[1] The current incumbent is Valdas Benkunskas,[2][3] following the 2023 Vilnius mayor elections.

The legislative and local executive powers are exercised by the municipality council (Lithuanian: savivaldybės taryba) and the directly elected mayor.

The mayor's institution was established in 1990 and it replaced the city's executive committee chairman.

[4] Between 1990 and 2003, the mayor was a member of the municipality's board, which performed executive functions.

[5] Since 2015 the mayor is elected directly in a two-round system by voters registered in the municipality.