List of mayors of Fort Lauderdale, Florida

The Mayor of Fort Lauderdale serves a three-year term, no greater than six consecutive terms, for a maximum of eighteen years.

Mayor-Council Government (1912–1925)
Mayor was appointed from the Council.
 * 1912–1913 W.H. Marshall
 * 1913–1914 George G. Mathews Jr.
 * 1914–1915 Dr. C.G. Holland
 * 1916–1918 Will J. Reed
 * 1918 James S. Richard
 * 1918–1919 Will J. Reed
 * 1919–1923 C.E. Farrington
 * 1922–1924 R. G. Snow
 * 1924–1925 Will J. Reed

Mayor-Commission Government (1925–1982)
Mayor was appointed from the Commission for a two-year term
 * 1925–1927 J.W. Tidball
 * 1927–1929 C.D. Kittridge
 * 1929–1931 T.E. Haskins
 * 1931–1933 J.W. Needham
 * 1933–1934 E.A. Pychon (resigned 1934)
 * 1934–1935 M.A. Hortt
 * 1935–1937 Lewis E. Moore
 * 1937–1939 Thomas B. Manuel
 * 1939–1941 Lewis E. Moore
 * 1941–1942 H. L. McCann (resigned 1942)
 * 1942–1943 N.B. Cheaney
 * 1943–1945 Joe N. Morris
 * 1945–1947 H.C.Holden
 * 1947–1949 Reed A. Bryan
 * 1949–1951 F.R. Humphries
 * 1951–1953 Lewis E. Moore (resigned 1953)
 * 1953–1955 C. Malcolm Carlisle
 * 1955–1957 Porter G. Reynolds
 * 1957–1960 John V. Russell (resigned 1960)
 * 1960–1961 Edward H. Johns
 * 1961–1963 Edmund R. Burry
 * 1963–1965 Melvin R. "Cy" Young
 * 1965–1969 Edmund R. Burry
 * 1969–1971 F. Peter Clements
 * 1971–1973 James L. Leavitt
 * 1973–1975 Virginia S. Young
 * 1975–1981 E. Clay Shaw, Jr.
 * 1981–1982 Virginia S. Young

Mayor-Commission Government (1982 - present)
Mayor is elected in citywide race, serving a maximum of 6 terms, each consisting of 3 years.
 * 1982–1986 Robert A. Dressler
 * 1986–1991 Robert O. "Bob" Cox
 * 1991–2009 James T. "Jim" Naugle
 * 2009–2018 John P. "Jack" Seiler
 * 2018–present Dean Trantalis