The Lord Mayor of Budapest ( hu, Budapest főpolgármestere) was a former political position, existed between 1873 and 1944 (or 1945) in
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
, the capital of
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
. The Lord Mayor was representative of the
Hungarian government
The Government of Hungary ( hu, Magyarország Kormánya) exercises executive power in Hungary. It is led by the Prime Minister, and is composed of various ministers. It is the principal organ of public administration. The Prime Minister (''miniszt ...
as head of the capital's municipal authority, similarly to the
Lord-Lieutenants of Counties.
Since 1990, the position of
Mayor of Budapest
The Mayor of Budapest ( hu, Budapest főpolgármestere) is the head of the General Assembly in Budapest, Hungary, elected directly for 5-year term since 2014 (previously municipal elections were held quadrennially). Until 1994 the mayor was elect ...
is domestically also known as "Lord Mayor" ( hu, főpolgármester) to distinguish the office from that of the mayors that lead each of
Budapest's 23 districts.
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External links
Budapest korábbi polgármesterei és főpolgármesterei budapest.hu
1873 establishments in Hungary
1945 disestablishments in Hungary