List of mayors and city managers of Miami Beach, Florida

operates under a council-manager system, with both an office of mayor and city manager.

Office of Mayor

The mayor of Miami Beach is the nonpartisan chief executive of the municipal government of Miami Beach, Florida, and the presiding member of its seven-member City Commission. Modern-day mayors are elected to two-year terms and are term-limited to no more than 3 terms, which can be consecutive or non-consecutive. The mayor and other members of the City Commission appoint a city manager to administer the day-to-day affairs and operations of City Hall and its various departments. City Hall is located at 1700 Convention Center Drive; the mayor's office is located on the fourth floor.
Three father-son combinations have held the office: the John Lummuses, the Dermers, and the Gelbers. One woman has served as mayor. She is also, thus far, the only Hispanic person to serve.
Six mayors served 3 terms while Louis Snedigar is the only one elected to 4.
Snedigar was the longest-serving mayor, with a non-consecutive total of eight years and 8 months in office. Acting mayor Stanley Arkin was the briefest, filling in for three months in 1991 following Daoud's removal from office.
As of November 2025, there are six living former mayors: Norman Ciment, Neisen Kasdin, David Dermer, Matti Bower, Philip Levine, and Dan Gelber.
The current mayor is Steven Meiner, who was elected on November 21, 2023, and assumed office on November 28, 2023. He was reelected to a second term on November 4, 2025.
As of 2025, the mayor is paid an annual salary of $10,000 and also receives taxable fringe benefits of $37,800.

List of mayors (1915–present)

No.	Portrait	Name	Term in office	Terms	Approximate length of service	Notes
1		' 1871–1961	– October 28, 1918	2	3 years, 7 months	Father of 5th mayor, J. N. Lummus, Jr.
2		' 1865–1941	– October 25, 1920	1	2 years
3		' 1872–1936	– October 23, 1922	1	2 years
4		' 1890–1951	– December 21, 1926	1st and 2nd of 4 terms	4 years, 2 months	Longest-serving mayor
5		' 1899–1983	– December 18, 1928	1	2 years	Son of 1st mayor, J. N. Lummus, Sr.
6		' 1890–1951	– December 16, 1930	3rd of 4 terms	2 years
7		' 1882–1966	– December 20, 1932	1st of 2 terms	2 years
8		' 1902–1960	– December 18, 1934	1	2 years
9		' 1890–1951	– June 1, 1937	4th of 4 terms	2 years, 6 months	-
10		' 1875–1948	– June 3, 1941	1st and 2nd of 3 terms	4 years
11		' 1882–1966	– June 1, 1943	2nd of 2 terms	2 years
12		' 1900–1983	– June 5, 1944	1	1 year
13		' 1875–1948	– June 5, 1945	3rd of 3 terms	1 year
14		'	– June 3, 1947	1	2 years
15		' 1896–1966	– June 7, 1949	1	2 years
16		' 1915?–1988	– June 5, 1951	1	2 years
17		' 1908–1983	– June 2, 1953	1st of 3 terms	2 years
18		' 1906?–1981	– June 7, 1955	1	2 years	Born in Russia, emigrated to U.S. at age 4
19		' 1908–1983	– June 4, 1957	2nd of 3 terms	2 years
20		' 1916–1987	– June 2, 1959	1st of 2 terms	2 years
21		' 1908–1983	– June 6, 1961	3rd of 3 terms	2 years
22		' 1916–1987	– June 4, 1963	2nd of 2 terms	2 years
23		' 1911?–2001	– June 1, 1965	1	2 years
24		' 1910–1990	– June 6, 1967	1	2 years	Son of Franklin D. Roosevelt
25		' 1929–1984	– November 2, 1971	2	4 years, 5 months	Father of 35th mayor, David Dermer
26		' 1918?–1974	– August 10, 1974 '	2	2 years, 9 months	Previously served as the first mayor of Miami-Dade County, 1964–1970
Acting		' 1925–2018	– November 4, 1975		1 year, 3 months	Appointed to fill office upon Chuck Hall's death; later elected in his own right
27		' 1925–2018	– November 1, 1977	1	2 years	Appointed to fill office upon Chuck Hall's death; later elected in his own right
28		' 1933–2015	– November 6, 1979	1	2 years
29		' 1931?–2017	– November 3, 1981	1	2 years
30		' 1936–	– November 1, 1983	1	2 years
31		' 1935–2016	– November 5, 1985	1	2 years
32		' 1943–2025	– October 31, 1991 '	3	6 years	First mayor to serve 3 consecutive terms Suspended by Gov. Lawton Chiles following federal indictment
Acting		' 1932–2015	– November 20, 1991		3 weeks	Vice mayor at time of Alex Daoud's suspension
33		' 1919–2019	– November 4, 1997	3	6 years	Father of 38th mayor, Dan Gelber
34		' 1954–	– November 13, 2001	2	4 years
35		' 1963–	– November 21, 2007	3	6 years	Son of 25th mayor, Jay Dermer
36		' 1939–	– November 25, 2013	3	6 years	First woman and Hispanic person to serve as mayor
37		' 1962–	– November 13, 2017	2	4 years
38		' 1960–	– November 28, 2023	3	6 years	Son of 33rd mayor, Seymour Gelber
39		1971–	– Incumbent	2		-

Office of City Manager

In Miami Beach, city manager is responsible for administering governmental operations. An appointed city manager is responsible for administration of the city.
As of 2025, the city manager is paid an annual salary of $375,000.