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List of mayors of Bucharest

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This article consists of several lists highlighting the political figures who, from 1864 onwards, have been serving as the Mayors of Bucharest, the capital city of Romania. The article comprises a main list showcasing the mayors of the city proper as well as several other smaller lists displaying the mayors of the six constituent Sectors of Bucharest (i.e. Sector 1, Sector 2, Sector 3, Sector 4, Sector 5, respectively Sector 6).

Mayors of the city proper (1864–present)

;Political legend

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{{legend2|{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}|National Liberal Party|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} (PNL)

{{legend2|{{Party color|Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party}}|National Peasants' Party (PNȚ)/Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} (PNȚCD)

{{legend2|{{party color|National Salvation Front (Romania)}}|National Salvation Front}} (FSN)

{{legend2|{{party color|Democratic Party (Romania)}}|Democratic Party|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} (PD)

{{legend2|{{party color|Military}}|Military|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} (General or Colonel)

{{legend2|{{party color|Romanian Communist Party}}|Romanian Communist Party|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} (PCR)

{{legend2|{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}|Social Democratic Party|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} (PSD)/National Union for the Progress of Romania (UNPR)

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class="wikitable"

!Nº

!Name

!Term start

!Term end

!colspan=2|Notes (political party)

1

| General {{ill|Barbu Vlădoianu|ro}}

| 7 August 1864

| October 1865

| style="background:{{party color|Military}}; width:5px;" | || Military

2

| Constantin I. Iliescu

| November 1865

| March 1866

| || –

3

| Dimitrie C. Brătianu

| March 1866

| March 1867

| style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || National Liberal Party (PNL)

4

| {{ill|Panait Costache|ro}}

| March 1867

| November 1868

| || –

5

| {{ill|Panait Iatropol|ro}}

| November 1868

| March 1869

| || –

6

| Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino

| May 1869

| January 1870

| style="background:#6495ED; width:5px;" | || Conservative Party (PC)

7

| {{ill|Eftimie Diamandescu|ro}}

| February 1870

| September 1870

| || –

8

| General Christian Tell

| November 1870

| January 1871

| style="background:#6495ED; width:5px;" | || Conservative Party (PC)

9

| C. A. Rosetti

| January 1871

| March 1871

| style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || National Liberal Party (PNL)

10

| {{ill|Scarlat Kretzulescu|ro}}

| May 1871

| December 1872

| || –

(1)

| General {{ill|Barbu Vlădoianu|ro}}

| December 1872

| May 1873

| style="background:{{party color|Military}}; width:5px;" | || Military

11

| Constantin N. Brăiloiu

| June 1873

| September 1873

| || –

12

| General George Manu

| October 1873

| April 1877

| style="background:#6495ED; width:5px;" | || Conservative Party (PC)

(9)

| C. A. Rosetti

| April 1877

| August 1877

| style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || National Liberal Party (PNL)

13

| Dimitrie Cariagdi

| December 1878

| November 1883

| style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || National Liberal Party (PNL)

14

| {{ill|Michail Török|ro}}

| November 1883

| January 1884

| || –

15

| Nicolae Fleva

| January 1884

| April 1886

| style="background:#6495ED; width:5px;" | || Conservative Party (PC)

16

| {{ill|Nicolae Manolescu (mayor)|lt=Nicolae Manolescu|ro|Nicolae Manolescu (primar)}}

| June 1886

| November 1886

| || –

17

| Ion Câmpineanu

| November 1886

| April 1888

| style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || National Liberal Party (PNL)

18

| {{ill|Emilian Pake-Protopopescu|ro}}

| April 1888

| December 1891

| style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || National Liberal Party (PNL)

19

| {{ill|Dimitrie Orbescu|ro}}

| December 1891

| June 1892

| || –

20

| Grigore Trandafil

| June 1892

| February 1893

| style="background:#6495ED; width:5px;" | || Conservative Party (PC)

21

| Nicolae Filipescu

| February 1893

| October 1895

| style="background:#6495ED; width:5px;" | || Conservative Party (PC)

22

| Petre S. Aurelian

| October 1895

| December 1895

| style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || National Liberal Party (PNL)

23

| {{ill|Constantin F. Robescu|ro}}

| January 1896

| April 1899

| style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || National Liberal Party (PNL)

24

| Nicolae Filipescu

| April 1899

| June 1899

| style="background:#6495ED; width:5px;" | || Conservative Party (PC)

25

| Barbu Ștefănescu Delavrancea

| June 1899

| February 1901

| || –

26

| Emil Costinescu

| February 1901

| April 1901

| || –

27

| {{ill|Procopie Ioan Dumitrescu|ro}}

| April 1901

| November 1902

| style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || National Liberal Party (PNL)

(23)

| {{ill|Constantin F. Robescu|ro}}

| November 1902

| December 1904

| style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || National Liberal Party (PNL)

28

| Mihail G. Cantacuzino

| December 1904

| March 1907

| style="background:#6495ED; width:5px;" | || Conservative Party (PC)

29

| {{ill|C. Costescu Comăneanu|ro}}

| April 1907

| June 1907

| || –

30

| Vintilă I. C. Brătianu

| June 1907

| February 1910

| style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || National Liberal Party (PNL)

(27)

| {{ill|Procopie Ioan Dumitrescu|ro}}

| February 1910

| January 1911

| style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || National Liberal Party (PNL)

31

| Dimitrie Dobrescu

| January 1911

| October 1912

| style="background:#6495ED; width:5px;" | || Conservative Party (PC)

32

| Constantin Istrati

| October 1912

| March 1913

| style="background:#6495ED; width:5px;" | || Conservative Party (PC)

33

| Grigore Gheorghe Cantacuzino

| March 1913

| December 1913

| style="background:#6495ED; width:5px;" | || Conservative Party (PC)

34

| {{ill|Ion Gheorghe Saita|ro}}

| January 1914

| March 1914

| style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || National Liberal Party (PNL)

35

| {{ill|Emil C. Petrescu|ro}}

| March 1914

| November 1916

| style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || National Liberal Party (PNL)

36

| Colonel {{ill|Victor Verzea|ro}}

| November 1916

| June 1917

| style="background:{{party color|Military}}; width:5px;" | || Military

37

| Dem. Bragadiru

| June 1917

| August 1917

| || –

38

| Ion Dobrovici

| August 1917

| November 1918

| || –

(35)

| {{ill|Emil C. Petrescu|ro}}

| November 1918

| December 1918

| style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || National Liberal Party (PNL)

39

| Constantin Hălăuceanu

| December 1918

| September 1919

| || –

40

| Pandele Tărușanu

| October 1919

| January 1920

| || –

41

| Gheorghe Gheorghian

| January 1920

| February 1922

| || –

42

| {{ill|Matei Gheorghe Corbescu|ro}}

| February 1922

| December 1922

| style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || National Liberal Party (PNL)

43

| {{ill|Lucian Skupiewski|ro}}

| February 1922

| April 1923

| || –

44

| {{ill|Ioan Emil Costinescu|ro}}

| April 1923

| April 1926

| style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || National Liberal Party (PNL)

45

| {{ill|Anibal Teodorescu|ro}}

| April 1926

| July 1927

| || –

(44)

| {{ill|Ioan Emil Costinescu|ro}}

| July 1927

| November 1928

| style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || National Liberal Party (PNL)

46

| Gheorghe Gheorghian

| December 1928

| January 1929

| || –

47

| Dem I. Dobrescu

| February 1929

| January 1934

| style="background:{{Party color|National Peasants' Party}}; width:5px;" | || National Peasants' Party (PNȚ)

48

| {{ill|Alexandru Gh. Donescu|ro}}

| March 1934

| January 1938

| || –

49

| Constantin C. Brăiesku

| January 1938

| February 1938

| || –

50

| Iulian Peter

| February 1938

| September 1938

| || –

51

| General {{ill|Victor Dombrovski|ro}}

| September 1938

| September 1940

| style="background:{{party color|Military}}; width:5px;" | || Military

52

| Gheorghe Ion Vântu

| September 1940

| February 1941

| || –

53

| General Rodrig Modreanu

| February 1941

| December 1941

| style="background:{{party color|Military}}; width:5px;" | || Military

54

| General {{ill|Constantin Florescu|ro}}

| December 1941

| October 1942

| style="background:{{party color|Military}}; width:5px;" | || Military

55

| General Ioan Rășcanu

| October 1942

| August 1944

| style="background:{{party color|Military}}; width:5px;" | || Military

(51)

| General {{ill|Victor Dombrovski|ro}}

| August 1944

| February 1948

| style="background:{{party color|Military}}; width:5px;" | || Military

56

| {{ill|Nicolae Pârvulescu|ro}}

| August 1948

| February 1949

| style="background:{{party color|Military}}; width:5px;" | || Military

57

| {{ill|Nicolae Voiculescu|ro}}

| February 1949

| December 1950

| style="background:{{party color|Romanian Communist Party}}; width:5px;" | || Romanian Workers' Party (PMR)

58

| {{ill|Gheorghe Roman|ro|Gheorghe Roman (primar)}}

| December 1950

| December 1951

| style="background:{{party color|Romanian Communist Party}}; width:5px;" | || Romanian Workers' Party (PMR)

59

| {{ill|Anton Tatu Jianu|ro}}

| January 1952

| June 1952

| style="background:{{party color|Romanian Communist Party}}; width:5px;" | || Romanian Workers' Party (PMR)

60

| {{ill|Jean Ilie|ro}}

| July 1952

| March 1953

| style="background:{{party color|Romanian Communist Party}}; width:5px;" | || Romanian Workers' Party (PMR)

61

| {{ill|Crăciun Blidaru|ro}}

| April 1953

| January 1954

| style="background:{{party color|Romanian Communist Party}}; width:5px;" | || Romanian Workers' Party (PMR)

62

| {{ill|Gheorghe Vidrașcu|ro}}

| January 1954

| February 1955

| style="background:{{party color|Romanian Communist Party}}; width:5px;" | || Romanian Workers' Party (PMR)

63

| {{ill|Ștefan Bălan|ro}}

| March 1955

| January 1956

| style="background:{{party color|Romanian Communist Party}}; width:5px;" | || Romanian Workers' Party (PMR)

64

| {{ill|Anton Vlădoiu|ro}}

| February 1956

| March 1958

| style="background:{{party color|Romanian Communist Party}}; width:5px;" | || Romanian Workers' Party (PMR)

65

| {{ill|Dumitru Diaconescu|ro|Dumitru Diaconescu (primar)}}

| March 1958

| April 1962

| style="background:{{party color|Romanian Communist Party}}; width:5px;" | || Romanian Workers' Party (PMR)

66

| {{ill|Ion Cosma (mayor)|lt=Ion Cosma|ro|Ion Cosma}}

| April 1962

| February 1968

| style="background:{{party color|Romanian Communist Party}}; width:5px;" | || Romanian Workers' Party (PMR)

67

| {{ill|Dumitru Popa|ro|Dumitru Popa (primar al Bucureștiului)}}

| February 1968

| 24 April 1972

| style="background:{{party color|Romanian Communist Party}}; width:5px;" | || Romanian Communist Party (PCR)

68

| {{ill|Gheorghe Cioară|ro}}

| 24 April 1972

| 1 June 1976

| style="background:{{party color|Romanian Communist Party}}; width:5px;" | || Romanian Communist Party (PCR)

69

| Ion Dincă

| 19 June 1976

| 1 February 1979

| style="background:{{party color|Romanian Communist Party}}; width:5px;" | || Romanian Communist Party (PCR)

70

| {{ill|Gheorghe Pană|ro}}

| 1 February 1979

| 16 December 1985

| style="background:{{party color|Romanian Communist Party}}; width:5px;" | || Romanian Communist Party (PCR)

71

| Constantin Olteanu

| 16 December 1985

| June 1988

| style="background:{{party color|Romanian Communist Party}}; width:5px;" | || Romanian Communist Party (PCR)

72

| {{ill|Radu Constantin|ro}}

| June 1988

| 7 February 1989

| style="background:{{party color|Romanian Communist Party}}; width:5px;" | || Romanian Communist Party (PCR)

73

| {{ill|Barbu Petrescu|ro}}

| 7 February 1989

| 22 December 1989

| style="background:{{party color|Romanian Communist Party}}; width:5px;" | || Romanian Communist Party (PCR)

74

| {{ill|Dan Predescu|ro}}

| 20 January 1990

| 23 July 1990

| style="background:{{party color|National Salvation Front (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || National Salvation Front (FSN)

75

| {{ill|Ștefan-Constantin Ciurel|ro}}

| 24 July 1990

| 16 November 1990

| style="background:{{party color|National Salvation Front (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || National Salvation Front (FSN)

76

| {{ill|Nicolae Viorel Oproiu|ro}}

| 18 November 1990

| 2 September 1991

| style="background:{{party color|National Salvation Front (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || National Salvation Front (FSN)

77

| {{ill|Doru Viorel Pană|ro}}

| 3 September 1991

| 23 February 1992

| style="background:{{party color|National Salvation Front (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || National Salvation Front (FSN)

78

| {{ill|Crin Halaicu|ro}}

| 23 February 1992

| 19 June 1996

| style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || National Liberal Party (PNL)

79

| Victor Ciorbea

| 19 June 1996

| 11 December 1996

| style="background:{{Party color|Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party}}; width:5px;" | || Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNȚCD)1

80

| {{ill|Viorel Lis|ro}}

| 16 January 1997

| 26 June 2000

| style="background:{{Party color|Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party}}; width:5px;" | || Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNȚCD)2

81

| Traian Băsescu

| 26 June 2000

| 20 December 2004

| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || Democratic Party (PD)

—

| Răzvan Murgeanu (ad interim)

| 20 December 2004

| 2 April 2005

| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || Democratic Party (PD)

82

| Adriean Videanu

| 2 April 2005

| 19 June 2008

| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || Democratic Party (PD)/Democratic Liberal Party (PDL)

83

| Sorin Oprescu

| 19 June 2008

| 15 September 2015

| || Independent (backed by PSD)

—

| Ștefănel Dan Marin (acting/ad interim)

| 15 September 2015

| 25 November 2015

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || National Union for the Progress of Romania (UNPR)

—

| Răzvan Sava (ad interim)

| 25 November 2015

| 23 June 2016

| style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || National Liberal Party (PNL)

84

| Gabriela Firea

| 23 June 2016

| 27 September 2020

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;"; width:5px;" | || Social Democratic Party (PSD)

85

| Nicușor Dan

| 29 October 2020

| present

| || Independent, but supported by the National Liberal Party (PNL) and the 2020 USR-PLUS Alliance

Notes:

1 Served as Mayor until December 1996.


2 Served as acting/ad interim mayor while Victor Ciorbea was Prime Minister from January 1997 to April 1998.

Mayors of the sectors of Bucharest

= Sector 1 =

class="wikitable"
NºNameTerm startTerm endcolspan=2|Notes (political party)
1

| Flor Pomponiu

| 1992

| 1996

| style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || PNL

2

| George Pădure

| 16 June 1996

| 18 June 2000

| style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || PNLInitially independent, subsequently adhered to the PNL after the 1996 general election.

3

| Vasile Gherasim

| 18 June 2000

| 20 June 2004

| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || PD

4

| Andrei Chiliman

| 20 June 2004

| 2016

| style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || PNL

5

| Daniel Tudorache

| 6 June 2016

| 27 October 2020

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || PSD

6

| Clotilde Armand

| 27 October 2020

| present

| style="background:{{party color|Save Romania Union}}; width:5px;" | || USR

|

= Sector 2 =

class="wikitable"
NºNameTerm startTerm endcolspan=2| Notes (political party)
1

| Paul Popovăț

| 1992

| 1996

| style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || PNLInitially elected on the lists of the Civic Alliance Foundation (PAC)

2

| Vladimir Popescu

| 16 June 1996

| 18 June 2000

| style="background:{{Party color|Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party}}; width:5px;" | || PNȚCD

3

| Neculai Onțanu

| 18 June 2000

| 23 March 2016

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || PDSR/PSD

4

| Mihai Toader

| 23 March 2016

| 27 October 2020

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}" | || PSD

5

| Radu Mihaiu

| 27 October 2020

| present

| style="background:{{party color|Save Romania Union}}; width:5px;" | || USR

= Sector 3 =

class="wikitable"
NºNameTerm startTerm endcolspan=2| Notes (political party)
1

| Constantin Tutunaru

| 23 February 1992

| 16 June 1996

| style="background:{{Party color|Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party}}; width:5px;" | || PNȚCD

2

| Sorin Paliga

| 16 June 1996

| 18 June 2000

| style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || PNL

3

| Eugen Pleșca

| 18 June 2000

| 20 June 2004

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || PDSR/PSD

4

| Liviu Negoiță

| 20 June 2004

| 10 June 2012

| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || PD/PDL

5

| Robert Negoiță

| 10 June 2012

| present

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || PSD/PB 2020

= Sector 4 =

class="wikitable"
NºNameTerm startTerm endcolspan=2|Notes (political party)
1

| Eugen Bujoreanu

| 1992

| 1996

| style="background:{{Party color|Democratic National Salvation Front}}; width:5px;" | || FDSN/PDSR

2

| Marin Luțu

| 16 June 1996

| 18 June 2000

| style="background:{{Party color|Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party}}; width:5px;" | || PNȚCD

3

| Vasile Mihalache

| 18 June 2000

| 20 June 2004

| style="background:{{Party color|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || PDSR/PSD

4

| Adrian Inimăroiu

| 20 June 2004

| 15 June 2008

| style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || PNL

5

| Cristian Popescu Piedone

| 15 June 2008

| 4 November 2015

| style="background:{{party color|Conservative Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || PC/ALDE

6

| Daniel Băluță

| 4 November 2015

| present

| style="background:{{Party color|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || PSD

= Sector 5 =

class="wikitable"
NºNameTerm startTerm endcolspan=2|Notes (political party)
1

| Nicolae Bâzoi

| 1992

| 1996

| style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || PNL

2

| Călin Cătălin Chiriță

| 16 June 1996

| 18 June 2000

| style="background:{{Party color|Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party}}; width:5px;" | || PNȚCD

3

| Marian Vanghelie

| 18 June 2000

| 6 April 2015{{cite web |url=http://www.romanialibera.ro/actualitate/eveniment/marian-vanghelie--suspendat-de-la-primaria-sectorului-5-373940 |title=Marian Vanghelie, suspendat de la Primăria Sectorului 5. Cine a preluat interimatul |work=România Liberă |last=Dolana |first=Andra |date=6 April 2015 |language=Romanian}}

| style="background:{{Party color|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || PSDR/PDSR/PSD

—

| Dan Croitoru (acting/ad interim)

| 6 April 2015

| 2016

| style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || PNL

4

| Daniel Florea

| 5 June 2016

| 27 October 2020

| style="background:{{Party color|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || PSD

5

| Cristian Popescu Piedone

| 27 October 2020

| 12 May 2022

| style="background:{{party color|Conservative Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || PPU-SL/PUSL

—

| Constantin Melnic (acting/ad interim)

| 14 June 2022

| present

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || PSD

= Sector 6 =

class="wikitable"
NºNameTerm startTerm endcolspan=2| Notes (political party)
1

| Nicolae Vrăbiescu

| 1992

| 1996

| style="background:{{Party color|Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party}}; width:5px;" | || PNȚCD

2

| Ion Dinuță

| 16 June 1996

| 18 June 2000

| style="background:{{Party color|Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party}}; width:5px;" | || PNȚCD

3

| Dan Darabonț

| 18 June 2000

| 20 June 2004

| style="background:{{Party color|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || PDSR/PSD

4

| Cristian Poteraș

| 20 June 2004

| 10 June 2012

| style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || PNL

5

| Rareș Mănescu

| 10 June 2012

| 5 June 2016

| style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || PNL

6

| Gabriel Mutu

| 5 June 2016

| 27 October 2020

| style="background:{{Party color|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || PSD

7

| Ciprian Ciucu

| 27 October 2020

| present

| style="background:{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}; width:5px;" | || PNL

References

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