List of mayors of Beverly Hills, California

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Mayor of Beverly Hills
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Incumbent
Lili Bosse
since April 5, 2022
Term length 1 year
FormationApril 17, 1922
First holder Silsby Spalding

Beverly Hills, California, was incorporated January 24, 1914. The City Council members of Beverly Hills are elected by the voters. The rotating positions of Mayor and Vice Mayor are selected by the City Council from among themselves. [1] The following is a list of the city's mayors.

Contents

Mayors of Beverly Hills

Ex-officio mayors

No.PortraitOfficeholderTenure startTenure endRef.
1 William Todd Gould January 28, 1914April 24, 1916
2 Pierce E. Benedict April 24, 1916April 17, 1922 [2]
The mayoral offices are located in the Beverly Hills City Hall. Beverly Hills City Hall, LA, CA, jjron 21.03.2012.jpg
The mayoral offices are located in the Beverly Hills City Hall.

Mayor

No.PortraitOfficeholderTenure startTenure endRef.
1 Silsby Spalding, 1920s.jpg Silsby Spalding April 17, 1922July 23, 1929 [3]
– Will Rogers 1922.jpg Will Rogers December 21, 1926December 23, 1926 [4]
2 Paul E. Schwab July 23, 1929March 21, 1933 [5]
3 Edward E. Spence, 1935.jpg Edward E. Spence March 28, 1933May 18, 1941 [6]
4 James L. Kennedy June 3, 1941April 21, 1942 [7]
5 Arthur L. Erb April 21,1942August 28, 1945 [8]
6 E. P. Dentzel September 25, 1945April 20, 1948 [9]
7 Otto A. Gerth April 20, 1948April 18, 1950
8 F. Britton McConnell April 18, 1950May 1, 1951 [10]
9 C. Dean Olson May 1, 1951April 5, 1952 [11]
10 David Tannenbaum April 15, 1952March 31, 1953 [12]
11 Floyd E. Fischer March 31, 1953May 4, 1954 [13]
12 Harold L. George.jpg Harold L. George May 4, 1954March 29, 1955 [14]
13 George W. Davis March 29, 1955June 6, 1956 [15]
14 David Tannenbaum June 7, 1956July 30, 1957 [16]
15 Floyd E. Fischer July 30, 1957April 15, 1958
16 George W. Davis April 15, 1958September 15, 1959
17 Harold L. George.jpg Harold L. George September 15, 1959January 19, 1960 [17]
18 Hugh W. Darling January 19, 1960April 18, 1961 [18]
19 Jack Freeman April 18, 1961April 17, 1962 [19]
20 Leroy Hugh Watson (US Army general).jpg Leroy H. Watson April 17, 1962April 16, 1963 [20]
21 Eugene W. Gunther April 16, 19631964 [21]
22 Leonard Horwin 19641965 [22]
23 Frank Clapp 19651966 [23]
24 Jacob M. Stuchen 19661967 [24]
25 A. Fredric Leopold 19671968 [25]
26 George Slaff, 1967.jpg George Slaff 19681969 [26]
27 Frank Clapp 19691970 [23]
28 Jacob M. Stuchen 19701971 [24]
29 A. Fredric Leopold 19711972 [25]
30 Richard A. Stone 19721973 [27]
31 Phyllis Seaton, 1973.jpg Phyllis Seaton 19731974 [28]
32 Charles Aronberg 19741975 [29]
33 George Slaff, 1967.jpg George Slaff 19751976 [26]
34 Donna Ellman-Garber 19761977 [30]
35 Richard A. Stone 19771978 [27]
36 Joseph N. Tilem 19781979 [31]
37 Charles Aronberg 19791980 [29]
38 Edward I. Brown 19801981 [32]
39 Donna Ellman-Garber 19811982 [30]
40 Benjamin H. Stansbury Jr. 19821983 [33]
41 Benjamin Norton 19831984 [34]
42 Annabelle Heiferman 19841985 [35]
43 Edward I. Brown 1985April 15, 1986 [32]
44 Charlotte Spadaro April 15, 1986April 5, 1987 [36]
45 Benjamin H. Stansbury Jr. April 5, 1987April 19, 1988 [33]
46 Robert K. Tanenbaum April 19, 19881989 [37]
47 Maxwell H. Salter 19891990 [38]
48 Allan Alexander 19901991 [39]
49 Vicki Reynolds 19911992 [40]
50 Robert K. Tanenbaum 19921993 [37]
51 Maxwell H. Salter 19931994 [38]
52 Vicki Reynolds 19941995 [40]
53 Allan Alexander 19951996 [39]
54 Thomas S. Levyn 19961997 [41]
55 MeraLee Goldman 19971998
56 Les Bronte 19981999 [42]
57 Thomas S. Levyn 19992000 [41]
58 Vicki Reynolds 20002001 [40]
59 Mark Egerman 20012002 [43]
60 MeraLee Goldman 20022003
61 Thomas S. Levyn 20032004 [41]
62 Mark Egerman 20042005 [43]
63 Linda J. Briskman 2005March 21, 2006 [44]
64 Stephen P. Webb March 21, 2006March 27, 2007 [45]
65 Jimmy Delshad, 2011.jpg Jimmy Delshad March 27, 2007March 22, 2008 [46]
66 Barry Brucker, 2008.png Barry Brucker March 22, 2008March 11, 2009 [47]
67 Frank Fenton.jpg Frank Fenton March 11, 2009March 25, 2009 [48]
68 Nancy Krasne March 25, 2009March 16, 2010 [49]
70 Jimmy Delshad, 2011.jpg Jimmy Delshad March 16, 2010March 22, 2011 [50]
71 Barry Brucker, 2008.png Barry Brucker March 22, 2011March 20, 2012 [51]
72 William W. Brien March 20, 2012March 27, 2013 [52]
73 John A. Mirisch, 2022.jpg John A. Mirisch March 27, 2013March 25, 2014 [53]
74 LiliBosse.jpg Lili Bosse March 25, 2014March 24, 2015 [54]
75 Julian Gold, 2020.jpg Julian Gold March 24, 2015March 2016 [55]
76 John A. Mirisch, 2022.jpg John A. Mirisch March 2016March 28, 2017 [56]
77 LiliBosse.jpg Lili Bosse March 28, 2017March 20, 2018 [57]
78 Julian Gold, 2020.jpg Julian Gold March 20, 2018March 20, 2019 [55]
79 John A. Mirisch, 2022.jpg John A. Mirisch March 20, 2019March 31, 2020
80 Les Friedman.jpg Lester Friedman March 31, 2020April 6, 2021 [58]
81 Robert Wunderlich, 2021.png Robert Wunderlich April 6, 2021April 5, 2022 [59]
82 LiliBosse.jpg Lili Bosse April 5, 2022Incumbent [60]

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