List of Ottawa mayors
| Mayor of Ottawa |
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|---|---|
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|
 Jim Watson since December 1, 2010 |
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| Style | Mayor |
| Member of | City Council |
| Reports to | City Council |
| Seat | Ottawa |
| Appointer | The People of Ottawa by convention: based on appointee's ability to garner the highest number of votes from the people of Ottawa. |
| Term length | 4 years/term |
| Formation | 1847 |
| First holder | John Scott |
| Deputy |
Steve Desroches Eli El-Chantiry |
| Salary | $168,102 |
| Website | http://ottawa.ca/en/city-council/mayor-jim-watson |
This is a list of the mayors of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Until 1854, Ottawa was known as Bytown. Over the course of Ottawa's history, the borders of the municipality have greatly expanded through annexations. This most recently occurred in 2001 when a number of neighbouring communities were amalgamated with Ottawa, resulting in a new legal entity that took the name of one of its municipal predecessors.
When the city of Ottawa amalgamated in 2001, these were the mayors of the municipalities that amalgamated:
Note: Bellemare and Thompson served as acting mayor during O'Brien's leave of absence, due to Criminal Charges before the court.
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