This is a list of mayors of Kukës who have served since the Albanian Declaration of Independence of 1912.[1]
| 1 | Shefqet Çela | ||||||
| 2 | Abedin Budinaku | ||||||
| 3 | Tahir Kolgjini | ||||||
| 4 | Xhaferr Bislimi | 1944 | |||||
| 5 | Qemal Parllaku | 1992 | 1996 | ||||
| 6 | Safet Sula | 1996 | 2000 | ||||
| 7 | Ylber Zeneli | 2000 | 2003 | ||||
| 8 | Osman Elezi | 2003 | 2007 | ||||
| 9 | Hasan Halilaj | 2007 | 2015 | ||||
| 10 | Bashkim Shehu | 2015 | 2019 | ||||
| 11 | Safet Gjici | 2019 | 2023 | ||||
| 12 | Granit Gjana (acting) | 2023 | present | ||||