This article consists of several lists highlighting the political figures who, from 1864 onwards, have been serving as the mayors of Bucharest, the capital city of Romania. The article comprises a main list showcasing the mayors of the city proper as well as several other smaller lists displaying the mayors of the six constituent Sectors of Bucharest (i.e. Sector 1, Sector 2, Sector 3, Sector 4, Sector 5, respectively Sector 6).
Mayors of the city proper (1864–present)
Political legend
(PNL)
(PNȚCD)
(FSN)
(PD)
(General or Colonel)
(PCR)
(PSD)/National Union for the Progress of Romania (UNPR)
NºNameTerm startTerm endNotes (political party) 1 General 7 August 1864 October 1865 Military 2 Constantin I. Iliescu November 1865 March 1866 – 3 Dimitrie C. Brătianu March 1866 March 1867 National Liberal Party (PNL) 4 March 1867 November 1868 – 5 November 1868 March 1869 – 6 Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino May 1869 January 1870 Conservative Party (PC) 7 February 1870 September 1870 – 8 General Christian Tell November 1870 January 1871 Conservative Party (PC) 9 C. A. Rosetti January 1871 March 1871 National Liberal Party (PNL) 10 May 1871 December 1872 – (1) General December 1872 May 1873 Military 11 Constantin N. Brăiloiu June 1873 September 1873 – 12 General George Manu October 1873 April 1877 Conservative Party (PC) (9) C. A. Rosetti April 1877 August 1877 National Liberal Party (PNL) 13 Dimitrie Cariagdi December 1878 November 1883 National Liberal Party (PNL) 14 November 1883 January 1884 – 15 Nicolae Fleva January 1884 April 1886 Conservative Party (PC) 16 June 1886 November 1886 – 17 Ion Câmpineanu November 1886 April 1888 National Liberal Party (PNL) 18 April 1888 December 1891 National Liberal Party (PNL) 19 December 1891 June 1892 – 20 Grigore Trandafil June 1892 February 1893 Conservative Party (PC) 21 Nicolae Filipescu February 1893 October 1895 Conservative Party (PC) 22 Petre S. Aurelian October 1895 December 1895 National Liberal Party (PNL) 23 January 1896 April 1899 National Liberal Party (PNL) (21) Nicolae Filipescu April 1899 June 1899 Conservative Party (PC) 24 Barbu Ștefănescu Delavrancea June 1899 February 1901 – 25 Emil Costinescu February 1901 April 1901 – 26 April 1901 November 1902 National Liberal Party (PNL) (23) November 1902 December 1904 National Liberal Party (PNL) 27 Mihail G. Cantacuzino December 1904 March 1907 Conservative Party (PC) 28 April 1907 June 1907 – 29 Vintilă I. C. Brătianu June 1907 February 1910 National Liberal Party (PNL) (26) February 1910 January 1911 National Liberal Party (PNL) 30 Dimitrie Dobrescu January 1911 October 1912 Conservative Party (PC) 31 Constantin Istrati October 1912 March 1913 Conservative Party (PC) 32 Grigore Gheorghe Cantacuzino March 1913 December 1913 Conservative Party (PC) 33 January 1914 March 1914 National Liberal Party (PNL) 34 March 1914 November 1916 National Liberal Party (PNL) 35 Colonel November 1916 June 1917 Military 36 Dem. Bragadiru June 1917 August 1917 – 37 Ion Dobrovici August 1917 November 1918 – (34) November 1918 December 1918 National Liberal Party (PNL) 38 Constantin Hălăuceanu December 1918 September 1919 – 39 Pandele Tărușanu October 1919 January 1920 – 40 January 1920 February 1922 Peasants' Party (PȚ) 41 February 1922 December 1922 National Liberal Party (PNL) 42 February 1923 April 1923 – 43 April 1923 April 1926 National Liberal Party (PNL) 44 April 1926 July 1927 – (43) July 1927 November 1928 National Liberal Party (PNL) (40) December 1928 January 1929 National Peasants' Party (PNȚ) 45 Dem I. Dobrescu 5 February 1929 16 January 1934 National Peasants' Party (PNȚ) 46 21 March 1934 12 January 1938 National Liberal Party (PNL) 47 Constantin C. Brăiesku 12 January 1938 12 February 1938 National Christian Party (PNC) 48 Iulian Peter 12 February 1938 28 September 1938 Independent (under King Carol II's royal dictatorship, all political parties had been dissolved) 49 General 28 September 1938 6 September 1940 Military 50 Gheorghe Ion Vântu 9 September 1940 February 1941 – 51 General Rodrig Modreanu February 1941 December 1941 Military 52 General December 1941 October 1942 Military 53 General Ioan Rășcanu October 1942 August 1944 Military (49) General August 1944 February 1948 Military 54 August 1948 February 1949 Military 55 February 1949 December 1950 Romanian Workers' Party (PMR) 56 December 1950 December 1951 Romanian Workers' Party (PMR) 57 January 1952 June 1952 Romanian Workers' Party (PMR) 58 July 1952 March 1953 Romanian Workers' Party (PMR) 59 April 1953 January 1954 Romanian Workers' Party (PMR) 60 January 1954 February 1955 Romanian Workers' Party (PMR) 61 March 1955 January 1956 Romanian Workers' Party (PMR) 62 February 1956 March 1958 Romanian Workers' Party (PMR) 63 March 1958 April 1962 Romanian Workers' Party (PMR) 64 April 1962 February 1968 Romanian Workers' Party (PMR) 65 February 1968 24 April 1972 Romanian Communist Party (PCR) 66 24 April 1972 1 June 1976 Romanian Communist Party (PCR) 67 Ion Dincă 19 June 1976 1 February 1979 Romanian Communist Party (PCR) 68 1 February 1979 16 December 1985 Romanian Communist Party (PCR) 69 Constantin Olteanu 16 December 1985 June 1988 Romanian Communist Party (PCR) 70 June 1988 7 February 1989 Romanian Communist Party (PCR) 71 7 February 1989 22 December 1989 Romanian Communist Party (PCR) 72 20 January 1990 23 July 1990 National Salvation Front (FSN) 73 24 July 1990 16 November 1990 National Salvation Front (FSN) 74 18 November 1990 2 September 1991 National Salvation Front (FSN) 75 3 September 1991 23 February 1992 National Salvation Front (FSN) 76 23 February 1992 19 June 1996 National Liberal Party (PNL) 77 Victor Ciorbea 19 June 1996 11 December 1996 Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNȚCD)1 78 16 January 1997 26 June 2000 Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNȚCD)2 79 Traian Băsescu 26 June 2000 20 December 2004 Democratic Party (PD) — Răzvan Murgeanu (ad interim) 20 December 2004 2 April 2005 Democratic Party (PD) 80 Adriean Videanu 2 April 2005 19 June 2008 Democratic Party (PD)/Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) 81 Sorin Oprescu 19 June 2008 15 September 2015 Independent (backed by PSD) — Ștefănel Dan Marin (acting/ad interim) 15 September 2015 25 November 2015 National Union for the Progress of Romania (UNPR) — Răzvan Sava (ad interim) 25 November 2015 23 June 2016 National Liberal Party (PNL) 82 Gabriela Firea 23 June 2016 27 September 2020 Social Democratic Party (PSD) 83 Nicușor Dan 29 October 2020 26 May 2025 Independent (backed by PNL and USR PLUS) — Stelian Bujduveanu (acting) 26 May 2025 19 December 2025 National Liberal Party (PNL) 84 Ciprian Ciucu 19 December 2025 present National Liberal Party (PNL)
Notes:
1 Served as Mayor until December 1996.
2 Served as acting/ad interim mayor while Victor Ciorbea was Prime Minister from January 1997 to April 1998.
Mayors of the sectors of Bucharest
Sector 1
Nº Name Term start Term end Notes (political party) 1 Flor Pomponiu 1992 1996 PNL 2 George Pădure 16 June 1996 18 June 2000 PNLInitially independent, subsequently adhered to the PNL after the 1996 general election. 3 Vasile Gherasim 18 June 2000 20 June 2004 PD 4 Andrei Chiliman 20 June 2004 2016 PNL 5 Daniel Tudorache 6 June 2016 27 October 2020 PSD 6 Clotilde Armand 27 October 2020 1 November 2024 USR 7 George Tuță 1 November 2024 present PNL
Sector 2
Nº Name Term start Term end Notes (political party) 1 Paul Popovăț 1992 1996 PNLInitially elected on the lists of the Civic Alliance Foundation (PAC) 2 Vladimir Popescu 16 June 1996 18 June 2000 PNȚCD 3 Neculai Onțanu 18 June 2000 23 March 2016 PDSR/PSD 4 Mihai Toader 23 March 2016 27 October 2020 PSD 5 Radu Mihaiu 27 October 2020 1 November 2024 USR6Rareș Hopincă1 November 2024present PSD
Sector 3
Nº Name Term start Term end Notes (political party) 1 Constantin Tutunaru 23 February 1992 16 June 1996 PNȚCD 2 Sorin Paliga 16 June 1996 18 June 2000 PNL 3 Eugen Pleșca 18 June 2000 20 June 2004 PDSR/PSD 4 Liviu Negoiță 20 June 2004 10 June 2012 PD/PDL 5 Robert Negoiță 10 June 2012 present PSD/PB 2020
Sector 4
Nº Name Term start Term end Notes (political party) 1 Eugen Bujoreanu 1992 1996 FDSN/PDSR 2 Marin Luțu 16 June 1996 18 June 2000 PNȚCD 3 Vasile Mihalache 18 June 2000 20 June 2004 PDSR/PSD 4 Adrian Inimăroiu 20 June 2004 15 June 2008 PNL 5 Cristian Popescu Piedone 15 June 2008 4 November 2015 PC/ALDE 6 Daniel Băluță 4 November 2015 present PSD
Sector 5
Nº Name Term start Term end Notes (political party) 1 Nicolae Bâzoi 1992 1996 PNL 2 Călin Cătălin Chiriță 16 June 1996 18 June 2000 PNȚCD 3 Marian Vanghelie 18 June 2000 6 April 2015 PSDR/PDSR/PSD — Dan Croitoru (acting/ad interim) 6 April 2015 2016 PNL 4 Daniel Florea 5 June 2016 27 October 2020 PSD 5 Cristian Popescu Piedone 27 October 2020 12 May 2022 PPU-SL/PUSL — Constantin Melnic (acting/ad interim) 14 June 2022 22 June 2023 PSD 5 Cristian Popescu Piedone 22 June 2023 1 November 2024 PUSL 6 Vlad Popescu Piedone 1 November 2024 present PUSL
Sector 6
Nº Name Term start Term end Notes (political party) 1 Nicolae Vrăbiescu 1992 1996 PNȚCD 2 Ion Dinuță 16 June 1996 18 June 2000 PNȚCD 3 Dan Darabonț 18 June 2000 20 June 2004 PDSR/PSD 4 Cristian Poteraș 20 June 2004 10 June 2012 PNL 5 Rareș Mănescu 10 June 2012 5 June 2016 PNL 6 Gabriel Mutu 5 June 2016 27 October 2020 PSD 7 Ciprian Ciucu 27 October 2020 19 December 2025 PNL8Paul Moldovan (acting/ad interim)19 December 2025presentPNL
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