Mayor of Paris facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mayor of Paris
Flag of the Mayor of Paris
Incumbent Anne Hidalgo since 5 April 2014
Residence	Hôtel de Ville
Appointer	Elected by the Council of Paris
Term length	6 years, renewable indefinitely
Inaugural holder	Jean Sylvain Bailly
Formation	15 July 1789 20 March 1977
Salary	€8,650 (monthly)

The Mayor of Paris (called Maire de Paris in French) is the main leader of Paris, which is the capital and largest city in France.

The mayor is in charge of running the city. They suggest ideas to the Council of Paris, make sure city rules are followed, and present the city's yearly budget. The mayor also chooses people for different city jobs and boards. During meetings of the Council of Paris, the mayor leads the discussion, just like in other towns in France. Since Paris is also a "department" (a region), the mayor acts like a leader for that department too.

Since April 5, 2014, Anne Hidalgo from the Socialist Party has been the Mayor of Paris.

History of the Mayor's Office

When the French Revolution started on July 14, 1789, after the storming of the Bastille, the people of Paris rose up. They killed the city's old leader, Jacques de Flesselles. Because the old leadership was removed, the people created a new government called the "Commune of Paris."

The first person to be called "Mayor of Paris" was Jean Sylvain Bailly. The mayor's job was very important during the Revolution. During a time called the Reign of Terror (1793–1794), the mayor's office helped find and punish people who were thought to be against the revolution.

In July 1794, after a big change in power that removed and executed Robespierre, the mayor's office was ended. People thought it had become too powerful.

After another revolution in February 1848, a new French Republic began. The mayor's office was brought back. However, this didn't last long. After some unrest in June of the same year, the government decided not to have a strong mayor. Instead, they gave the mayor's powers to a "Prefect" who was chosen by the government.

In 1870, the Mayor of Paris office was started again. This happened after France lost a war against Prussia. The temporary government thought a strong leader in Paris would help prevent trouble during the Prussian siege. But after Paris was taken, more unrest led to a new "Paris Commune" with socialist ideas. To prevent future city-wide rebellions, the new national government decided to divide Paris into many smaller mayoral areas, one for each district.

So, for most of the time between 1794 and 1977, Paris was the only city in France without its own mayor. It had less freedom than even the smallest village. For many years, it was directly controlled by a government official called a prefect.

In 1975, the French Parliament passed a law to bring back an elected mayor for Paris, starting in 1977. This law was signed by President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing on December 31, 1975. In March 1977, after the first city-wide election, former Prime Minister Jacques Chirac became the Mayor of Paris. He held this job until 1995, when he was elected President of France.

List of Paris Mayors

Notes † Died while in office

No.	Mayor		Term in office Elections		Previous office	Party	Deputy
1		Jean Sylvain Bailly 1736–1793 (Aged 57)	15 July 1789	18 November 1791	President of the National Assembly (1789)	Patriotic	Office did not exist
			1789
2		Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve 1756–1794 (Aged 38)	18 November 1791	1 December 1792	Representative to Estates General for the Third Estate (1789)	Girondin
			1791
3		Henri Lefèvre d'Ormesson 1751–1808 (Aged 56)	21 November 1792	8 December 1792	Judge in the 6th arrondissement (1790–1792)	Girondin
			1792 (November)
4		Nicolas Chambon 1748–1826 (Aged 78)	8 December 1792	14 February 1793	Paris Financial Administrator (1790–1791)	Girondin
			1792 (December)
5		Jean-Nicolas Pache 1746–1823 (Aged 77)	14 February 1793	10 May 1794	Minister of War (1792–1793)	Jacobin
			1793
6		Jean-Baptiste Fleuriot-Lescot † 1761–1794 (Aged 33)	10 May 1794	27 July 1794	Public Prosecutor of the Revolutionary Tribunal (1793–1794)	Jacobin
			1794
Office abolished (1794–1848)
7		Louis Antoine Pagès 1803–1878 (Aged 75)	24 February 1848	9 March 1848	MP for Eure (1846–1848)	Constitutionalist Republican	Office did not exist
			N/A
8		Armand Marrast 1801–1852 (Aged 50)	9 March 1848	19 July 1848	MP for Haute-Garonne (1848–1849)	Constitutionalist Republican
			N/A
Office abolished (1848–1870)
9		Étienne Arago 1802–1892 (Aged 90)	4 September 1870	15 November 1870	MP for Pyrénées-Orientales (1848–1851)	Radical Republican	Office did not exist
			N/A
10		Jules Ferry 1832–1893 (Aged 60)	15 November 1870	18 March 1871	MP for Seine (1869–1870)	Moderate Republican
			N/A
Office abolished (1871–1977)
11		Jacques Chirac 1932–2019 (Aged 86)	20 March 1977	13 March 1983	Prime Minister of France (1974–1976)	Rally for the Republic	Christian de La Malène
			1977
			13 March 1983	19 March 1989			Jean Tiberi
			1983
			19 March 1989	16 May 1995
			1989
12		Jean Tiberi 1935–2025 (Aged 90)	22 May 1995	25 March 2001	MP for Paris (1976–2012)	Rally for the Republic	Jacques Dominati
			1995
13		Bertrand Delanoë Born 1950	25 March 2001	16 March 2008	Senator for Paris (1995–2001)	Socialist Party	Anne Hidalgo
			2001
			16 March 2008	5 April 2014
			2008
14		Anne Hidalgo Born 1959	5 April 2014	3 July 2020	Deputy Mayor of Paris (2001–2014)	Socialist Party	Bruno Julliard
			2014
							Emmanuel Grégoire
			3 July 2020	Incumbent
							Patrick Bloche
			2020

See also

• Administration of Paris