List of mayors of Cologne

This is a list of mayors of Cologne. It includes the Lord Mayors of Cologne (Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Köln) since 1815 as well as the city managers (Oberstadtdirektoren) from 1946 to 1999.

Mayors since 1815

Coat of arms of Cologne

Cologne City Hall

Lord Mayors of Cologne (1815–1945)

In Prussia

• 1815–1819: Karl Joseph Freiherr von Mylius
• 1819–1823: von Monschaw
• 1823–1848: Johann Adolf Steinberger
• 1848–1851: Friedrich Wilhelm Gräff
• 1851–1863: Hermann Joseph Stupp
• 1863–1871: Alexander Bachem

German Reich

Political party:

Lord Mayor of Cologne (1945–present)

Political party:  CDU  SPD

City managers 1946–1999

• 1946–1953: Dr. Willi Suth
• 1953–1965: Dr. Max Adenauer
• 1965–1977: Prof. Dr. Heinz Mohnen
• 1977–1989: Kurt Rossa
• 1989–1998: Lothar Ruschmeier
• 1998–1999: Klaus Heugel

See also

• Timeline of Cologne

External links

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