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List of mayors of Berlin

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The following list of mayors of Berlin shows all the mayors (German: Oberbürgermeister, Regierender Bürgermeister) of Berlin, Germany since 1809:

1809–1948

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Oberbürgermeister (generally "Lord Mayor")

1948–1991 (East Berlin)

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Mayors (German: Oberbürgermeister) of East Berlin, capital in the socialist state of German Democratic Republic.

The Mayor of Berlin (Regierender Bürgermeister von Berlin) was democratically elected in January 1991.

1948–1991 (West Berlin)

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Governing Mayors (German: Regierender Bürgermeister von Berlin) of West Berlin (1949–90), and Berlin, capital of Germany since 1990.

Name Picture Term Party
Ernst Reuter 1948–1953 SPD
Walther Schreiber 1953–1955 CDU
Otto Suhr 1955–1957 SPD
Willy Brandt 1957–1966 SPD
Heinrich Albertz 1966–1967 SPD
Klaus Schütz 1967–1977 SPD
Dietrich Stobbe 1977–1981 SPD
Hans-Jochen Vogel 1981 SPD
Richard von Weizsäcker 1981–1984 CDU
Eberhard Diepgen 1984–1989 CDU
Walter Momper 1989–1990 SPD

After reunification

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Name Picture Term Party
Walter Momper 1990–1991 SPD
Eberhard Diepgen 1991–2001 CDU
Klaus Wowereit 2001–2014 SPD
Michael Müller 2014–2021 SPD
Franziska Giffey 2021- SPD