| Mayor of Halifax | |
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| Style | His/Her Worship |
| Member of | Halifax Regional Council |
| Reports to | Halifax Regional Council |
| Seat | Halifax City Hall (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) |
| Appointer | Direct election by residents of Halifax |
| Term length | 4 years |
| Inaugural holder | Walter Fitzgerald |
| Formation | April 1, 2016 |
| Salary | $176,034 |
| Website | www.halifax.ca/mayor |
This is a list of mayors of the Halifax Regional Municipality. Halifax's first Mayor, Walter Fitzgerald, was elected in 1996 after the municipality was created by amalgamation. The Mayor of the Halifax holds the highest office in the municipal government of Halifax. The mayor is elected at large during municipal elections, held every four years, and is the head of the Halifax Regional Council.
| # | Image | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Notes |
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| 1 |  | Walter Fitzgerald (1936 – 2014) | 1 April 1996 | 20 October 2000 | Previously mayor of the City of Halifax |
| 2 | Peter Kelly (born 1956) | 20 October 2000 | 6 November 2012 | Previously mayor of the Town of Bedford | |
| 3 | Mike Savage (born 1960) | 6 November 2012 | Incumbent | Previously MP for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour |
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