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Capital cities and their mayors
Research by Brian Baker

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Mayors of world's capital cities
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A to Z - country by country)

December 2019: The table lists the mayors of capital cities (country by country). Of the 134 cities examined, the research found 98 national capitals with elected mayors – either directly elected (79) or chosen by the city council (19). Some 35 mayors were appointed, mostly by their respective national governments. Only 24 capital cities (17.9%) have female mayors, although in Tokyo, Paris, Rome, Madrid, Oslo and Havana women are in charge of municipal government. The longest serving mayors are Yaoundé’s  Emil Andze (1996), San José’s Johnny Monge (1998) and Sydney’s Clover Moore (2004).

Oslo Mayor Maputo Mayor Tokyo Governor

Capital cities and their mayors
(A to Z by countries)
Mayor
(Male / Female)
City
Country
Since
Mandate
Ahmad Zaki Sarfaraz (M) Kabul Afghanistan 2019 (Feb) Appointed
Erion Veliaj (M) Tirana Albania 2015 (July) Elected
Abdelkhalek Sayouda (M) Algiers (Alger-Centre) Algeria 2019 Appointed
Sergio Luther Rescova (M) Luanda Angola 2019 (Jan) Appointed Provincial Governor
Horacio Rodriguez Larreta (M) Buenos Aires Argentina 2015 (Dec) Elected
Hayk Marutyan (M) Yerevan Armenia 2018 (Sept) Council elected
Andrew Barr (M) Canberra Australia 2014(Dec) Elected
Clover Moore (F) Sydney Australia 2004 (March) Elected
Michael Ludwig (M) Vienna Austria 2018 (May) Elected
Eldar Azizov (M) Baku Azerbaijan 2018 (Nov) Appointed
Atiqul Islam (M) Dhaka North Bangladesh 2019 (Mar) Elected
Sayeed Khokon (M) Dhaka South Bangladesh 2015 (Aug) Elected
No mayor Bridgetown Barbados n/a n/a
Anatoly Sivak (M) Minsk Belarus 2018 (Nov) Appointed
Philippe Close (M) Brussels Belgium 2017 (June) Appointed
Darrell Bradley (M) Belize City Belize 2012 (March) Elected
Luís Antonio Revilla Herrero (M) La Paz Bolivia 2010 (May) Elected
Abdulah Skaka (M) Sarajevo Bosnia-Herzegovina 2017 (Mar) Council elected
Ibaneis Rocha (M) Brasilia Brazil 2019 (Jan) Elected
Bruno Covas (M) Sao Paulo Brazil 2018 (Nov) Appointed following resignation
Yordanka Asenova Fandakova (F) Sofia Bulgaria 2009 (Nov.) Elected
Khuong Shreng (M) Phnom Penh Cambodia 2017 (June) Appointed governor
Emile Andze Andze (M) Yaoundé Centre Cameroon 1996 Appointed
James Alexander Watson (M) Ottawa Canada 2010 (Dec) Elected
John Tory (M) Toronto Canada 2014 (Dec) Elected
Felipe Alessandri Vergara (M) Santiago (commune) Chile 2016 (Oct) Elected
Cheng Jining (M) Beijing China 2017 (May) Council appointed
Carrie Lam (F) Hong Kong China 2017 (Mar) Elected
Claudia Lopez (F) Bogotá Colombia 2019 ( Oct) Elected
Gentiny Ngobila Mbala (M) Kinshasa Congo 2019 (May) Appointed Governor
Johnny Araya Monge (M) San José Costa Rica 1998 Elected
Milan Bandi_ (M) Zagreb Croatia 2005 (May) Elected
Marta Hernández Romero (F) Havana Cuba 2011 (March) Council elected
Constantinos Yiorkadjis (M) Nicosia Cyprus 2012 (Jan.) Elected
Zdenik Hrib (M) Prague Czech Republic 2018 (Nov) Council elected
Frank Jensen (M) Copenhagen Denmark 2010 (Jan.) Elected
David Collado Morales (M) Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 2016 (Aug) Elected
Jorge Yunda Machado (M) Quito Ecuador 2019 (May) Elected
Khaled Aal Abdel Hafez (M) Cairo Egypt 2018 (Aug) Appointed.Governor
Ernesto Muyshondt (M) San Salvador El Salvador 2018 (May) Appointed when predecessor resigned to contest presidency
Mikhail Kolvart (M) Tallinn Estonia 2019(April) Council elected
Takele Uma Banti (M) Addis Ababa Ethiopia 2018 (July) Govt. appointed
Jan Vapaavuori (M) Helsinki Finland 2017 (June) Council elected
Anne Hidalgo (F) Paris France 2014 (Apr) Elected
Kakha Kaladze (M) Tbilisi Georgia 2017 (Nov) Elected
Michael Muller (M) Berlin Germany 2014 (Dec) Elected
Mohammed Adjei Sowah (M) Accra Ghana 2017 (Mar) Govt. appointed
Kostas Bakoyannis (M) Athens Greece 2019(June) Elected
Ricardo Quinonez (M) Guatemala City Guatemala 2018 (April.) Appointed after predecessor died
Ubraj Narine (M) Georgetown Guyana 2018 (Nov) Council Elected
Ralph Youri Chevry (M) Port au Prince Haiti 2016 (June) Appointed
Nasry Asfura (M) Tegucigalpa Honduras 2014 (Jan.) Elected
Gergely Karacsony (M) Budapest Hungary 2019 (Oct.) Elected
Dagur Bergboruson Eggertson (M) Reykjavik Iceland 2014 (June) Council elected
Arvind Kejriwal (M) Delhi India 2015 (Feb) Elected
Anies Baswedan (M) Jakarta Indonesia 2017 (Oct) Elected
Pirouz Hanachi (M) Tehran Iran 2018 (Nov) Council elected
Dr Zekra Alwach (F) Baghdad Iraq 2015 (Feb) Appointed (acting)
Paul McAuliffe (M) Dublin Ireland 2019 (June) Council elected
Moshe Leon (M) Jerusalem Israel 2018 (Nov) Elected
Virginia Raggi (F) Rome Italy 2016 (June) Elected
Delroy Williams (M) Kingston Jamaica 2016 (Dec) Elected
Yuriko Koike (F) Tokyo Japan 2016 (Jul.) Elected
Yousef Shawarbeh (M) Amman Jordan 2013 (Sep) Govt. appointed
Mike Sonko (M) Nairobi Kenya 2017 (Aug) Elected
Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune (M) Vientiane Laos 2008 (Dec.) Appointed
Oleg Burovs (M) Riga Latvia 2019 (July) Council elected
Jamal Itani (M) Beirut Lebanon 2016 (May) Elected
Abdelraouf Beitelmal (M) Tripoli Libya 2015 (Aug) Appointed
Remigijus _ima_ius (M) Vilnius Lithuania 2015 (April) Elected
Lydie Polfer (F) Luxembourg Luxembourg 2013 (Dec) Elected
Lalao Ravalomanana (F) Antananarivo Madagascar 2013 (Nov) Elected
Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan (M) Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 2018 (Oct) Appointed
Alfred Zammit (M) Valletta Malta 2019 (May) Elected
Claudia Sheinbaum (F) Mexico City Mexico 2018 (Dec) Elected
Adrian Talmacci (M) Chisinau Moldova 2019(Oct) Acting
Sainbuyan Amarsaikhan (M) Ulaanbaatar Mongolia 2019 (Feb) Appointed
Ivan Vukovic (M) Podgorica Montenegro 2018 (July) Elected
Eneas Comiche (M) Maputo Mozambique 2019 (Feb) Elected
Maung Maung Soe (M) Yangon Myanmar 2016 Presidential appointment
Muesee Kazapua (M) Windhoek Namibia 2014 (Dec.) Council elected
Bidya Sundar Shakya (M) Kathmandu Nepal 2017 (May) Elected
Femke Halsema (F) Amsterdam Netherlands 2018 (Jul) Council elected
Phil Goff (M) Auckland New Zealand 2016 (Nov) Elected
Andy Foster (M) Wellington New Zealand 2019 (Oct) Elected
Reyna Rueda (F) Managua Nicaragua 2019 (May) Elected
Mohammed Bello (M) Abuja Nigeria 2015 Govt. appointed
Babajide Sanwo-Olu (M) Lagos (former capital) Nigeria 2018(Oct) Elected Governor
Petre Shilegov (M) Skopje North Macedonia 2017 (Nov) Elected
Marianne Borgen (F) Oslo Norway 2015 (Oct) Elected
Sheikh Anzar Aziz (M) Islamabad Pakistan 2016 (Mar) Council elected
Waseem Akhtar (M) Karachi Pakistan 2016 (Aug) Elected
Jose Luis Fabrega (M) Panama City Panama 2019 (May) Elected
Mario Ferreiro (M) Asunción Paraguay 2015 (Nov) Elected
Jorge Munoz (M) Lima Peru 2018 (Oct) Elected
Francisco Domagoso Moreno (M) Manila Philippines 2019 (May) Elected
Rafal Trzaskowski (M) Warsaw Poland 2018 (May) Elected
Fernando Medina Maciel Almeida Correia (M) Lisbon Portugal 2015 (April) Appointed following resignation
Gabriela Firea (F) Bucharest Romania 2016 (June) Elected
Sergei Sobyanin (M) Moscow Russia 2010 (Oct.) Council elected
Ibrahim Mohammed al-Sultan (M) Riyadh Saudi Arabia 2015 (Jan) Appointed
Soham El Wardini (F) Dakar Senegal 2018 (Sept) Appointed following imprisonment of predecessor
Zoran Radojicic (M) Belgrade Serbia 2018(June) Council Elected
David André (M) Victoria Seychelles 2017 (Jan.) Appointed
Denise Phua Lay Peng (F) Singapore Central Singapore 2014 (May) Appointed
Matus Vallo (M) Bratislava Slovakia 2018 (Nov) Elected
Zoran Jankovic (M) Ljubljana Slovenia 2012 (April) Elected
Herman Mashaba (M) Johannesburg South Africa 2016 (Aug) Council elected
Stevens Mokgalapa (M) Tshwane (Pretoria) South Africa 2019 (Feb) Elected
Park Won-soon (M) Seoul South Korea 2011 (Oct.) Elected
Semir Khamis (M) Juba South Sudan 2019 (Jan) Appointed
Ada Colau Ballano (F) Barcelona Spain 2015 (June) Council elected
Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida (M) Madrid Spain 2019 (May) Elected
Rosy Senanayake (F) Colombo Sri Lanka 2018 (Feb) Elected
Mortada Abdullah Warraq (M) Khartoum Sudan 2019 (April) Appointed after military coup
Anna Konig Jerlmyr (F) Stockholm Sweden 2018 (Oct.) Elected
Alec von Graffenried (M) Bern Switzerland 2017 (Jan) Elected
Ko Wen-je (M) Taipei Taiwan 2014 (Dec) Elected
Davis Mwamfupe (M) Dodoma Tanzania 2017 (June) Elected
Aswin Kwanmuang (M) Bangkok Thailand 2016 (Oct) Appointed
Souad Abderrahim (F) Tunis Tunisia 2018 (June) Elected
Mansur Yavas (M) Ankara Turkey 2019 (Mar) Elected
Erias Lukwago (M) Kampala Uganda 2011 (Jan.) Elected
Sadiq Khan (M) London UK 2016 (May) Elected
Vitali Klitschko (M) Kiev Ukraine 2014 (June) Elected
Christian Di Candia (M) Montevideo Uruguay 2019 (April) Elected
Bill de Blasio (M) New York City USA 2014 (Jan) Elected
Muriel Bowser (F) Washington DC USA 2015 (Jan.) Elected
Jahongir Ortiqhojaev (M) Tashkent Uzbekistan 2018(April) Appointed
Carolina Cestari (F) Caracas Venezuela 2017 Appointed
Nguyen Duc Chung (M) Hanoi Vietnam 2015 (Dec) Elected
Nguyen Thanh Phong (M) Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 2015 (Dec) Council elected
Miles Sampa (M) Lusaka Zambia 2018 (July) Elected
Herbert Gomba (M) Harare Zimbabwe 2018 (Oct) Elected
The research was carried out in November 2019


IN THIS SECTION: Introduction to largest cities and their mayors ||| Largest cities and their mayors: 1 to 300 ||| Largest cities and their mayors in alphabetical order ||| Largest cities and their mayors country by country ||| Largest cities with women mayors ||| Capital cities and their mayors (A to Z by cities) ||| Capital cities and their mayors (A to Z by countries) |||

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