 1971
– August 10, 1974 (died in office) |
2 | 2 years,
9 months |
Previously served as the first mayor of Miami-Dade County, 1964-1970[25][26][27] |
| Acting | Harold Rosen
1925-2018 |
August 10, 1974
– November 4, 1975 |
1 year,
3 months |
Appointed to fill office upon Chuck Hall's death; later elected in his own right[28][29][30][31][32] | ||
| 27 | November 4, 1975
– November 1, 1977 |
1 | 2 years | |||
| 28 | Leonard Haber
1933-2015 |
November 1, 1977
– November 6, 1979 |
1 | 2 years | [33] | |
| 29 | Murray Selbert Meyerson
1931?-2017 |
November 6, 1979
– November 3, 1981 |
1 | 2 years | [34][35][36] | |
| 30 | Norman Ciment
1936- |
November 3, 1981
– November 1, 1983 |
1 | 2 years | [37][38] | |
| 31 | Malcolm Hubert Fromberg
1935-2016 |
November 1, 1983
– November 5, 1985 |
1 | 2 years | [39][40][41] | |
| 32 | 
|
Alex Daoud
1943- |
November 5, 1985
– October 31, 1991 (suspended from office) |
3 | 6 years | Suspended by Gov. Lawton Chiles following federal indictment[42][43][44] |
| Acting | Stanley Arkin
1932-2015 |
October 31, 1991
– November 20, 1991 |
3 weeks | Vice mayor at time of Alex Daoud's suspension[45][46] | ||
| 33 | Seymour Gelber
1919-2019 |
November 20, 1991
– November 4, 1997 |
3 | 6 years | Father of 38th mayor, Dan Gelber[47][48] | |
| 34 | Neisen Kasdin
1954- |
November 4, 1997
– November 13, 2001 |
2 | 4 years | [52] | |
| 35 | 
|
David Dermer
1963- |
November 13, 2001
– November 21, 2007 |
3 | 6 years | Son of 25th mayor, Jay Dermer[23][53][54] |
| 36 | 
|
Matti Herrera Bower
1939- |
November 21, 2007
– November 25, 2013 |
3 | 6 years | First woman and Hispanic to serve as mayor[55][56] |
| 37 | 
|
Philip Levine
1962- |
November 25, 2013
– November 13, 2017 |
2 | 4 years | [57][58] |
| 38 | 
|
Dan Gelber
1960- |
November 13, 2017
– November 28, 2023 |
3 | 6 years | Son of 33rd mayor, Seymour Gelber[49][51] |
| 39 |  |
Steven Meiner
1971- |
November 28, 2023
– |
1 |
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