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List of mayors of Luxembourg City
The Mayor of Luxembourg City is the mayor of Luxembourg's capital and largest city, Luxembourg City. The officeholder, like other mayors in Luxembourg, is appointed by the Grand Duke amongst council members. Due to the city's importance within the country (being home to almost one in six Luxembourgers), the position as Mayor of Luxembourg City is one of the highest and most prestigious positions in Luxembourgian government and politics.
List of mayors of Luxembourg City Edit
| Name | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Bernard Knepper | 1693 | 1698 | |
| ... | ... | ... | |
| Jean Jacques Faber | 1795 | 1795 | |
| Jean-Georges Pfortzheim | 1795 | 1795 | |
| François Hubert Abinet (1st term) | 1795 | 1797 | |
| François Roeser | 1797 | 1797 | |
| François Hubert Abinet (2nd term) | 1797 | 1797 | |
| Hermann Urbain | 1797 | 1800 | |
| François Scheffer (1st term) | 1800 | 1802 | |
| Jean-Baptiste Servais | 1803 | 1811 | |
| Charles Baron de Tornaco | 1811 | 1814 | |
| Bonaventure Dutreux-Boch | 1814 | 1816 | |
| François Scheffer (2nd term) | 1816 | 1817 | |
| Constantin Joseph Pescatore | 1817 | 1820 | |
| François Scheffer (3rd term) | 1820 | 1822 | |
| François Röser | 1822 | 1827 | |
| François Scheffer (4th term) | 1827 | 1843 | |
| Fernand Pescatore | 1844 | 1848 | |
| Jean-Pierre David Heldenstein (1st term) | 1848 | 1850 | |
| Gabriel de Marie | 17 July 1850 | 1854 | |
| Jean-Pierre David Heldenstein (2nd term) | 1855 | 1865 | |
| Théodore Eberhard | 1865 | 1869 | |
| Jean Mersch-Wittenauer | 1869 | 30 January 1873 | |
| Charles Simonis | 1873 | 1 November 1875 | |
| Emmanuel Servais | 17 December 1875 | 17 June 1890 | |
| Dominique Brasseur | 27 January 1891 | 24 February 1894 | |
| Émile Mousel | 24 February 1894 | 1904 | |
| Alphonse Munchen | 1904 | 1914 | |
| Léandre Lacroix | 1914 | 1918 | |
| Luc Housse | 1918 | 1920 | |
| Gaston Diderich | 1921 | 1946[1] | |
| Émile Hamilius | 1946 | 1963 | |
| Paul Wilwertz | 1964 | 1969 | |
| Colette Flesch | 1970 | 1980 | |
| Camille Polfer | 1980 | 1981 | |
| Lydie Polfer (1st term) | 1982 | 26 August 1999 | |
| Paul Helminger | 26 August 1999 | 24 November 2011 | |
| Xavier Bettel | 24 November 2011 | 4 December 2013 | |
| Lydie Polfer (2nd term) | 4 December 2013 | Present day | |
See also Edit
Footnotes Edit
- ^ Mayor in name only under Nazi occupation (1940–1944)
References Edit
- (in French) List of mayors since 1800. Luxembourg City official website. Retrieved on 2006-07-14.