List of mayors of Cologne


This is a list of mayors of Cologne. It includes the Lord Mayors of Cologne (Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Köln) since 1815 as well as the city managers (Oberstadtdirektoren) from 1946 to 1999.

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City of Cologne

Mayors since 1815
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Cologne City Hall
  • 1815–1819: Karl Joseph Freiherr von Mylius
  • 1819–1823: von Monschaw
  • 1823–1848: Johann Adolf Steinberger
  • 1848–1851: Friedrich Wilhelm Gräff
  • 1851–1863: Hermann Joseph Stupp
  • 1863–1875: Alexander Bachem
  • 1875–1885: Dr. Hermann Heinrich Becker, Fortschrittspartei
  • 1886–1907: Friedrich Wilhelm Bernard von Becker
  • 1907–1917: Ludwig Theodor Ferdinand Max Wallraf
  • 1917–1933: Dr. Konrad Adenauer, Deutsche Zentrumspartei
  • 1933–1936: Dr. Günter Riesen
  • 1936–1940: Dr. Karl Georg Schmidt
  • 1940–1944: Dr. Peter Winkelnkemper
  • 1944–1945: Robert Brandes
  • 1945: Dr. Konrad Adenauer CDU
  • 1945: Dr. Willi Suth CDU
  • 1945–1948: Dr. Hermann Pünder CDU
  • 1948: Dr. Ernst Schwering CDU
  • 1948–1949: Robert Görlinger SPD
  • 1949–1950: Dr. Ernst Schwering CDU
  • 1950–1951: Robert Görlinger SPD
  • 1951–1956: Dr. Ernst Schwering CDU
  • 1956–1973: Theo Burauen SPD
  • 1973–1980: John van Nes Ziegler SPD
  • 1980–1999: Norbert Burger SPD
  • 1999–2000: Harry Blum CDU
  • 2000–2009: Fritz Schramma CDU
  • 2009–2015: Jürgen Roters SPD
  • Since 2015: Henriette Reker Independent

City managers 1946–1999
  • 1946–1953: Dr. Willi Suth
  • 1953–1965: Dr. Max Adenauer
  • 1965–1977: Prof. Dr. Heinz Mohnen
  • 1977–1989: Kurt Rossa
  • 1989–1998: Lothar Ruschmeier
  • 1998–1999: Klaus Heugel

See also

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