List of mayors of Cologne

This is a list of mayors of Cologne. It includes the Lord Mayors of Cologne since 1815 as well as the city managers from 1946 to 1999.

Mayors since 1815

Lord Mayors of Cologne (1815–1945)

In Prussia

1815–1819: Karl Joseph Freiherr von Mylius
1819–1823: von Monschaw
1823–1848: Johann Adolf Steinberger
1848–1851: Friedrich Wilhelm Gräff
1851–1863: Hermann Joseph Stupp
1863–1871: Alexander Bachem
German Reich

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Lord Mayor of Cologne (1945–present)

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City managers 1946–1999

1946–1953: Dr. Willi Suth
1953–1965: Dr. Max Adenauer
1965–1977: Prof. Dr. Heinz Mohnen
1977–1989: Kurt Rossa
1989–1998: Lothar Ruschmeier
1998–1999: Klaus Heugel