Elmar Ledergerber (born April 4, 1944 in

Engelberg Engelberg (lit.: ''mountain of angel(s)'') is a village resort and a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. Besides the village of Engelberg, the municipality also includes the settlements of Grafenort, Oberberg and Schwand. The ...

) is a former

Mayor of Zurich In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as ...

. He is a member of the

Social Democratic Party of Switzerland The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz; SP; rm, Partida Socialdemocrata da la Svizra) or Swiss Socialist Party (french: Parti socialiste suisse, it, Partito Socialista Svizzero; PS), is a polit ...

and was once named one of the most outstanding mayors of the year by a London think-tank. However he has also been criticized for not seeing through projects.SwissInfo
/ref> He is currently active in promoting tourism to Zurich. Ledergerber holds a doctoral degree in economics from the

University of St. Gallen A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ledergerber, Elmar Mayors of Zürich 1944 births Living people University of St. Gallen alumni