List of mayors of Hamburg

The following is a chronological list of mayors of Hamburg, a city-state in Germany. The mayors are the head of the city-state, part of the government of Hamburg. Since 1861, according to the constitution of 28 September 1860, the state has been governed by the ten-member Senate, which had previously been called the council (in the German language of that time: Rath). It is headed by the first mayor of Hamburg (German title: Erster Bürgermeister der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg) as the president of the Senate. The deputy is the second mayor.

For much of its history, Hamburg was a free imperial city and later a sovereign state; the position of First Mayor historically was equivalent to that of a sovereign head of state. In the 1871–1918 German Empire, the Hamburg First Mayor was equivalent to the federal princes of the 23 German monarchies (4 of whom held the title of King and the others holding titles such as Grand Duke, Duke or Sovereign Prince). Since 1918, the position is equivalent to that of the minister-presidents of the (West) German states.

Prior to World War I, the two mayors were elected for one-year terms. Until 1997, the first mayor was primus inter pares among, and was elected by, the members of the Senate. Since then, the Hamburg Parliament (German: Hamburgische Bürgerschaft) has elected the first mayor; the first mayor is able to appoint and dismiss other senators.

1293–1860 The function of burgomaster (mayor) was usually held simultaneously by three persons, serving as an executive college. One of the three being burgomaster in chief for a year, the second being the prior burgomaster in chief, the third being the upcoming one. Therefore, sometimes up to three names are mentioned for one year, since the names of the three appear in deeds, signed with or mentioning their names. The names in the list from 1239 until 1820 were archived in a book by Johann August Meister (1820). This is an incomplete list of burgomasters and uses the spelling in Meister's book, which is preserved in the Hamburg state library. After 1820 the list were added by hand. On 6 August 1806 Hamburg gained sovereignty as an independent country. From 1811 to 1814 Hamburg was part of France in the Bouches-de-l'Elbe.

If another reference is not noted, all mayors are taken from: Domizlaff. Das Hamburger Rathaus.

Name Image In office Note Hartwicus de Erteneborch 1293Werner de Metzendorp 1293Johann Miles 1300Henricus Longus 1300Johann, filius Oseri 1300Johann de Monte 1325Henricus de Hetfield 1325Nicolaus Fransoisser 1341Nicolaus de Monte 1341Hellingbernus Hetvelt 1341Johann Horborch 1343Thidericus uppen Perde 1343Johann Militis 1347Hinrich Hoop 1350Thidericus uppen Perde 1350Henricus de Monte 1356Henricus Hoyeri 1361Also known as Hein HoyerBertrammus Horborch 1366Werner de Wighersen 1367Ludolfus de Holdenstedte 1375Christian Militis 1378Also known as Kersten MilesHenricus (Heino) Ybing 1381Johannes Hoyeri 1389Marquard Schreye 1319Meinard Buxtehude 1397Hilmar Lopow 1401Johann Lüneborg 1411Henricus de Monte 1413Henricus Hoyeri 1417Johannes Wighe (Wye) 1420Bernhard Borstelt 1422Vicco de Hove 1431Simon van Utrecht 1433Hinrich Köting 1493Thidericus Lüneborg 1443Detlev Bremer 1447Henricus Lopow 1451Thidericus Gerlefstorp 1492Henricus Lesemann 1458Erich de Tzevena 1464Albert Schilling 1464Hinrich Murmester 1466Johann Meiger 1472Johann Huge 1478Nicolaus de Schworen 1480Hermann Langenbeck1481Henning Büring 1486Christian Berchampe 1492Erich von Tzeven 1499Detlev Bremer 1499Bartholomäus vom Rhyne 1505Marquard vam Lo 1507–1519Johann Spreckelsen 1512Nicolaus Thode 1517Thidericus Hohusen 1517unoccupied 1519–1520Second Mayor was Dietrich [Thidericus?] Hohusen (1517–1546)Erhard vom Holte 1520–1529Also Gerhard vom HolteHinrich Salsborg 1523Johann Hülpe 1524Johann Wetken 1529–1533Paul Grote 1531Albert Westede 1533–1538Johann Rodenborg 1536Peter von Spreckelsen 1538–1553 Jürgen Plate 1546Matthias Rheder 1547Ditmar Koel 1548Albert Hackmann 1553–1580unoccupied 1580–1581Second Mayor was Paul Grote (1580–1584)Lorenz Niebur 1557Hermann Wetken 1564Eberhard Moller 1571Paul Grote 1580Johann Niebur 1557(1581–1590)Nicolaus Vögeler 1581Joachim vom Kape 1588Diedrich von Eitzen 1589unoccupied 1590–1591Second Mayor: Joachim von Kape (1588–1594)Erich von der Fechte 1591–1613Joachim Bekendorp 1593Diederich vom Holte 1595Vincent Moller 1599Eberhard Twestreng 1606Hieronimus Vögeler 1609unoccupied 1613–1614Second Mayor: Hieronymus Vögeler (1609–1642)Sebastian von Bergen1614–1623Johann Wetken 1614Bartholomäus Beckmann 1617Joachim Clan 1622Albert von Eitzen 1623unoccupied 1623–1624Ulrich Winkel 1624–1649Johannes Brand 1633–1652Bartholomäus Moller 1643unoccupied 1649–1650Second Mayor: Bartholomäus Moller (1643–1667)Nicolaus Jarre 1650–1678Johann Schlebusch 1653Peter Lütkens 1654Wolfgang Meurer 1660Bartholomäus Twestreng 1663Johannes Schötteringk 1667Johann Schulte 1668Broderus Pauli 1670–1680Johann Schröder 1676Heinrich Meurer 1678–1684(First term)Diedrich Moller 1680Johann Schlüter1684–1688Joachim Lemmermann 1684Heinrich Meurer 1686(1688–1690) Second termPeter Lütkens 1687–1717Johannes Schafshausen1690–1697Hieronimus Harticus Moller 1697Peter von Lengerke (or Lengerks) 1697–1709Julius Surland 1702Gerhard Schröder1703Paul Paulsen 1704Lucas von Borstel1709–1716Ludwig Becceler 1712Bernhard Matfeldt 1716–1720Garlieb Sillem1717Hinrich Diedrich Wiese 1720–1728(or Heinrich Dietrich Wiese)Hans Jacob Faber1722Johann Anderson1723Rütger Rulant 1728–1742Daniel Stockfleth1729Martin Lucas Schele 1733Johann H. Luis 1739Cornelius Poppe 1741Conrad Widow1742–1754(1743–1754)Nicolaus Stempeel 1743Clemens Samuel Lipstrop 1749Lucas von Spreckelsen 1750Martin H. Schele 1751Lucas Corthum 1751Nicolaus Schuback 1759(1754–1783)Peter Greve 1759Vincent Rumpff1765Johann Schlüter 1774Albert Schulte 1778Frans Doormann1780Jacob Albrecht von Sienen 1781Johann Anderson 1781(1783–1790)Johann Luis 1784Johann Adolph Poppe 1786Martin Dorner 1788Franz Anton Wagener 1790–1801Daniel Lienau 1798Peter Hinrich Widow 1800–1802Friedrich von Graffen 1801–1810First termWilhelm Amsinck1802Johann Arnold Heise1807Amandus Augustus Abendroth 1811–1813 Not included in the Meister's book. Retrieved from Elektronische Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (Sütterlin script)Friedrich von Graffen 1815–1820Second termChristian Matthias Schröder1816Johann Heinrich Bartels1820–1850Johann Daniel Koch1821Martin Garlieb Sillem1829Amandus Augustus Abendroth1831Martin Hieronymus Schrötteringk 1832Christian Daniel Benecke1835Heinrich Kellinghusen1842Johann Ludwig Dammert 1843Nicolaus Binder1855unoccupied 1850–1861Second Mayor: Christian Daniel Benecke (1835–1851)Third Mayor: Heinrich Kellinghusen (1842–1880)Fourth Mayor: Nicolaus Binder (1855–1861)All:

Hamburg (1860–1919) Since 1860 Hamburg had a constitution. Members of the Hamburg senate were elected by the Hamburg Parliament—not coopted by the existing senate. They were lifelong members of the senate. From the three eldest and juristic trained members the senate elected annually the First Mayor of Hamburg (German title: Erster Bürgermeister der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg) – the presiding head – and his deputy (Second Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg, German title: Zweiter Bürgermeister der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg).

Description of the method 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 are taken from Domizlaff: Das Hamburger Rathaus and are listed in Erste Bürgermeister Hamburgs 1507–2008, only changes in dates are marked by an added reference.

Name Image In office Note Friedrich Sieveking1861–1862Ferdinand Haller1863–1864Friedrich Sieveking1865Ferdinand Haller1866–1867(−1868)Friedrich Sieveking1868Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer1869Ferdinand Haller 1870

German Reich (1871–1945)

German Empire (1871–1918) PortraitName(Born–Died)Term of officePolitical partyTook officeLeft officeDays German Empire (1871–1918) City of the German Reich Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer 1 January 1871 31 December 1872 Ferdinand Haller 1 January 1873 31 December 1873 Hermann Goßler 1 January 1874 31 December 1874 Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer 1 January 1875 31 December 1875 Carl Friedrich Petersen 1 January 1876 31 December 1877 Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer 1 January 1878 31 December 1878 Hermann Weber 1 January 1879 31 December 1879 Carl Friedrich Petersen 1 January 1880 31 December 1880 Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer 1 January 1881 31 December 1881 Hermann Weber 1 January 1882 31 December 1882 Carl Friedrich Petersen 1 January 1883 31 December 1883 Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer 1 January 1884 31 December 1884 Hermann Weber 1 January 1885 31 December 1885 Carl Friedrich Petersen 1 January 1886 31 December 1886 Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer 1 January 1887 3 March 1887 Johannes Versmann 14 March 1887 31 December 1888 Carl Friedrich Petersen 1 January 1889 31 December 1889 Johann Georg Mönckeberg 1 January 1890 31 December 1890 Johannes Versmann 1 January 1891 31 December 1891 Carl Friedrich Petersen 1 January 1892 31 December 1892 Johann Georg Mönckeberg 1 January 1893 31 December 1893 Johannes Versmann 1 January 1894 31 December 1894 Johannes Lehmann 1 January 1895 31 December 1895 Johann Georg Mönckeberg 1 January 1896 31 December 1896 Johannes Versmann 1 January 1897 31 December 1897 Johannes Lehmann 1 January 1898 31 December 1898 Johann Georg Mönckeberg 1 January 1899 31 December 1899 Johannes Lehmann 1 January 1900 15 September 1900 Gerhard Hachmann 19 November 1900 31 December 1901 Johann Georg Mönckeberg 1 January 1902 31 December 1902 Johann Heinrich Burchard 1 January 1903 31 December 1903 Gerhard Hachmann 1 January 1904 5 July 1904 Johann Georg Mönckeberg 5 July 1904 31 December 1905 Johann Heinrich Burchard 1 January 1906 31 December 1906 Johann Otto Stammann 1 January 1907 31 December 1907 Johann Georg Mönckeberg 1 January 1908 27 March 1908 Johann Heinrich Burchard 3 April 1908 31 December 1909 Max Predöhl 1 January 1910 31 December 1911 Johann Heinrich Burchard 1 January 1912 6 September 1912 Carl August Schröder 3 September 1912 31 December 1913 Max Predöhl 1 January 1914 31 December 1914 Werner von Melle 1 January 1915 31 December 1915 Carl August Schröder 1 January 1916 31 December 1916 Max Predöhl 1 January 1917 31 December 1917 Werner von Melle 1 January 1918 12 November 1918