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First Mayor of Hamburg
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Incumbent
Peter Tschentscher
since 28 March 2018
Member of Senate of Hamburg
Appointer Hamburg Parliament
Term length Pending resignation or the election of a successor
Constituting instrument Constitution of Hamburg
Formation 1293
Deputy Second Mayor

This article lists the people who have served as the mayors of Hamburg, a special kind of state in Germany called a city-state. The mayor is the main leader of Hamburg's government.

Since 1861, Hamburg has been led by a group of ten people called the Senate. Before that, it was called the council. The main leader of this Senate is the First Mayor of Hamburg. Their official German title is Erster Bürgermeister der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg. There is also a Second Mayor who acts as the deputy.

For a long time, Hamburg was a free imperial city, meaning it was like its own independent country. Because of this, the First Mayor was similar to a head of state for a country. From 1871 to 1918, during the German Empire, Hamburg's First Mayor was as important as the leaders of the other German states. Since 1918, the role is like that of a minister-president in other German states.

Before World War I, the two mayors were chosen for one-year terms. Until 1997, the First Mayor was chosen by the other members of the Senate. This meant they were "first among equals." However, since 1997, the Hamburg Parliament (called Hamburgische Bürgerschaft in German) directly elects the First Mayor. The First Mayor can now choose and remove other members of the Senate.

Early Mayors of Hamburg (1293–1860)

In the past, Hamburg often had three mayors at the same time. They worked together as a team. One of them would be the main mayor for a year. The second had been the main mayor the year before, and the third would be the main mayor next. This is why you might see up to three names listed for one year.

The names in this list from 1239 to 1820 come from a book by Johann August Meister. This book is kept safe in the Hamburg state library. After 1820, names were added by hand. On August 6, 1806, Hamburg became an independent country. From 1811 to 1814, Hamburg was part of France.

Unless noted otherwise, all mayors listed here are from the book Das Hamburger Rathaus by Domizlaff.

Name Image In office Note
Hartwicus de Erteneborch 1293
Werner de Metzendorp 1293
Johann Miles 1300
Henricus Longus 1300
Johann, filius Oseri 1300
Johann de Monte 1325
Henricus de Hetfield 1325
Nicolaus Fransoisser 1341
Nicolaus de Monte 1341
Hellingbernus Hetvelt 1341
Johann Horborch 1343
Thidericus uppen Perde 1343
Johann Militis 1347
Hinrich Hoop 1350 Thidericus uppen Perde 1350
Henricus de Monte 1356
Henricus Hoyeri 1361 Also known as Hein Hoyer
Bertrammus Horborch 1366
Werner de Wighersen 1367
Ludolfus de Holdenstedte 1375
Christian Militis 1378 Also known as Kersten Miles
Henricus (Heino) Ybing 1381
Johannes Hoyeri 1389
Marquard Schreye 1319
Meinard Buxtehude 1397
Hilmar Lopow 1401
Johann Lüneborg 1411
Henricus de Monte 1413
Henricus Hoyeri 1417
Johannes Wighe (Wye) 1420
Bernhard Borstelt 1422
Vicco de Hove 1431
Simon van Utrecht 1433
Hinrich Köting 1493
Thidericus Lüneborg 1443
Detlev Bremer 1447
Henricus Lopow 1451
Thidericus Gerlefstorp 1492
Henricus Lesemann 1458
Erich de Tzevena 1464
Albert Schilling 1464
Hinrich Murmester 1466
Johann Meiger 1472
Johann Huge 1478
Nicolaus de Schworen 1480
Hermann Langenbeck Hermann Langenbeck 1481
Henning Büring 1486
Christian Berchampe 1492
Erich von Tzeven 1499
Detlev Bremer 1499
Bartholomäus vom Rhyne 1505
Marquard vam Lo 1507–1519
Johann Spreckelsen 1512
Nicolaus Thode 1517
Thidericus Hohusen 1517
unoccupied 1519–1520 Second Mayor was Dietrich [Thidericus?] Hohusen (1517–1546)
Erhard vom Holte 1520–1529 Also Gerhard vom Holte
Hinrich Salsborg 1523
Johann Hülpe 1524
Johann Wetken 1529–1533
Paul Grote 1531
Albert Westede 1533–1538
Johann Rodenborg 1536
Peter von Spreckelsen 1538–1553
Jürgen Plate 1546
Matthias Rheder 1547
Ditmar Koel 1548
Albert Hackmann 1553–1580
unoccupied 1580–1581 Second Mayor was Paul Grote (1580–1584)
Lorenz Niebur 1557
Hermann Wetken 1564
Eberhard Moller 1571
Paul Grote 1580
Johann Niebur 1557 (1581–1590)
Nicolaus Vögeler 1581
Joachim vom Kape 1588
Diedrich von Eitzen 1589
unoccupied 1590–1591 Second Mayor: Joachim von Kape (1588–1594)
Erich von der Fechte 1591–1613
Joachim Bekendorp 1593
Diederich vom Holte 1595
Vincent Moller 1599
Eberhard Twestreng 1606
Hieronimus Vögeler 1609
unoccupied 1613–1614 Second Mayor: Hieronymus Vögeler (1609–1642)
Sebastian von Bergen Sebastian von Bergen 1614–1623
Johann Wetken 1614
Bartholomäus Beckmann 1617
Joachim Clan 1622
Albert von Eitzen 1623
unoccupied 1623–1624
Ulrich Winkel 1624–1649
Johannes Brand 1633–1652
Bartholomäus Moller 1643
unoccupied 1649–1650 Second Mayor: Bartholomäus Moller (1643–1667)
Nicolaus Jarre 1650–1678
Johann Schlebusch 1653
Peter Lütkens 1654
Wolfgang Meurer 1660
Bartholomäus Twestreng 1663
Johannes Schötteringk 1667
Johann Schulte 1668
Broderus Pauli Broderus Pauli (Auszug).jpg 1670–1680
Johann Schröder 1676
Heinrich Meurer 1678–1684 (First term)
Diedrich Moller 1680
Johann Schlüter Johann Schlüter 1684–1688
Joachim Lemmermann 1684
Heinrich Meurer 1686 (1688–1690) Second term
Peter Lütkens Peter Lütkens (1636–1717).jpeg 1687–1717
Johannes Schafshausen Johannes Schafshausen 1690–1697
Hieronimus Harticus Moller 1697
Peter von Lengerke (or Lengerks) 1697–1709
Julius Surland 1702
Gerhard Schröder Gerhard Schröder 1703
Paul Paulsen 1704
Lucas von Borstel Lucas von Borstel 1709–1716
Ludwig Becceler 1712
Bernhard Matfeldt 1716–1720
Garlieb Sillem Garlieb Sillem 1717
Hinrich Diedrich Wiese 1720–1728 (or Heinrich Dietrich Wiese)
Hans Jacob Faber Hans Jacob Faber 1722
Johann Anderson Johann Anderson 1723
Rütger Rulant 1728–1742
Daniel Stockfleth Daniel Stockfleth 1729
Martin Lucas Schele 1733
Johann H. Luis 1739
Cornelius Poppe 1741
Conrad Widow Conrad Widow 1742–1754 (1743–1754)
Nicolaus Stempeel 1743
Clemens Samuel Lipstrop 1749
Lucas von Spreckelsen 1750
Martin H. Schele 1751
Lucas Corthum 1751
Nicolaus Schuback 1759 (1754–1783)
Peter Greve 1759
Vincent Rumpff Vincent Rumpff 1765
Johann Schlüter 1774
Albert Schulte 1778
Frans Doormann Frans Doorman 1780
Jacob Albrecht von Sienen 1781
Johann Anderson 1781 (1783–1790)
Johann Luis 1784
Johann Adolph Poppe 1786
Martin Dorner 1788
Franz Anton Wagener 1790–1801
Daniel Lienau 1798
Peter Hinrich Widow 1800–1802
Friedrich von Graffen 1801–1810 First term
Wilhelm Amsinck Wilhelm Amsinck 1802
Johann Arnold Heise Johann Arnold Heise 1807
Amandus Augustus Abendroth Amandus Augustus Abendroth 1811–1813 Not included in the Meister's book.
Friedrich von Graffen 1815–1820 Second term
Christian Matthias Schröder Christian Matthias Schröder 1816
Johann Heinrich Bartels PPN796706220 Porträt von Johann Heinrich Bartels.jpg 1820–1850
Johann Daniel Koch Johann Daniel Koch 1821
Martin Garlieb Sillem Martin Garlieb Sillem 1829
Amandus Augustus Abendroth Amandus Augustus Abendroth 1831
Martin Hieronymus Schrötteringk 1832
Christian Daniel Benecke Christian Daniel Benecke 1835
Heinrich Kellinghusen Dr. Heinrich Kellinghusen 1842
Johann Ludwig Dammert 1843
Nicolaus Binder Nicolaus Binder 1855
unoccupied 1850–1861 Second Mayor: Christian Daniel Benecke (1835–1851)
Third Mayor: Heinrich Kellinghusen (1842–1880)
Fourth Mayor: Nicolaus Binder (1855–1861)
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Hamburg Mayors (1860–1919)

In 1860, Hamburg got its own constitution. Members of the Hamburg Senate were chosen by the Hamburg Parliament. They served for life. Each year, the Senate chose a First Mayor and a Second Mayor from its oldest members who had legal training.

Here's how they used to rotate the roles:

Year First mayor Second mayor „sabbatical year"
1 Senator A Senator B Senator C
2 Senator B Senator C Senator A
3 Senator C Senator A Senator B
4 Senator A Senator B Senator C

All mayors in this section are from Domizlaff's Das Hamburger Rathaus and the list Erste Bürgermeister Hamburgs 1507–2008.

Name Image In office Note
Friedrich Sieveking Friedrich Sieveking 1861–1862
Ferdinand Haller Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer 1863–1864
Friedrich Sieveking Friedrich Sieveking 1865
Ferdinand Haller Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer 1866–1867 (−1868)
Friedrich Sieveking Friedrich Sieveking 1868
Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer 1869
Ferdinand Haller Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer 1870

Mayors During the German Reich (1871–1945)

German Empire (1871–1918)

Portrait Name
(Born–Died)		 Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Days
German Empire (1871–1918)
City of the German Reich
Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer
(1808–1887)		 1 January 1871 31 December 1872 730
Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer Ferdinand Haller
(1805–1876)		 1 January 1873 31 December 1873 364
Hermann Gossler Hermann Goßler
(1802–1877)		 1 January 1874 31 December 1874 364
Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer
(1808–1887)		 1 January 1875 31 December 1875 364
Carl Petersen Carl Friedrich Petersen
(1809–1892)		 1 January 1876 31 December 1877 730
Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer
(1808–1887)		 1 January 1878 31 December 1878 364
Hermann Weber Hermann Weber
(1822–1886)		 1 January 1879 31 December 1879 729
Carl Petersen Carl Friedrich Petersen
(1809–1892)		 1 January 1880 31 December 1880 365
Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer
(1808–1887)		 1 January 1881 31 December 1881 364
Hermann Weber Hermann Weber
(1822–1886)		 1 January 1882 31 December 1882 364
Carl Petersen Carl Friedrich Petersen
(1809–1892)		 1 January 1883 31 December 1883 364
Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer
(1808–1887)		 1 January 1884 31 December 1884 365
Hermann Weber Hermann Weber
(1822–1886)		 1 January 1885 31 December 1885 364
Carl Petersen Carl Friedrich Petersen
(1809–1892)		 1 January 1886 31 December 1886 364
Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer
(1808–1887)		 1 January 1887 3 March 1887 61
Johannes Versmann Johannes Versmann
(1820–1899)		 14 March 1887 31 December 1888 658
Carl Petersen Carl Friedrich Petersen
(1809–1892)		 1 January 1889 31 December 1889 364
Johann Georg Mönckeberg Johann Georg Mönckeberg
(1839–1908)		 1 January 1890 31 December 1890 364
Johannes Versmann Johannes Versmann
(1820–1899)		 1 January 1891 31 December 1891 364
Carl Petersen Carl Friedrich Petersen
(1809–1892)		 1 January 1892 31 December 1892 365
Johann Georg Mönckeberg Johann Georg Mönckeberg
(1839–1908)		 1 January 1893 31 December 1893 364
Johannes Versmann Johannes Versmann
(1820–1899)		 1 January 1894 31 December 1894 364
Johannes Lehmann
(1826–1901)		 1 January 1895 31 December 1895 364
Johann Georg Mönckeberg Johann Georg Mönckeberg
(1839–1908)		 1 January 1896 31 December 1896 365
Johannes Versmann Johannes Versmann
(1820–1899)		 1 January 1897 31 December 1897 364
Johannes Lehmann
(1826–1901)		 1 January 1898 31 December 1898 364
Johann Georg Mönckeberg Johann Georg Mönckeberg
(1839–1908)		 1 January 1899 31 December 1899 364
Johannes Lehmann
(1826–1901)		 1 January 1900 15 September 1900 257
Gerhard Hachmann 1904 Gerhard Hachmann
(1838–1904)		 19 November 1900 31 December 1901 407
Johann Georg Mönckeberg Johann Georg Mönckeberg
(1839–1908)		 1 January 1902 31 December 1902 364
Johann Heinrich Burchard 1905 Johann Heinrich Burchard
(1852–1912)		 1 January 1903 31 December 1903 364
Gerhard Hachmann 1904 Gerhard Hachmann
(1838–1904)		 1 January 1904 5 July 1904 186
Johann Georg Mönckeberg Johann Georg Mönckeberg
(1839–1908)		 5 July 1904 31 December 1905 544
Johann Heinrich Burchard 1905 Johann Heinrich Burchard
(1852–1912)		 1 January 1906 31 December 1906 364
Johann Stammann 1905 Johann Otto Stammann
(1835–1909)		 1 January 1907 31 December 1907 364
Johann Georg Mönckeberg Johann Georg Mönckeberg
(1839–1908)		 1 January 1908 27 March 1908 365
Johann Heinrich Burchard 1905 Johann Heinrich Burchard
(1852–1912)		 3 April 1908 31 December 1909 637
Max Predöhl 1905 Max Predöhl
(1854–1923)		 1 January 1910 31 December 1911 729
Johann Heinrich Burchard 1905 Johann Heinrich Burchard
1852–1912)		 1 January 1912 6 September 1912 249
August Schröder 1905 Carl August Schröder
(1855–1945)		 3 September 1912 31 December 1913 484
Max Predöhl 1905 Max Predöhl
(1854–1923)		 1 January 1914 31 December 1914 364
Werner von Melle 1905 Werner von Melle
(1853–1937)		 1 January 1915 31 December 1915 364
August Schröder 1905 Carl August Schröder
(1855–1945)		 1 January 1916 31 December 1916 365
Max Predöhl 1905 Max Predöhl
(1854–1923)		 1 January 1917 31 December 1917 364
Werner von Melle 1905 Werner von Melle
(1853–1937)		 1 January 1918 12 November 1918 315

Second Mayors (1860–1919)

List of Second Mayors from 1860 to 1919
Name Image In office Note
Ascan Wilhelm Lutteroth Ascan Wilhelm Lutteroth 1862–1863
Friedrich Sieveking Friedrich Sieveking 1864
Ascan Wilhelm Lutteroth Legat Ascan Wilhelm Lutteroth 1865–1866
Friedrich Sieveking Friedrich Sieveking 1867
Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer 1868
Ferdinand Haller Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer 1869
Hermann Goßler Hermann Gossler 1870–1871
Ferdinand Haller Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer 1872
Hermann Goßler Hermann Gossler 1873
Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer 1874
Ferdinand Haller Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer 1875
Hermann Weber Hermann Weber 1876
Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer 1877
Hermann Weber Hermann Weber 1878
Carl Friedrich Petersen Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer 1879
Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer 1880
Hermann Weber Hermann Weber 1881
Carl Friedrich Petersen Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer 1882
Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer 1883
Hermann Weber Hermann Weber 1884
Carl Friedrich Petersen Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer 1885
Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer 1886
Johannes Versmann Johannes Versmann 1 January 1887 – 14 March 1887
Max Theodor Hayn 14 March 1887 – 31 December 1887
Carl Friedrich Petersen Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer 1888
Johann Georg Mönckeberg Johann Georg Mönckeberg 1889
Johannes Versmann Johannes Versmann 1890
Carl Friedrich Petersen Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer 1891
Johann Georg Mönckeberg Johann Georg Mönckeberg 1892
Johannes Versmann Johannes Versmann 1893
Johannes Lehmann 1894
Johann Georg Mönckeberg Johann Georg Mönckeberg 1895
Johannes Versmann Johannes Versmann 1896
Johannes Lehmann 1897
Johann Georg Mönckeberg Johann Georg Mönckeberg 1898
Johannes Versmann Johannes Versmann 1899
Johannes Lehmann 5 July 1899 – 31 December 1899
Gerhard Hachmann Gerhard Hachmann 1904 1 January 1900 – 19 November 1900
Johann Georg Mönckeberg Johann Georg Mönckeberg 19 November 1900 – 1901
Johann Heinrich Burchard Johann Heinrich Burchard 1905 1902
Gerhard Hachmann Gerhard Hachmann 1904 1903
Johann Georg Mönckeberg Johann Georg Mönckeberg 1 January 1904 – 11 July 1904
Johann Heinrich Burchard Johann Heinrich Burchard 1905 11 July 1904 – 1905
Johann Otto Stammann Johann Stammann 1905 1906
Johann Georg Mönckeberg Johann Georg Mönckeberg 1907
Johann Heinrich Burchard Johann Heinrich Burchard 1905 1 January 1908 – 3 April 1908
William Henry O'Swald William O'Swald 1905 3 April 1908 – 1909
Carl August Schröder August Schröder 1905 1910
Johann Heinrich Burchard Johann Heinrich Burchard 1905 1911
Carl August Schröder August Schröder 1905 1 January 1912 – 13 September 1912
Max Predöhl Max Predöhl 1905 13 September 1912 – 1913
Werner von Melle Werner von Melle 1905 1914
Carl August Schröder August Schröder 1905 1915
Max Predöhl Max Predöhl 1905 1916
Werner von Melle Werner von Melle 1905 1917
Carl August Schröder Carl August Schröder 1918–1919

Weimar Republic (1919–1933)

See also: Hamburg state elections in the Weimar Republic

After World War I, Germany became the Weimar Republic. The Hamburg Parliament was chosen by democratic elections.

First Mayors of Hamburg

Portrait Name
(Born–Died)		 Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Days
Werner von Melle 1905 Werner von Melle
(1853–1937)		 31 March 1919 31 December 1919 275
Friedrich Sthamer 1905 Friedrich Sthamer
(1856–1931)		 1 January 1920 1 February 1920 31
Arnold Diestel 1905 Arnold Diestel
(1857–1924)		 2 February 1920 31 December 1923 1428 German Democratic Party
Carl Wilhelm Petersen 1920 Carl Wilhelm Petersen
(1868–1933)		 1 January 1924 31 December 1929 2191 German Democratic Party
Rudolf Roß 1932 Rudolf Ross
(1872–1951)		 1 January 1930 31 December 1931 729 Social Democratic Party
Carl Wilhelm Petersen 1920 Carl Wilhelm Petersen
(1868–1933)		 1 January 1932 30 January 1933 760 German Democratic Party

Second Mayors of Hamburg

Party Took office Left office
Otto Stolten SPD 31 March 1919 1925
Max Schramm SPD 1925 4 April 1928
Rudolf Ross SPD 5 April 1928 31 December 1929
Carl Wilhelm Petersen DDP 1 January 1930 31 December 1931
Rudolf Ross SPD 1 January 1932 30 January 1933

Nazi Germany (1933–1945)

When the Nazi Party took power in 1933, Germany changed. The "Law on the Reconstruction of the Reich" meant that states like Hamburg lost their independence. The Hamburg Parliament was closed. The First Mayor was chosen by the national government. The real leader of Hamburg during this time was the Reichsstatthalter (Regional Governor) Karl Kaufmann.

First Mayors

Name Took office Left office Party
Carl Wilhelm Petersen 30 January 1933 7 March 1933 German People’s Party
Carl Vincent Krogmann 8 March 1933 3 May 1945 NSDAP

Second Mayors

Name Took office Left office Party
Rudolf Ross 30 January 1933 3 March 1933 Social Democratic Party
Wilhelm Burchard-Motz 8 March 1933 18 May 1933 German People's Party

After World War II, Colonel Robert Gordon Kitchen VI was the Governor of Hamburg under British control from 1945 to 1946.

Mayors of Hamburg (1945–Present)

See also: 2001 Hamburg state election, 2004 Hamburg state election, 2008 Hamburg state election, 2011 Hamburg state election, 2015 Hamburg state election, and 2020 Hamburg state election

These are the mayors of Hamburg since 1945, during the time of the federal parliamentary republic of Germany.

Political party key:       SPD       CDU

First Mayor and President of the Senate of Hamburg

First Mayor and President of the Senate of Hamburg
Portrait Name
(Born–Died)		 Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Days
Hamburg (1945–1949)
British occupation zone in Allied-occupied Germany
– Rudolf Petersen
(1878–1962)
Appointed by the British military		 15 May 1945 22 November 1946 556 Christian Democratic Union
1 Max Brauer 1927 Max Brauer
First term
(1887–1973)		 22 November 1946 23 May 1949 913 Social Democratic Party
Hamburg (1949–present)
City-state of the Federal Republic of Germany
(1) Max Brauer 1927 Max Brauer
First term
(1887–1973)		 23 May 1949 2 December 1953 1654 Social Democratic Party
2 Sieveking Kurt 7. CDU-Bundesparteitag.JPG Kurt Sieveking
(1897–1986)		 2 December 1953 4 December 1957 1463 Christian Democratic Union
2
(1)		 Max Brauer 1927 Max Brauer
Second term
(1887–1973)		 4 December 1957 31 December 1960
(resigned)		 1123 Social Democratic Party
4 Paul Nevermann - Ausschnitt aus Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F009507-0007, Hamburg, Besuch Staatspräsident von Pakistan.jpg Paul Nevermann
(1902–1979)		 1 January 1961 9 June 1965
(resigned)		 1620 Social Democratic Party
5 Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F034188-0011, Bonn, Heinemann empfängt Oberbürgermeister.jpg Herbert Weichmann
(1896–1983)		 9 June 1965 9 June 1971
(resigned)		 2191 Social Democratic Party
6 PeterSchulzErsterBürgermeisterHamburg.jpg Peter Schulz
(1930–2013)		 9 June 1971 4 November 1974
(resigned)		 1244 Social Democratic Party
7 Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F055059-0030, Köln, SPD-Parteitag, Klose.jpg Hans-Ulrich Klose
(1937–2023)		 12 November 1974 22 May 1981
(resigned)		 2383 Social Democratic Party
8 Klaus von Dohnanyi 1978 (cropped).jpg Klaus von Dohnanyi
(born 1928)		 24 June 1981 8 June 1988 2541 Social Democratic Party
9 Henning Voscherau Henning Voscherau
(1941–2016)		 8 June 1988 8 October 1997
(resigned)		 3409 Social Democratic Party
10 Ortwin Runde (retuschiert).jpg Ortwin Runde
(born 1944)		 12 November 1997 31 October 2001 1449 Social Democratic Party
11 Ole von Beust Ole von Beust
(born 1955)		 31 October 2001 25 August 2010
(resigned)		 3220 Christian Democratic Union
12 Christoph Ahlhaus Christoph Ahlhaus
(born 1969)		 25 August 2010 7 March 2011 194 Christian Democratic Union
13 Olaf Scholz Olaf Scholz
(born 1958)		 7 March 2011 13 March 2018
(resigned)		 2563 Social Democratic Party
14 Peter Tschentscher Peter Tschentscher
(born 1966)		 28 March 2018 Incumbent 2687 Social Democratic Party

Second Mayors of Hamburg

Second Mayor of Hamburg
Name Took office Left office Party
Adolph Schönfelder
(1875–1966)		 6 June 1945 15 November 1946 Social Democratic Party
Christian Koch
(1878–1955)		 19 November 1946 18 February 1950 Free Democratic Party
Paul Nevermann
(1902–1979)		 24 February 1950 2 December 1953 Social Democratic Party
Edgar Engelhard
(1917–1979)		 2 December 1953 27 April 1966 Free Democratic Party
Wilhelm Drexelius
(1906–1974)		 27 April 1966 2 April 1970 Social Democratic Party
Peter Schulz
(1930–2013)		 22 April 1970 9 June 1971 Social Democratic Party
Helmuth Kern
(1926–2016)		 9 June 1971 3 October 1972 Social Democratic Party
Hans Rau
(1925–1995)		 3 October 1972 30 April 1974 Free Democratic Party
Dieter Biallas
(1936–2016)		 30 April 1974 28 June 1978 Free Democratic Party
Helga Elstner
(1924–2012)		 28 June 1978 13 June 1984 Social Democratic Party
Alfons Pawelczyk
(born 1933)		 13 June 1984 2 September 1987 Social Democratic Party
Ingo von Münch
(born 1932)		 2 September 1987 26 June 1991 Free Democratic Party
Hans-Jürgen Krupp
(1933–2024)		 26 June 1991 1 December 1993 Social Democratic Party
Erhard Rittershaus
(1931–2006)		 15 December 1993 12 November 1997 Statt party
Krista Sager
(born 1953)		 12 November 1997 31 October 2001 Alliance '90/The Greens
Ronald Schill
(born 1958)		 31 October 2001 19 August 2003 Party for a Rule of Law Offensive
Mario Mettbach
(1952–2022)		 21 August 2003 17 March 2004 Party for a Rule of Law Offensive
Birgit Schnieber-Jastram
(born 1946)		 17 March 2004 7 May 2008 Christian Democratic Union
Christa Goetsch
(born 1952)		 7 May 2008 29 November 2010 Alliance '90/The Greens
Dietrich Wersich
(born 1964)		 30 November 2010 7 March 2011 Christian Democratic Union
Dorothee Stapelfeldt
(born 1956)		 7 March 2011 15 April 2015 Social Democratic Party
Katharina Fegebank
(born 1977)		 15 April 2015 Incumbent Alliance '90/The Greens
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