List of mayors of Aarhus
This is a list of mayors of Aarhus, Denmark since the first mayor was appointed 1886. All but one elected mayors of Aarhus have belonged to the Social Democratic Party.
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Political Party |
| 13 | Jacob Bundsgaard | 2011 | Incumbent | Social Democrats |
| 12 | Nicolai Wammen | 2006 | 2011 | Social Democrats |
| 11 | Louise Gade | 2002 | 2005 | Venstre |
| 10 | Flemming Knudsen | 1997 | 2001 | Social Democrats |
| 9 | Thorkild Simonsen | 1982 | 1997 | Social Democrats |
| 8 | Orla Hyllested | 1971 | 1981 | Social Democrats |
| 7 | Bernhardt Jensen | 1958 | 1971 | Social Democrats |
| 6 | Svend Unmack Larsen | 1945 | 1958 | Social Democrats |
| 5 | Einar Stecher Christensen | 1942 | 1945 | Social Democrats |
| 4 | Hans Peder Christensen | 1933 | 1941 | Social Democrats |
| 3 | Jakob Jensen | 1919 | 1932 | Social Democrats |
| 2 | Ernst Christopher L. Drechsel | 1905 | 1919 | Appointed |
| 1 | Frederik Christian Bernhard S. Vestergaard | 1886 | 1905 | Appointed |