List of mayors of Leipzig explained

This is a list of mayors of Leipzig, until 1877, their title is Bürgermeister.

• 1701-1702 and 1703-1704: Franz Conrad Romanus

The list since 1778:

• 1778–1802: Carl Wilhelm Müller
• 1794–1813?: Christian Gottfried Hermann
• 1814–1830: Ludwig Ferdinand Weber
• 1831: Johann Carl Groß
• 1831: Dr. Carl Friedrich Schaarschmidt
• 1831–1839: Dr. Christian Adolph Deutrich
• 1840–1849: Dr. Johann Karl Groß
• 1848–1849: Hermann Adolph Klinger
• 1849–1876: Dr. Carl Wilhelm Otto Koch
• 1876–1899: Dr. jur. Dr. med. h.c. Otto Robert Georgi, since 1877 Oberbürgermeister
• 1899–1908: Dr. jur. et. phil. Carl Bruno Troendlin
• 1908–1917: Dr. Rudolf Bernhard August Dittrich
• 1918–1930: Dr. Karl Wilhelm August Rothe
• 1930–1937: Dr. Carl Friedrich Goerdeler
• 1937: Rudolf Haake (Acting)
• 1937–1938:
• 1938–1939: Rudolf Haake (Acting)
• 1939–1945: Alfred Freyberg
• 1945: Wilhelm Johannes Vierling
• 1945–1949: Richard Moritz Erich Zeigner
• 1949–1951: Max Ernst Opitz
• 1951–1959: Hans Erich Uhlich
• 1959–1970: Walter Kresse
  • 1970–1986: Karl-Heinz Müller 1986–1989: Bernd Seidel
• 1989–1990: Günter Hädrich
• 1990–1998: Dr. Hinrich Lehmann-Grube
• 1998–2005: Wolfgang Tiefensee (SPD)
• 2005–2006: Andreas Müller (interim) (SPD)
• 2006–: Burkhard Jung (SPD)^{[1] [2]}

See also

• Timeline of Leipzig

Notes and References

1. News: Engelhart . Katie . ‘New Berlin’ or Not, Leipzig Has New Life . 10 February 2024 . The New York Times . 2 September 2014.
2. Web site: Andrews . Jonathan . My Life, My City: Burkhard Jung, Mayor of Leipzig . Cities Today . 10 February 2024 . 2 November 2020.