List of mayors of Cluj-Napoca
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The following is a list of mayors of Cluj-Napoca
, Romania. It was called Kolozsvár before 1918/1920 when it belonged to Hungary
. Later it was named Cluj from 1918-1940 and 1944-1974, and during World War II
(between 1940-1944), when the Second Vienna Award
gave the city back to Hungary, it was again known by its Hungarian name of Kolozsvár.
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...
, Romania. It was called Kolozsvár before 1918/1920 when it belonged to Hungary
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
. Later it was named Cluj from 1918-1940 and 1944-1974, and during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
(between 1940-1944), when the Second Vienna Award
Second Vienna Award
The Second Vienna Award was the second of two Vienna Awards arbitrated by the Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. Rendered on August 30, 1940, it re-assigned the territory of Northern Transylvania from Romania to Hungary.-Prelude and historical background :After the World War I, the multi-ethnic...
gave the city back to Hungary, it was again known by its Hungarian name of Kolozsvár.
| Dates | Mayor |
|---|---|
| 1919 - 1923 | Dr. Iulian Pop Iulian Pop Iulian Pop was an Austro-Hungarian and Romanian lawyer and politician, who became the first Romanian mayor of Cluj on January 19, 1919, one year after Transylvania became part of the Romanian state... |
| 1923 - 1926 | Dr. Octavian Utalea Octavian Utalea Octavian Utalea became mayor of the municipality of Cluj, Romania on 1 May 1923. He served as mayor until 14 March 1926... |
| 1926 - 1931 | Dr. Theodor Mihali |
| 1926 - 1927 | Vasile Osvadă |
| 1931 - 1932 | Prof. Coriolan Tătaru |
| 1932 | Dr. Sebastian Bornemisa |
| 1932 - 1933 | Dr. Victor Deleu |
| 1933 - 1938 | Prof. Dr. Nicolae Drăganu |
| 1938 | Dr. Laurian Gabor |
| 1938 | Richard Filipescu |
| 1938 - 1940 | Dr. Sebastian Bornemisa |
| 1940 - 1944 | Dr. László Vásárhelyi |
| 1944 | Dr. Ioan Demeter |
| 1944 - 1945 | Tudor Bugnariu |
| 1946 - 1952 | Gheorghe Chintezanu |
| 1952 - 1957 | Petre Jurca |
| 1957 - 1960 | Aurel Duca |
| 1960 - 1968 | Gheorghe Lăpădeanu |
| 1968 - 1975 | Remus Bucşa |
| 1975 - 1983 | Constantin Crişan |
| 1983 - 1985 | Constantin Chirilă |
| 1985 - 1986 | Nicolae Preda |
| 1986 - 1989 | Gheorghe Cordea |
| 1989 | Ioan Pop |
| 1990 | Alexandru Şerban |
| 1990 - 1991 | Mihai Tălpean |
| 1991 - 1992 | Teodor Groza |
| 1992 - 2004 | Gheorghe Funar Gheorghe Funar Gheorghe Funar is a nationalist Romanian politician, who rose to fame as mayor of Cluj-Napoca between 1992 and 2004-Biography:... |
| 2004 - 2009 | Emil Boc Emil Boc Emil Boc is the Prime Minister of Romania, having served since December 2008. In June 2004, he was elected Mayor of Cluj-Napoca, the largest city in Transylvania. Boc is also the president of the Democratic Liberal Party, who designated him as Prime Minister in 2008. On October 13, 2009, his... |
| 2009 - present | Sorin Apostu |
| 2011 - present | Radu Moisin (interim) |