The mayor of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario is the chief executive officer of the municipality. Those elected to the role preside over meetings of city council and are the primary spokesperson for the city and council. In addition, the mayor has certain powers under Part VI.1 of Ontario's Municipal Act, 2001 to direct the work of city staff and determine the organizational structure of city hall.

The mayor is the only office elected on a city-wide basis. Currently this election is conducted every four-years, at the same time as councillor elections, on a first-past-the-post basis.

History The city of Sault Ste. Marie has had 28 mayors since its incorporation.

Prior to becoming a city in 1912, Sault Ste. Marie had been a township governed by a council that included a mayor and six councillors elected at-large. Once incorporated as a city on April 16, 1912, the former town mayor William H. Munro became the first mayor of the new city. Munro and the city council governed the city until their terms ended early the following year.

Voters had the opportunity to elect their first mayor and city council in January 1913. Thomas E. Simpson and eight aldermen were elected at-large from across the city. At the time the mayor and council were elected to a one-year term with elections occurring each January.

The city's current mayor is Matthew Shoemaker, a former two-term city councillor, who was sworn in on November 15, 2022. Mayors currently serve a four-year term.

Mayors + City incorporated on April 16, 1912 No. Mayor Took office Left office Prior political experience 1 William H. Munro April 16, 1912 January 1913 Town councillor (1902-1903; 1905-1907; 1909-1910) Mayor, Town of Sault Ste. Marie (1911-1912) 2 Thomas Edward Simpson January 1913 January 1915 Town councillor (1908)Mayor, Town of Sault Ste. Marie (1909-1910) 3 John Alexander McPhail January 1915 January 1917 Town councillor (1911-1912) Alderman (1912-1914) 4The town of Steelton was amalgamated with Sault Ste. Marie at the start of Crawford's second term on January 1, 1918 Francis Edward Crawford January 1917 August 15, 1918 (resigned to become city assessor) Town councillor (1912) Alderman (1912-1915) 5 Thomas Dean August 15, 1918 January 1919 Councillor, Manitoulin Island Reeve, St. Joseph IslandTown councillor (1905)Alderman (1914-1918) 6 George Alexander Boyd 1919 1919 7 Thomas Farquhar 1920 1922 Secretary-treasurer, Public school board (1915-1926) Alderman (1918-1919) 8 James Dawson 1922 1925 9 Thomas Joseph Irwin 1926 1929 10 John McLarty 1930 1931 11 James W. Lyons 1932 1934 Mayor of Steelton 12 Richard McMeekin 1935 1936 13 W. John McMeeken 1937 1945 14 William Henry Cecil Brien 1946 1949 15 Charles Herbert Smale 1950 1956 16 Walter Harry 1957 1959 17 James L. McIntyre January 1, 1960 January 11, 1965 Alderman, Ward 1 (1958-1959)

+ City amalgamates with Korah and Tarentorus townships on January 1, 1965 No. Mayor Took office Left office Prior political experience 18 Alexander C. Harry January 11, 1965 January 13, 1969 19 John Rhodes January 13, 1969 November 8, 1971 (resigned to take provincial office) Alderman, Ward 2 (1965-1968) 20 Ron Irwin November 8, 1971 January 6, 1975 Alderman, Ward 1 (1969-1972) 21 Nicholas Trbovich January 6, 1975 December 1, 1980 Alderman, Ward 4 (1971-1974) 22 Donald M. Macgregor December 1, 1980 December 2, 1985 Alderman, Ward 2 (1978-1980) 23 Joe Fratesi December 2, 1985 January 31, 1996 (resigned) Alderman, Ward 5 (1977-1982) 24 Steve Butland May 6, 1996 December 4, 2000 Alderman, Ward 1 (1980-1988) Member of Parliament (1988-1993) 25 John Rowswell December 4, 2000 August 31, 2010 (died in office) 26 Debbie Amaroso December 1, 2010 November 30, 2014 Councillor, Ward 5 (1997-2006) 27 Christian Provenzano December 1, 2014 November 30, 2022 28 Matthew ShoemakerDarren MacDonald, "New mayors usher in new era across northeastern Ontario". CTV National News, October 24, 2022. November 30, 2022 Present Councillor, Ward 3 (2018-2022)

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