This is a list of holders of the office of mayor of the German city of Augsburg. For simplicity they are all called mayors, although the title varied over the centuries.
On the head of the city Augsburg as chairman of the town council governed since 1266 the so-called Stadtpfleger, sometimes also called mayor, so it happened that both titles were in use at the same time.
By 1548 the title was fixed as Stadtpfleger. These officiated for some years and after that they were elected for lifetime. This is why there were sometimes two or more Stadtpfleger simultaneously.
After the transfer to Bavaria in 1806 Augsburg constituted a magistracy with two mayors. It was supported by an additional council of so-called "community commissioners" (Gemeindebevollmächtige).
Since 1907 the mayor has been called Oberbürgermeister, because Augsburg reached a population of 100,000. The title is stated in the Bavarian Gemeindeordnung.
Until 1919 mostly mayors were members of the aristocracy. After the last German Kaiser Wilhelm II was deposed, and the implementation of democracy, the officeholder was elected. From this time on, the mayor normally was a member of a political party.
19th century Name DoB/ DoD Years in office1736–181718061761–184718061753–18341807–18131747–18271813–18181774–18591818–18211787–18481822–18341793–18461834–18461807–18661847–18661832–19001866–1900
20th century Name DoB/ DoD Party Years in office Notes1851–19231900–1919Kaspar Deutschenbaur1864–1950BVP1919–1929Otto Bohl1885–1969BVP1930–1933Edmund Stoeckle1899–1986NSDAP1933–1934Josef Mayr1900–1957NSDAP1934–1945Wilhelm Ott1886–1969BVP1945David A. Meier. "Review of Karl-Ulrich Gelberg, ed, Kriegsende und Neuanfang in Augsburg 1945: Erinnerungen und Berichte," H-German, H-Net Reviews, April 1997. Retrieved 22 September 2007provisional mayor1883–19601945–1946provisional mayorOtto Weinkamm1902–1968CSU1946Heinz Hohner1907–1967CSU1946–1947Nikolaus Müller1892–1980CSU1947–1964Wolfgang Pepper1910–1997SPD1964–1972Hans Breuer 1930–2021SPD1972–1990Peter Menacher *1939CSU1990–2002
21st century Name Dob/ DoD Party Years in office NotesPaul Wengert*1952SPD2002–2008Kurt Gribl*1964CSU2008–2020ran for CSU; entered party after winning the election*1977CSU2020–2026first female mayor*1979SPD2026–present
See also Timeline of Augsburg
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