The following list of mayors of Berlin

Governing Mayor of Berlin

The Governing Mayor of Berlin is the head of government in the city-state of Berlin, one of the States of Germany. It is the equivalent of the Ministers-President of the other German states except the two other city-states of Hamburg and Bremen, where the heads of government are called "First...

shows all the mayors (Oberbürgermeister, Regierender Bürgermeister) of Berlin

Berlin

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

, Germany since 1809:

1806–1809

In 1806 the French occupants gathered 2,000 wealthy Berliners in St. Peter's Church, Berlin, in order to elect the Grand conseil (grand council) of sixty members again electing the Comité administratif (administrative committee). This body of seven elected burghers was the provisional city government competent to carry out the orders of the occupation power, especially to raise the French war contributions by levying them mostly from the 2,000 eligible voters. The président of the committee was the Berlin-based Prussian publisher:

• François Théodore de Lagarde (1806–1809; *1756-1824*)

1809–1935

Oberbürgermeister (generally "Lord Mayor

Lord Mayor

The Lord Mayor is the title of the Mayor of a major city, with special recognition.-Commonwealth of Nations:* In Australia it is a political position. Australian cities with Lord Mayors: Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, Newcastle, Parramatta, Perth, Sydney, and Wollongong...

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• Leopold von Gerlach (1809–1813)
• Johann Büsching (1814–1832)
• Friedrich von Bärensprung (1832–1834)
• Heinrich Wilhelm Krausnick (1834–1848)
• Franz Christian Naunyn (1848–1851)
• Heinrich Wilhelm Krausnick (1851–1862)
• Karl Theodor Seydel (1863–1872)
• Arthur Hobrecht (1872–1878)
• Max von Forckenbeck
  Max von Forckenbeck
  Maximilian Franz August von Forckenbeck was a German lawyer and politician and served as mayor of Berlin from 1878 to 1892. His is considered one of the most important Mayors of Berlin because of his prudent management style.-Life:Max Forckenbeck was born in Münster on October 23, 1821...
  
   (1878–1892)
• Robert Zelle (1892–1898)
• Martin Kirschner (1899–1912)
• Adolph Wermuth (1912–1920)
• Gustav Böß (1921–1929)
• Arthur Scholz (1929–1931)
• Heinrich Sahm
  Heinrich Sahm
  Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Martin Sahm , no party affiliation, was a German lawyer, mayor and statesman from the Free City of Danzig....
  
   (1931–1935)

1935–1945

The Nazi government introduced a new unitary municipal ordinance for all German municipalities and cities accounting for the de facto abolition of municipal democracy and autonomy since the Nazi takeover in 1933. According to the new ordinance the head of the city was titled Stadtpräsident (city president).

• Oskar Maretzky (1935–1937)
• Julius Lippert
  Julius Lippert (politician)
  Julius Lippert was a German politician in the Nazi party.Born in Basel, Switzerland, he became an extreme anti-Semite in his youth after reading the anti-Semitic philosophers Joseph Arthur Comte de Gobineau and Houston Stewart Chamberlain...
  
   (1937–1940)
• Ludwig Steeg
  Ludwig Steeg
  Ludwig Steeg , German Nazi politician, was Oberbürgermeister of Berlin from 1939 to 1945.-Biography:...
  
   (1940–1945)

1945–1948

Following Berlin's provisional post-war constitution, enacted under quadripartite Allied rule, the head of city government was titled again Oberbürgermeister (generally "Lord Mayor").

• Arthur Werner
  Arthur Werner
  Arthur Victor Hugo Werner was the first Mayor of Berlin after World War II.In 1907 Werner had graduated as an engineer at the Technical University of Charlottenburg...
  
   (1945–1946)
• Otto Ostrowski
  Otto Ostrowski
  Otto Ostrowski was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany and Mayor of Berlin in 1946–1947....
  
   (1946–1947)
• Louise Schroeder
  Louise Schroeder
  Louise Dorothea Schroeder was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany party. She was the first female member of the Weimar National Assembly during the Weimar Republic...
  
   (1947–1948), replacing the Lord Mayor Elect Ernst Reuter
  Ernst Reuter
  Ernst Rudolf Johannes Reuter was the German mayor of West Berlin from 1948 to 1953, during the time of the Cold War.- Early years :...
  
  , who was barred by Soviet veto.
• Ferdinand Friedensburg
  Ferdinand Friedensburg
  Ferdinand Friedensburg was the interim Mayor of Berlin due to the illness of mayor Louise Schroeder during the Berlin Blockade in 1948.-Biography:...
  
   (1948)

1948–1991 (East Berlin

East Berlin

East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. It consisted of the Soviet sector of Berlin that was established in 1945. The American, British and French sectors became West Berlin, a part strongly associated with West Germany but a free city...

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Lord Mayors (German title: Oberbürgermeister) of East Berlin

East Berlin

East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. It consisted of the Soviet sector of Berlin that was established in 1945. The American, British and French sectors became West Berlin, a part strongly associated with West Germany but a free city...

, capital in the socialist state

Socialist state

A socialist state generally refers to any state constitutionally dedicated to the construction of a socialist society. It is closely related to the political strategy of "state socialism", a set of ideologies and policies that believe a socialist economy can be established through government...

 of the German Democratic Republic.

• Friedrich Ebert, Jr. (1948–1967)
• Herbert Fechner (1967–1974)
• Erhard Krack
  Erhard Krack
  Erhard Krack was an East German politician and mayor of East Berlin from 1974 to 1990.Born in Danzig, he was a member of the Socialist Unity Party . He was also a deputy in the Volkskammer and a member of the Central Committee of the SED....
  
   (1974–1990)
• Dr. Ingrid Pankraz (1990)
• Dr. Christian Hartenauer (1990)
• Tino Schwierzina (1990–1991)
• Thomas Krüger (1991) provisional

The Governing Mayor of Berlin (Regierender Bürgermeister von Berlin) was democratically elected in January 1991.

1948–1991 (West Berlin

West Berlin

West Berlin was a political exclave that existed between 1949 and 1990. It comprised the western regions of Berlin, which were bordered by East Berlin and parts of East Germany. West Berlin consisted of the American, British, and French occupation sectors, which had been established in 1945...

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Under Berlin's provisional post-war constitution, valid for West Berlin until September 1950, the mayor continued to be called Lord Mayor (Oberbürgermeister). By the new constitution of Berlin (West), effective as of 1 October 1950, the title was Governing Mayor of Berlin , competent for Berlin (West) only between 1949 and 1990, and reunited Berlin

Berlin

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

, capital of Germany since. Following the new constitution the new parliament of West Berlin, the House of Representatives of Berlin (Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin

Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin

The Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin is the state parliament for the German state of Berlin, according to the state's constitution. The parliament is based at the building on Niederkirchnerstraße in Mitte which until 1934 was the seat of the lower house of the Preußischer Landtag...

), was newly elected on 3 December 1950 and constituted on 11 January 1951.

Name	Picture	Term	Party
Ernst Reuter Ernst Reuter Ernst Rudolf Johannes Reuter was the German mayor of West Berlin from 1948 to 1953, during the time of the Cold War.- Early years :... (adopted the title of Governing Mayor after his re-election as head of government on 18 January 1951)		1948–1953	SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
Walther Schreiber Walther Schreiber Walter Schreiber was a German politician and was Mayor of Berlin from 1953 to 1955.He was a member of the Christian Democratic Union Party.-External links:...		1953–1955	CDU
Otto Suhr Otto Suhr Otto Suhr was a German political figure as a member of the SPD. He served as the mayor of West Berlin between 1955 and 1957....		1955–1957	SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
Willy Brandt Willy Brandt Willy Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm , was a German politician, Mayor of West Berlin 1957–1966, Chancellor of West Germany 1969–1974, and leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany 1964–1987....		1957–1966	SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
Heinrich Albertz Heinrich Albertz Heinrich Albertz was a German clergyman, theologian and politician. He was born in Breslau, today , to a pastor as the younger half brother of Resistance fighter Martin Albertz...		1966–1967	SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
Klaus Schütz Klaus Schütz Klaus Schütz is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party .-Biography:He was Mayor of West Berlin from 1967 to 1977, serving as President of the Bundesrat in 1967/68. After his resignation he worked as German Ambassador to Israel until 1981 and Director General of the Deutsche Welle...		1967–1977	SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
Dietrich Stobbe Dietrich Stobbe Dietrich Stobbe was a German politician from Weepers, East Prussia.Stobbe served as Mayor of West Berlin from 2 May 1977 till 23 January 1981...		1977–1981	SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
Hans-Jochen Vogel Hans-Jochen Vogel Hans-Jochen Vogel is a politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.- Early years and professional career :...		1981	SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
Richard von Weizsäcker Richard von Weizsäcker Richard Karl Freiherr von Weizsäcker , known as Richard von Weizsäcker, is a German politician . He served as Governing Mayor of West Berlin from 1981 to 1984, and as President of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1984 to 1994...		1981–1984	CDU
Eberhard Diepgen Eberhard Diepgen Eberhard Diepgen is a German politician of the CDU. He studied law at the Free University of Berlin. He was mayor of West Berlin from 1984 to 1989 and a reunited Berlin from 1991 to 2001.-References:...		1984–1989	CDU
Walter Momper Walter Momper Walter Momper is a German politician and former Mayor of West Berlin 1989–1990 and Berlin 1990-1991. Whilst Governing Mayor, he served as President of the Bundesrat in 1989/90...		1989–1990	SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...

After reunification

Name	Picture	Term	Party
Walter Momper Walter Momper Walter Momper is a German politician and former Mayor of West Berlin 1989–1990 and Berlin 1990-1991. Whilst Governing Mayor, he served as President of the Bundesrat in 1989/90...		1990–1991	SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
Eberhard Diepgen Eberhard Diepgen Eberhard Diepgen is a German politician of the CDU. He studied law at the Free University of Berlin. He was mayor of West Berlin from 1984 to 1989 and a reunited Berlin from 1991 to 2001.-References:...		1991–2001	CDU
Klaus Wowereit Klaus Wowereit Klaus Wowereit is a German politician, member of the SPD , and has been the Mayor of Berlin since the 2001 state elections, where his party won a plurality of the votes, 29.7%. He served as President of the Bundesrat in 2001/02. His SPD-led coalition was re-elected in the 2006 elections...		2001–present	SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...