List of mayors of Bern
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mayor of Bern 1888–1895
member of the Federal Council 1895–1919
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This is a list of mayors of the city of Bern, Switzerland. The executive of Bern is the municipal council (Gemeinderat). It is chaired by the mayor (Stadtpräsident von Bern). From 1832 to 1871, the term Gemeindepräsident was used. Before 1832, the title of the mayor of Bern was Schultheiss.
Term | Mayor | Lifespan | Party | Notes |
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1832–1848 | Karl Zeerleder[1] | (1780–1851) | Conservative | |
1849–1863 | Friedrich Ludwig von Effinger | (1795–1867) | Conservative | |
1864 | Christoph Albert Kurz | (1806–1864) | Conservative | |
1864–1888 | Otto von Büren | (1822–1888) | Conservative | Gemeindepräsident until 1871, Stadtpräsident since |
1888–1895 | Eduard Müller | (1848–1919) | FDP/PRL | |
1895–1899 | Franz Lindt | (1844–1901) | FDP/PRL | |
1900–1918 | Adolf von Steiger | (1859–1925) | FDP/PRL | |
1918–1920 | Gustav Müller | (1860–1921) | SPS/PSS | |
1920–1937 | Hermann Lindt | (1872–1937) | BGB/PAI | |
1937–1951 | Ernst Bärtschi | (1882–1976) | FDP/PRL | |
1952–1958 | Otto Steiger | (1890–1958) | BGB/PAI | |
1958–1966 | Eduard Freimüller | (1898–1966) | SPS/PSS | |
1966–1979 | Reynold Tschäppät | (1917–1979) | SPS/PSS | father of Alexander Tschäppät |
1979–1992 | Werner Bircher | (1928–2017) | FDP/PRL | |
1993–2004 | Klaus Baumgartner | (1937–2015) | SPS/PSS | |
2005–2016 | Alexander Tschäppät | (1952–2018) | SPS/PSS | son of Reynold Tschäppät |
2017–present | Alec von Graffenried | (born 1962) | Greens |
See also
Gallery
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Karl Zeerleder
mayor 1832–1848 -
Otto von Büren
mayor 1864–1888 -
Adolf von Steiger
mayor 1900–1918 -
Gustav Müller
mayor 1918–1920
References
- ^ "Zeerleder, Karl". hls-dhs-dss.ch (in German). 4 March 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
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