List of mayors of Hamburg - Definition and Overview

The following is a list of mayors of Hamburg, the city-state in Germany.

The state is governed by the ten-member "Senate", headed by the "First Mayor".

First Mayor

1. Bürgermeister (list since 1946)

• Rudolf Hieronymus Petersen: 15 May 1945 - 22 November 1946
• Max Brauer: 22 November 1946 - 2 December 1953
• Kurt Sieveking: 2 December 1953 - 4 December 1957
• Max Brauer: 4 December 1957 - 31 December 1960
• Paul Nevermann: 1 January 1961 - 9 June 1965
• Herbert Weichmann: 9 June 1965 - 9 June 1971
• Peter Schulz: 9 June 1971 - 4 November 1974
• Hans-Ulrich Klose: 12 November 1974 - 22 May 1981
• Klaus von Dohnanyi: 24 June 1981 - 8 June 1988
• Henning Voscherau: 8 June 1988 - 8 October 1997
• Ortwin Runde: 12 November 1997 - 31 October 2001
• Ole von Beust: since 31 October 2001

Second Mayor

2. Bürgermeister (list since 1946)

• Christian Koch: 19 November 1946 - 18 February 1950
• Paul Nevermann: 24 February 1950 - 2 December 1953
• Edgar Engelhard: 2 December 1953 - 27 April 1966
• Wilhelm Drexelius: 27 April 1966 - 22 April 1970
• Peter Schulz: 22 April 1970 - 9 June 1971
• Helmuth Kern: 9 June 1971 - 3 October 1972
• Hans Rau: 3 October 1972 - 30 April 1974
• Dieter Biallas: 30 April 1974 - 28 June 1978
• Helga Elstner: 28 June 1978 - 13 June 1984
• Alfons Pawelczyk: 13 June 1984 - 2 September 1987
• Ingo von Münch: 2 September 1987 - 26 June 1991
• Hans-Jürgen Krupp: 26 June 1991 - 1 December 1993
• Erhard Rittershaus: 15 December 1993 - 12 November 1997
• Krista Sager: 12 November 1997 - 31 October 2001
• Ronald B Schill: 31 October 2001 - 19 August 2003
• Mario Mettbach: 21 August 2003 - 17 March 2004
• Birgit Schnieber-Jastram: since 17 March 2004

External links

• All mayors since 1293 (http://fhh.hamburg.de/stadt/Aktuell/senat/service/buergermeister-seit-1293/start.html)