This is a list of mayors of Cologne. It includes the Lord Mayors of

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 m ...

(''Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Köln'') since 1815 as well as the city managers (''Oberstadtdirektoren'') 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 Johann, typically a male given name, is the German form of ''Iohannes'', which is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), itself derived from Hebrew name ''Yochanan'' () in turn from its extended form (), meaning "Yahweh is Gracious" ...

*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 Kurt is a male given name of Germanic or Turkish origin. ''Kurt'' or ''Curt'' originated as short forms of the Germanic Conrad, depending on geographical usage, with meanings including counselor or advisor. In Turkish, Kurt means "Wolf" and i ...

*1989–1998: Lothar Ruschmeier *1998–1999: Klaus Heugel

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