List of mayors of Munich

Munich has or had 39 mayors since 1818. Of these, fifteen Mayor or Mayor, Deputy Mayor and 24 eight third mayor.

Until 1818, the city of Munich had at the same time up to 16 mayors, two of whom officiated jointly respectively. The Regulation on the constitution and administration of the municipalities in the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1818 were two mayors, one of which should be at least one by a legally qualified mayor, placed at the top of the Munich City Council, the first mayor acted as mayor. The Lord Mayor of Munich is in personal union and the authorities Head of the city administration.

As in the 1940s, Munich has since 1960 a third party mayor.

The current Mayor of Munich

Mayor (before 1818) [ incomplete ]

  • Jörg Kazmair (1397-1417)
  • Christoph von Schrenk - Notzing ( 1595 )
  • Franz Paul von Mittermayr (1804-1810)

Mayor (1818 to present)

First Mayor / Mayor (1818-1948)

With the adoption of a new church edict in 1818 a law Lore from the Munich City Council was determined first mayor.

  • Franz Paul von Mittermayr May 1818-6. July 1836
  • Joseph of Teng July 7 1836-7. December 1837
  • Jakobbauer January 22 1838-4. August 1854
  • Kaspar von Stein village October 25, 1854 - May 1870
  • 4 of Alois Erhardt (Liberal ) June 1870-27. December 1887
  • John of Widenmayer February 16th 1888-30. April 1893
  • Wilhelm Ritter von Borscht ( center ) May 1 1893-15. June 1919 ( from 1907 Title: Lord Mayor )
  • Eduard Schmid ( SPD) June 26 1919-31. December 1924
  • Karl Scharnagl ( BVP ) January 1 1925-31. March 1933 ( from 1926 Title: Lord Mayor )
  • Karl Fiehler (NSDAP ) March 20 1933-30. April 1945 (from 1935 Title: Lord Mayor )
  • Karl Scharnagl (CSU ) May 4 1945-30. June 1948 (title: Lord Mayor )

Acting Mayor (since 1948)

  • Thomas Wimmer (SPD ) July 1 1948-26. March 1960
  • Hans -Jochen Vogel ( SPD) March 27 1960-10. June 1972
  • Georg Kronawitter (SPD ) June 11 1972-4. March 1978
  • Erich Kiesl (CSU ) March 5 1978-17. March 1984
  • Georg Kronawitter (SPD ) March 18 1984-30. June 1993
  • Christian Ude (SPD ) September 12 1993-30. April 2014
  • Dieter Reiter (SPD ) from 1 May 2014 onwards; elected 2020

Deputy Mayor

  • Josef Utzschneider 1818-1823
  • Jacob Clear 1823-1833
  • Joseph of Teng 1833-1836
  • Kaspar von Stein village May 29 1837-1854
  • Anton of Aries 1854-1870
  • John of Widenmayer 1870-1888
  • William of borscht February 9th 1888-30. April 1893
  • Philipp Brunner 1893-1914
  • Otto Remembers 1914-1917
  • Hans Kufner 1918-1934
  • Charles Temple 1934-1940 (1934-1935 Title: Permanent Representative of the 1st Mayor; 1935-1940 Title: First Deputy Mayor )
  • Otto Hipp May-June 1945
  • Franz Stadelmayer June to November 1945
  • Thomas Wimmer December 1945-1948
  • Walther von Miller 1949-1956
  • Adolf Hieber 1956-1960
  • Georg Brauchle 1960-1968
  • Hans coal 1968-1972
  • Helmut Gittel 1972-1978
  • Winfried Zehetmeier 1978-1990
  • Christian Ude 1990-1993
  • Gertraud Burkert 1993-2005
  • Christine Strobl since 1 January 2006

Third Mayor

A third Mayor was appointed in Munich from 1945 to 1947 and again from 1960.

  • Thomas Wimmer August-November 1945
  • Carl Jörg Lacherbauer December 1945 - January 1947
  • Albert Bayerle 1960-1972
  • Eckhart Mueller Heyden Empire 1972-1978
  • Helmut Gittel 1978-1984
  • Klaus Hahnzog 1984-1990
  • Sabine Csampai 1990-1996
  • Hep Monatzeder since May 2, 1996

Overview of terms

Mayor elections 1946

With effect from 1 October 1983, the former Townships 6 and 8 are merged to form the city 6th district

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