The mayor of Marseille is the chairperson of the municipal council in Marseille, France, a civil officer of the state, and judiciary police officer. This position is elected by a municipal council through universal suffrage. However, according to French law, a city can have a certain amount of councilors depending on the inhabitants. This is sort of an exception for Marseille which has a set number of 101 councilors. All French municipal councilors have no term limits but can have a total of six years per term in office. The mayor also has a six-year term limit and can also be elected with no set limit.
Pre WW1 (1895–1914) +MayorTerm startTerm endPartySiméon Flaissières18951902POFAlbin Curet19021902IndependentJean-Baptiste-Amable Chanot19021908FREmmanuel Allard19081910FRClément Lévy19101910IndependentBernard Cadenat19101912SFIOJean-Baptiste-Amable Chanot (Re-Elected)19121914FR
Mayors during and after WW1 (1914–1939) +MayorTerm startTerm endPartyEugène Pierre19141919Independent19191931SFIOSimon Sabiani19311931Independent19311935RADHenri Tasso19351939SFIO
Guardianship (1939-1944) The city was placed under guardianship and run by administrators: 1939-1940: Henri Cado, extraordinary administrator 1940: Frédéric Surleau, extraordinary administrator 1940-1944: Louis Barraud, extraordinary administrator.
Mayors since Liberation (1944–present) +MayorTerm startTerm endParty19441946(independent)Jean Cristofol19461947PCFMichel Carlini19471953RPFGaston Defferre19531986SFIO, PS19861986PSRobert Vigouroux19861995PS, DVGJean-Claude Gaudin19952020UDF-PR, DL, UMP, LRMichèle Rubirola20202020EELVBenoît Payan2020IncumbentPS
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See also
Mayor (France) Municipal council (France)