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