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.
Mayor | Years | # of Terms | Notes |
Herman Kossow | 1953–1955 | 1 term | |
Gordon Miklethun | 1956–1961 | 3 terms | |
Herbert A. Knudsen | 1962–1963 | 1 term | |
Donald R. Hasselberg | 1964–1967 | 2 terms | |
John A. Thomasberg | 1968–1969 | 1 term | |
James M. King | 1970–1973 | 2 terms | |
Robert M. Benedict | 1974–1977 | 2 terms, including one partial | resigned January 3, 1977 to become MN State Senator |
James H. Lindau | 1977–1987 | 6 terms, including one partial | appointed on January 10, 1977 elected in November 1977 |
Kurt Laughinghouse | 1988–1989 | 1 term | |
Neil W. Peterson | 1990–1995 | 3 terms, including one partial | resigned mid-term on January 3, 1995 to join Metropolitan Council |
Coral Houle | 1995–1999 | 2 terms, including one partial | appointed January 3, 1995 to replace Peterson – was elected in own right in November 1995 |
Gene Winstead | 2000–2019 | 5 terms | |
Tim Busse | 2020– | 1 term | elected in November 2019 |