List of mayors of Bloomington, Minnesota

This page lists the individuals who have served as mayor of Bloomington, Minnesota.

Bloomington's mayors are full councilmembers who serve at large.

The term of office was two years until 1995, when voters approved a change to 4-year terms.

No. Mayor Years # of Terms Notes
1 Herman Kossow 1953–1955 1
2 Gordon Miklethun 1956–1961 3
3 Herbert A. Knudsen 1962–1963 1
4 Donald R. Hasselberg 1964–1967 2
5 John A. Thomasberg 1968–1969 1
6 James M. King 1970–1973 2
7 Robert M. Benedict 1974–1977 2, 1 partial resigned January 3, 1977 to become MN State Senator
8 James H. Lindau 1977–1987 6, 1 partial appointed on January 10, 1977 elected in November 1977
9 Kurt Laughinghouse 1988–1989 1
10 Neil W. Peterson 1990–1995 3, 1 partial resigned mid-term on January 3, 1995 to join Metropolitan Council
11 Coral Houle 1995–1999 2, 1 partial appointed January 3, 1995 to replace Peterson – was elected in own right in November 1995, first woman to serve as mayor
12 Gene Winstead 2000–2019 5 Longest serving Mayor
13 Tim Busse 2020– 2 elected in November 2019, incumbent
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