The Mayor of Makati () is the head of the executive branch of Makati's government. The mayor holds office at the Makati City Hall.

Like all local government heads in the Philippines, the mayor is elected via popular vote, and may not be elected for a fourth consecutive term (although the former mayor may return to office after an interval of one term) since the implementation of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines. In case of death, resignation or incapacity, the vice mayor becomes the mayor.

The current mayor of Makati is Nancy Binay since June 30, 2025.

History

The position was established as municipal president in 1901, the same year when San Pedro de Macati (later renamed Makati in 1914) became part of the newly created province of Rizal. The position was redesignated as mayor in 1922, with Nicanor Garcia being the first to be elected in this capacity.

During World War II, President Manuel L. Quezon established the City of Greater Manila in 1942, which absorbed Makati and its municipal mayor became a district chief reporting to the city's Chief of the Division of Districts and of the District and Neighborhood Association. Makati Mayors Jose D. Villena and his successor, Pablo Cortez, served in this capacity. The City of Greater Manila was abolished on August 1, 1945, restoring Makati’s municipal status and the position of its mayor.

Most of the municipal presidents or mayors were residents of Poblacion namely: Eusebio Arpilleda, Hermogenes Santos, Urbano Navarro, Jose Magsaysay, Pedro Domingo, Ricardo Arpilleda, Nicanor Garcia, Jose Villena and Maximo Estrella.

In 1975, Makati was incorporated into the newly created Metro Manila. Following the 1986 People Power Revolution and the death of Mayor Nemesio Yabut, Jejomar Binay was appointed by President Corazon Aquino as Officer-in-Charge, beginning a long-standing political tenure and family grip on the mayoralty, heavily shaping the city's politics for decades. He would later serve as mayor from 1988 to 1998 (thus becoming the first city mayor when Makati attained cityhood in 1995) and again from 2001 to 2010, eventually serving as the Vice President of the Philippines. The mayoralty was later held by his wife Elenita (1998–2001) and children Junjun (2010–2015), Abby (2016–2025), and Nancy (since 2025). The family's hold on the office was briefly interrupted twice: first by Sergio Santos as acting mayor from January 1 to February 15, 1988, and later by Vice Mayor Kid Peña, who served in an acting capacity from July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016, after Junjun Binay stepped down amid corruption allegations regarding the Makati Science High School building.

List

No. Image Name Party Term Began Term Ended Deputy (later Vice Mayor)Municipal President of San Pedro de Macati1Marcelino Magsaysay 1901 1903 2Eusebio Arpilleda 1903 1908 3Hermogenes Santos 1908 1911 4Urbano Navarro 1911 1913 5Jose Magsaysay 1913 1916 Municipal President of Makati6 Pedro Domingo 1917 1919 7 Ricardo Arpilleda 1919 1920 8 Igmidio Flores 1920 1922 Mayor of the Municipality of Makati9Nicanor F. Garcia 1922 1934 Pablo Cortez10 Jose D. Villena 1935 1944 Deogracias Luciano11 Pablo Cortez 1944 1947 12 Jose D. Villena 1948 1954 Tomas BaluyutBernardo Umali – Ignacio Babasa 1954 1954 13 Bernardo Umali 1954 1954 14 Maximo Estrella 1955 1969 Teotimo Gealogo15 Jose Luciano 1969 1971 Johnny Wilson – Cesar Alzona October 1971 December 1971 16Nemesio Yabut January 1, 1972February 25, 1986Johnny Wilson– Jejomar C. Binay February 27, 1986 December 31, 1987 Roberto Brillante– Sergio Santos January 1, 1988 February 2, 1988 17 Jejomar C. Binay February 2, 1988 February 4, 1995 Conchitina Sevilla-Bernardo (1988–89)Augusto V. Pangan Sr. (1989–92)Roberto Brillante (1992)Elena Maccay (1992)Arturo S. Yabut (1992–95) Mayor of the City of Makati17 Jejomar C. Binay February 4, 1995 June 30, 1998 Arturo S. Yabut 18Elenita S. Binay June 30, 1998 June 30, 2001 Eduardo Manzano 19 Jejomar C. Binay June 30, 2001 June 30, 2010 Ernesto S. Mercado 20 Jejomar Erwin S. Binay, Jr. June 30, 2010 June 30, 2015 Romulo "Kid" Peña Jr. – Romulo "Kid" Peña Jr. July 1, 2015 June 30, 2016 Virgilio Hilario Sr. (acting; 2015)Leonardo Magpantay (acting; 2015–16)21 Mar-Len Abigail S. Binay-Campos June 30, 2016 June 30, 2025 Monique Yazmin Maria Q. Lagdameo 22 Maria Lourdes "Nancy" S. Binay-Angeles June 30, 2025 Present Romulo "Kid" Peña Jr.

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