List of mayors of Zürich

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Rudolf Brun, first mayor (1336–1360)
Coat of arms of Zürich

This is a list of mayors of Zurich, Switzerland. The mayor of Zurich (Stadtpräsident von Zürich) presides the city council (Stadtrat). Until 1869, the term Bürgermeister was used designated the mayor.

Recent

Mayor of Zürich (Stadtpräsident von Zürich)
Term Mayor Lifespan Party Notes
1890–1909 Hans Konrad Pestalozzi (1848–1909)
1909–1917 Robert Billeter (1857–1917) FDP/PRD
1917–1928 Hans Nägeli (1865–1945) Demokraten
1928–1942 Emil Klöti (1877–1963) SPS/PSS
1942–1944 Ernst Nobs (1886–1957) SPS/PSS
1944–1949 Adolf Lüchinger (1894–1949) SPS/PSS
1949–1966 Emil Landolt (1895–1995) FDP/PRD
1966–1982 Sigmund Widmer (1919–2003) LdU
1982–1990 Thomas Wagner (born 1943) FDP/PRD
1990–2002 Josef Estermann (born 1947) SPS/PSS
2002–2009 Elmar Ledergerber (born 1944) SPS/PSS
2009–present Corine Mauch (born 1960) SPS/PSS

Earlier

Term Bürgermeister Born–died
1336–1360 Rudolf Brun (1290s–1360)
..
1430–1443 Rudolf Stüssi
1483–1489 Hans Waldmann (1435–1489)
..
1845–1848 Jonas Furrer (1805–1861)
1848–1855 Alfred Escher (1819–1882)
..
1866–1869 Johann Jakob Treichler (1822–1906)

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See also