List of mayors of Oradea

On January 4, 1850, the "central towns" (Várad-Újváros/Orașul Nou, Vándrad-Olaszi/Olosig, Várad-Velence/Velența a Várad/Váralja-Subcetate) were officially united, forming Oradea Mare (Great Oradea). The first designated mayor of the united towns was Bolonyi Menyhert.

Mayors of Oradea MayorPeriodObservationsStateMenyhért BölönyiJanuary 4, 1850 - June 25, 1851First mayor of Oradea Mare.Kingdom of HungaryJános Csorba1851–1854Kingdom of HungaryArnold Takács1854–1855Kingdom of HungaryFerenc Miklósi1855–1857Kingdom of HungaryÖdön Toperczer1857–1860Kingdom of HungaryAndrás Petrovics1860 - January 21, 1861Interim, as counselor.Kingdom of HungaryGyörgy LukácsJanuary 21, 1861 – 1862Kingdom of HungaryMihály Lázár1862–1865Kingdom of HungaryLajos Stettner1866–1867Kingdom of HungaryGyörgy Lukács1867 - November 11, 1875Austria-HungaryFerenc SalNovember 11, 1875 – 1897Austria-HungaryJózsef Bulyovszky1897 - June 1901Austria-HungaryKároly RimlerJune 1901 - March 22, 1919Until March 1902 he was a designated mayor.Austria-HungaryDirectoshipMarch 22 - April 19, 1919Austria-HungaryKároly RimlerApril 19 - June 15, 1919On April 19, 1919, the Romanian Army enters Oradea, thus officializing the Union of Transylvania with Romania through the Resolution of the Great National Assembly of Alba Iulia, of December 1, 1918.Kingdom of RomaniaÖdön LukácsJune 15 - July 31, 1919Interim (as vice mayor)Kingdom of RomaniaJózsef KomlóssyAugust 1, 1919 - February 8, 1920Kingdom of RomaniaCoriolan BucicoFebruary 9, 1920 - July 1, 1926Kingdom of RomaniaGheorghe TulbureJuly 2, 1926 - June 3, 1927Interim until September 21, 1926, as president of the Interim Commission. Kingdom of RomaniaSever ArdeleanJune 4 - August 1, 1927Interim, as president of the Interim Commission. Kingdom of RomaniaGrigore EgriAugust 2 - October 12, 1927Kingdom of RomaniaNicolae ZigreOctober 12, 1927 - December 1, 1928Interim, as president of the Interim Commission. Kingdom of RomaniaAurel LazărDecember 1, 1928 - November 18, 1930Interim until July 26, 1930, as president of the Interim Commission. Kingdom of RomaniaRomulus PopNovember 18 - December 12, 1930Interim, as president of the Interim Commission. Kingdom of RomaniaGrigore EgriDecember 12, 1930 - May 25, 1931Interim, as president of the Interim Commission. Kingdom of RomaniaGeorge SofronieMay 25, 1931 - July 11, 1932Interim, as president of the Interim Commission. Kingdom of RomaniaGrigore EgriJuly 11, 1932 - November 29, 1933Interim until October 20, 1932, as president of the Interim Commission. Kingdom of RomaniaTiberiu MoșoiuNovember 29, 1933 - November 2, 1935Interim, as president of the Interim Commission. Kingdom of RomaniaVasile BledeaNovember 2, 1935 - May 11, 1937Interim, as president of the Interim Commission. Kingdom of RomaniaPetru FodorMay 11, 1937 - January 5, 1938Interim, as president of the Interim Commission. Kingdom of RomaniaDimitrie MangraJanuary 5 - February 11, 1938Interim, as president of the Interim Commission. Kingdom of RomaniaIoan VoștinarFebruary 11–16, 1938Designated, as the Prime Secretary of the Municipality.Kingdom of RomaniaConstantin ConstantinescuFebruary 16 - July 1, 1938DesignatedKingdom of RomaniaCornel CărpinișanJuly 1 - September 23, 1938DesignatedKingdom of RomaniaAugustin ChirilăSeptember 23, 1938 - September 5, 1940Kingdom of RomaniaIstván SoósSeptember 5, 1940 - March 1944As a result of the Second Vienna Awards, arbitrated by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, Oradea became part of Fascist Hungary.Kingdom of HungaryLászló GyapaiMarch - October 12, 1944Interim. He ordered the construction of the Jewish Ghetto in Oradea and assisted the Nazis in the deportation of the Jewish population.Kingdom of HungaryAugustin CornaOctober 12 - November 1944Interim. On October 12, 1944, Oradea is freed from the fascist reign, by a Romanian-Soviet battalion, thus the city being reunited with Romania.Kingdom of RomaniaGyula CsikyNovember 1944 - January 1945InterimKingdom of RomaniaKároly VanyaiMarch 9, 1945 – 1949The first mayor belonging to the working classKingdom of Romania until December 31, 1947, Romanian People's Republicfrom January 1, 1948Sándor Pusztai? - ?As president of the Municipal People's Council.Romanian People's RepublicIstván Boros? - ?As president of the Municipal People's Council.Romanian People's RepublicAndrás Vig? - ?As president of the Municipal People's Council.Romanian People's RepublicDreguș Ernest? - ?As president of the Municipal People's Council.Romanian People's RepublicBarna Roman? - ?As president of the Municipal People's Council.Romanian People's RepublicSzanto Ștefan1968–1973As president of the Municipal People's Council.Socialist Republic of RomaniaGheorghe Vaida1973–1978Until 1976 As president of the Municipal People's CouncilSocialist Republic of RomaniaPetru Demeter1978–1983Socialist Republic of RomaniaParaschiv Alecu1983–1988Socialist Republic of RomaniaGheorghe Groza1988–1989Until the Romanian Revolution of 1989.Socialist Republic of RomaniaMircea Bradu1989–1990Elected through a popular decision. He resigned after a heart attack.RomaniaHoria Văideanu1990–1991InterimRomaniaOctavian Bot1991–1992RomaniaMatei Ivan1992InterimarRomaniaPetru Filip1992–1996Member of the National Salvation Front. He was the first mayor to be elected by free, secret and universal voteRomaniaMihai Sturza1996–2000Member of the National Liberal PartyRomaniaPetru Filip2000–2007Member of the Democratic Liberal PartyRomaniaMihai GrozaJune 2007 - June 2008Interim, member of the Democratic Liberal PartyRomaniaIlie Bolojan2008 - 2020Member of the National Liberal PartyRomaniaFlorin Birta2020–presentMember of the National Liberal PartyRomania

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