List of mayors of Bern
This is a list of mayors of the city of Bern, Switzerland. The executive of Bern is the municipal council (Gemeinderat).
Term
Mayor
Lifespan
Party
Notes
1832–1848
Karl Zeerleder
(1780–1851)
Conservative
1849–1863
Friedrich Ludwig von Effinger
(1795–1867)
Conservative
1864
Christoph Albert Kurz
(1806–1864)
Conservative
1864–1888
Otto von Büren
(1822–1888)
Conservative
Gemeindepräsident until 1871, Stadtpräsident since
1888–1895
Eduard Müller
(1848–1919)
FDP/PRL
1895–1899
Franz Lindt
(1844–1901)
FDP/PRL
1900–1918
Adolf von Steiger
(1859–1925)
FDP/PRL
1918–1920
Gustav Müller
(1860–1921)
SPS/PSS
1920–1937
Hermann Lindt
(1872–1937)
BGB/PAI
1937–1951
Ernst Bärtschi
(1882–1976)
FDP/PRL
1952–1958
Otto Steiger
(1890–1958)
BGB/PAI
1958–1966
Eduard Freimüller
(1898–1966)
SPS/PSS
1966–1979
Reynold Tschäppät
(1917–1979)
SPS/PSS
father of Alexander Tschäppät
1979–1992
Werner Bircher
(1928–2017)
FDP/PRL
1993–2004
Klaus Baumgartner
(1937–2015)
SPS/PSS
2005–2016
Alexander Tschäppät
(1952–2018)
SPS/PSS
son of Reynold Tschäppät
2017–present
Alec von Graffenried
(born 1962)
Greens
From 1993 to 2004 he was Mayor of Bern.
From 1993 to 2004 he was Mayor of Bern.
From 1993 to 2004 Klaus Baumgartner was Mayor of Bern.
From 1993 to 2004 Klaus Baumgartner was Mayor of Bern.
From 1993 to 2004 Klaus Baumgartner was Mayor of Bern.
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