List of mayors of Bremen
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The German city-state of Bremen
(formally the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen), which is one of the states of Germany
, is governed by the Senate of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
. The senate is chaired by the President of the Senate, who is the head of government
of the city-state. The President of the Senate and another member of the senate jointly serve as Mayors of the city of Bremen (Bürgermeister).
Bremen (state)
The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen is the smallest of Germany's 16 states. A more informal name, but used in some official contexts, is Land Bremen .-Geography:...
(formally the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen), which is one of the states of Germany
States of Germany
Germany is made up of sixteen which are partly sovereign constituent states of the Federal Republic of Germany. Land literally translates as "country", and constitutionally speaking, they are constituent countries...
, is governed by the Senate of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
Senate of Bremen
The Senate of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen is the government of the city-state of Bremen . The senate has existed since mediæval times. The senate is headed by a President, who also holds the title of Mayor. The President's deputy also holds the title Mayor...
. The senate is chaired by the President of the Senate, who is the head of government
Head of government
Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...
of the city-state. The President of the Senate and another member of the senate jointly serve as Mayors of the city of Bremen (Bürgermeister).
List of mayors (since 1945)
| Mayor of Bremen President of the Senate |
Party | From | To | Mayor Senator |
Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erich Vagts Erich Vagts Erich Vagts was a German politician, senator and former mayor of the City of Bremen.... |
DNVP | 2 May 1945 | 31 July 1945 | Theodor Spitta | FDP | 1945 | 1955 |
| Wilhelm Kaisen Wilhelm Kaisen Carl Wilhelm Kaisen was a German politician from the Social Democratic Party of Germany . Between 1945 and 1965 he was mayor of the city Bremen which also made him the head of the state of Bremen.... |
SPD | 31 July 1945 | 20 July 1965 | Jules Eberhard Noltenius | CDU | 1955 | 1959 |
| Adolf Ehlers | SPD | 1959 | 1963 | ||||
| Willy Dehnkamp | SPD | 1963 | 1965 | ||||
| Willy Dehnkamp | SPD | 20 July 1965 | 28 November 1967 | Hans Koschnick Hans Koschnick Hans Koschnick is a German politician and elder statesman. He was the President of the Senate and Mayor of the German city-state of Bremen from 1967 to 1985 and afterwards served as a member of the Bundestag, the German federal parliament, from 1987 to 1998.Between 1994 and 1996, Koschnick was... |
SPD | 1965 | 1967 |
| Hans Koschnick Hans Koschnick Hans Koschnick is a German politician and elder statesman. He was the President of the Senate and Mayor of the German city-state of Bremen from 1967 to 1985 and afterwards served as a member of the Bundestag, the German federal parliament, from 1987 to 1998.Between 1994 and 1996, Koschnick was... |
SPD | 28 November 1967 | 18 September 1985 | Annemarie Mevissen | SPD | 1967 | 1975 |
| Walter Franke | SPD | 1975 | 1979 | ||||
| Moritz Thape | SPD | 1979 | 1985 | ||||
| Klaus Wedemeier Klaus Wedemeier Klaus Wedemeier is a German politician and was President of the Senate and Mayor of Bremen .-References:... |
SPD | 18 September 1985 | 4 July 1995 | Henning Scherf Henning Scherf Henning Scherf is a German lawyer and politician. He was the Mayor of Bremen and President of the Senate of Bremen from 4 July 1995 to 8 November 2005.... |
SPD | 1985 | 1991 |
| Claus Jäger | FDP | 1991 | 1993 | ||||
| Ralf Fücks Ralf Fücks Ralf Fücks is a German politician. He has been a member of the Green Party of Germany since 1982 and has been Mayor of Bremen.... |
Greens | 1993 | 1995 | ||||
| Henning Scherf Henning Scherf Henning Scherf is a German lawyer and politician. He was the Mayor of Bremen and President of the Senate of Bremen from 4 July 1995 to 8 November 2005.... |
SPD | 4 July 1995 | 8 November 2005 | Ulrich Nölle | CDU | 1995 | 1997 |
| Hartmut Perschau | CDU | 1997 | 2005 | ||||
| Jens Böhrnsen Jens Böhrnsen Jens Böhrnsen is a German politician of the SPD. Since 2005, he has served as the President of the Senate and Mayor of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, that is, the head of government of the city-state of Bremen... |
SPD | 8 November 2005 | incumbent | Thomas Röwekamp | CDU | 2005 | 2007 |
| Karoline Linnert Karoline Linnert Karoline Linnert is a German politician of the Alliance '90/The Greens. Since 2007, she has served as Senator of Finance and Mayor of the city-state of Bremen. She's one of two people holding the title Mayor, the other being Jens Böhrnsen, the President of the Senate of Bremen.Linnert studied... |
Greens | 2007 | incumbent |