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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

  National Liberal Party (PNL)

  National Peasants' Party (PNȚ)/Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNȚCD)

  National Salvation Front (FSN)

  Democratic Party (PD)

  Military (General or Colonel)

  Romanian Communist Party (PCR)

  Social Democratic Party (PSD)/National Union for the Progress of Romania (UNPR)

Nº Name Term start Term end Notes (political party)
1 General Barbu Vlădoianu [ro] 7 August 1864 October 1865 Military
2 Constantin I. Iliescu November 1865 March 1866 –
3 Dimitrie C. Brătianu March 1866 March 1867 National Liberal Party (PNL)
4 Panait Costache [ro] March 1867 November 1868 –
5 Panait Iatropol [ro] November 1868 March 1869 –
6 Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino May 1869 January 1870 Conservative Party (PC)
7 Eftimie Diamandescu [ro] February 1870 September 1870 –
8 General Christian Tell November 1870 January 1871 Conservative Party (PC)
9 C. A. Rosetti January 1871 March 1871 National Liberal Party (PNL)
10 Scarlat Kretzulescu [ro] May 1871 December 1872 –
(1) General Barbu Vlădoianu [ro] December 1872 May 1873 Military
11 Constantin N. Brăiloiu June 1873 September 1873 –
12 General George Manu October 1873 April 1877 Conservative Party (PC)
(9) C. A. Rosetti April 1877 August 1877 National Liberal Party (PNL)
13 Dimitrie Cariagdi December 1878 November 1883 National Liberal Party (PNL)
14 Michail Török [ro] November 1883 January 1884 –
15 Nicolae Fleva January 1884 April 1886 Conservative Party (PC)
16 Nicolae Manolescu [ro] June 1886 November 1886 –
17 Ion Câmpineanu November 1886 April 1888 National Liberal Party (PNL)
18 Emilian Pake-Protopopescu [ro] April 1888 December 1891 National Liberal Party (PNL)
19 Dimitrie Orbescu [ro] December 1891 June 1892 –
20 Grigore Trandafil June 1892 February 1893 Conservative Party (PC)
21 Nicolae Filipescu February 1893 October 1895 Conservative Party (PC)
22 Petre S. Aurelian October 1895 December 1895 National Liberal Party (PNL)
23 Constantin F. Robescu [ro] January 1896 April 1899 National Liberal Party (PNL)
24 Nicolae Filipescu April 1899 June 1899 Conservative Party (PC)
25 Barbu Ștefănescu Delavrancea June 1899 February 1901 –
26 Emil Costinescu February 1901 April 1901 –
27 Procopie Ioan Dumitrescu [ro] April 1901 November 1902 National Liberal Party (PNL)
(23) Constantin F. Robescu [ro] November 1902 December 1904 National Liberal Party (PNL)
28 Mihail G. Cantacuzino December 1904 March 1907 Conservative Party (PC)
29 C. Costescu Comăneanu [ro] April 1907 June 1907 –
30 Vintilă I. C. Brătianu June 1907 February 1910 National Liberal Party (PNL)
(27) Procopie Ioan Dumitrescu [ro] February 1910 January 1911 National Liberal Party (PNL)
31 Dimitrie Dobrescu January 1911 October 1912 Conservative Party (PC)
32 Constantin Istrati October 1912 March 1913 Conservative Party (PC)
33 Grigore Gheorghe Cantacuzino March 1913 December 1913 Conservative Party (PC)
34 Ion Gheorghe Saita [ro] January 1914 March 1914 National Liberal Party (PNL)
35 Emil C. Petrescu [ro] March 1914 November 1916 National Liberal Party (PNL)
36 Colonel Victor Verzea [ro] November 1916 June 1917 Military
37 Dem. Bragadiru June 1917 August 1917 –
38 Ion Dobrovici August 1917 November 1918 –
(35) Emil C. Petrescu [ro] November 1918 December 1918 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 Matei Gheorghe Corbescu [ro] February 1922 December 1922 National Liberal Party (PNL)
43 Lucian Skupiewski [ro] February 1922 April 1923 –
44 Ioan Emil Costinescu [ro] April 1923 April 1926 National Liberal Party (PNL)
45 Anibal Teodorescu [ro] April 1926 July 1927 –
(44) Ioan Emil Costinescu [ro] July 1927 November 1928 National Liberal Party (PNL)
46 Gheorghe Gheorghian December 1928 January 1929 –
47 Dem I. Dobrescu February 1929 January 1934 National Peasants' Party (PNȚ)
48 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 Victor Dombrovski [ro] September 1938 September 1940 Military
52 Gheorghe Ion Vântu September 1940 February 1941 –
53 General Rodrig Modreanu February 1941 December 1941 Military
54 General Constantin Florescu [ro] December 1941 October 1942 Military
55 General Ioan Rășcanu October 1942 August 1944 Military
(51) General Victor Dombrovski [ro] August 1944 February 1948 Military
56 Nicolae Pârvulescu [ro] August 1948 February 1949 Military
57 Nicolae Voiculescu [ro] February 1949 December 1950 Romanian Workers' Party (PMR)
58 Gheorghe Roman [ro] December 1950 December 1951 Romanian Workers' Party (PMR)
59 Anton Tatu Jianu [ro] January 1952 June 1952 Romanian Workers' Party (PMR)
60 Jean Ilie [ro] July 1952 March 1953 Romanian Workers' Party (PMR)
61 Crăciun Blidaru [ro] April 1953 January 1954 Romanian Workers' Party (PMR)
62 Gheorghe Vidrașcu [ro] January 1954 February 1955 Romanian Workers' Party (PMR)
63 Ștefan Bălan [ro] March 1955 January 1956 Romanian Workers' Party (PMR)
64 Anton Vlădoiu [ro] February 1956 March 1958 Romanian Workers' Party (PMR)
65 Dumitru Diaconescu [ro] March 1958 April 1962 Romanian Workers' Party (PMR)
66 Ion Cosma [ro] April 1962 February 1968 Romanian Workers' Party (PMR)
67 Dumitru Popa [ro] February 1968 24 April 1972 Romanian Communist Party (PCR)
68 Gheorghe Cioară [ro] 24 April 1972 1 June 1976 Romanian Communist Party (PCR)
69 Ion Dincă 19 June 1976 1 February 1979 Romanian Communist Party (PCR)
70 Gheorghe Pană [ro] 1 February 1979 16 December 1985 Romanian Communist Party (PCR)
71 Constantin Olteanu 16 December 1985 June 1988 Romanian Communist Party (PCR)
72 Radu Constantin [ro] June 1988 7 February 1989 Romanian Communist Party (PCR)
73 Barbu Petrescu [ro] 7 February 1989 22 December 1989 Romanian Communist Party (PCR)
74 Dan Predescu [ro] 20 January 1990 23 July 1990 National Salvation Front (FSN)
75 Ștefan-Constantin Ciurel [ro] 24 July 1990 16 November 1990 National Salvation Front (FSN)
76 Nicolae Viorel Oproiu [ro] 18 November 1990 2 September 1991 National Salvation Front (FSN)
77 Doru Viorel Pană [ro] 3 September 1991 23 February 1992 National Salvation Front (FSN)
78 Crin Halaicu [ro] 23 February 1992 19 June 1996 National Liberal Party (PNL)
79 Victor Ciorbea 19 June 1996 11 December 1996 Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNȚCD)
80 Viorel Lis [ro] 16 January 1997 26 June 2000 Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNȚCD)
81 Traian Băsescu 26 June 2000 20 December 2004 Democratic Party (PD)
— Răzvan Murgeanu (ad interim) 20 December 2004 2 April 2005 Democratic Party (PD)
82 Adriean Videanu 2 April 2005 19 June 2008 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 National Union for the Progress of Romania (UNPR)
— Răzvan Sava (ad interim) 25 November 2015 23 June 2016 National Liberal Party (PNL)
84 Gabriela Firea 23 June 2016 27 September 2020 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:

Served as Mayor until December 1996.
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

Nº Name Term start Term end Notes (political party)
1 Flor Pomponiu 1992 1996 PNL
2 George Pădure 16 June 1996 18 June 2000 PNL
3 Vasile Gherasim 18 June 2000 20 June 2004 PD
4 Andrei Chiliman 20 June 2004 2016 PNL
5 Daniel Tudorache 6 June 2016 27 October 2020 PSD
6 Clotilde Armand 27 October 2020 present USR

Sector 2

Nº Name Term start Term end Notes (political party)
1 Paul Popovăț 1992 1996 PNL
2 Vladimir Popescu 16 June 1996 18 June 2000 PNȚCD
3 Neculai Onțanu 18 June 2000 23 March 2016 PDSR/PSD
4 Mihai Toader 23 March 2016 27 October 2020 PSD
5 Radu Mihaiu 27 October 2020 present USR

Sector 3

Nº Name Term start Term end Notes (political party)
1 Constantin Tutunaru 23 February 1992 16 June 1996 PNȚCD
2 Sorin Paliga 16 June 1996 18 June 2000 PNL
3 Eugen Pleșca 18 June 2000 20 June 2004 PDSR/PSD
4 Liviu Negoiță 20 June 2004 10 June 2012 PD/PDL
5 Robert Negoiță 10 June 2012 present PSD/PB 2020

Sector 4

Nº Name Term start Term end Notes (political party)
1 Eugen Bujoreanu 1992 1996 FDSN/PDSR
2 Marin Luțu 16 June 1996 18 June 2000 PNȚCD
3 Vasile Mihalache 18 June 2000 20 June 2004 PDSR/PSD
4 Adrian Inimăroiu 20 June 2004 15 June 2008 PNL
5 Cristian Popescu Piedone 15 June 2008 4 November 2015 PC/ALDE
6 Daniel Băluță 4 November 2015 present PSD

Sector 5

Nº Name Term start Term end Notes (political party)
1 Nicolae Bâzoi 1992 1996 PNL
2 Călin Cătălin Chiriță 16 June 1996 18 June 2000 PNȚCD
3 Marian Vanghelie 18 June 2000 6 April 2015 PSDR/PDSR/PSD
— Dan Croitoru (acting/ad interim) 6 April 2015 2016 PNL
4 Daniel Florea 5 June 2016 27 October 2020 PSD
5 Cristian Popescu Piedone 27 October 2020 12 May 2022 PPU-SL/PUSL
— Constantin Melnic (acting/ad interim) 14 June 2022 present PSD

Sector 6

Nº Name Term start Term end Notes (political party)
1 Nicolae Vrăbiescu 1992 1996 PNȚCD
2 Ion Dinuță 16 June 1996 18 June 2000 PNȚCD
3 Dan Darabonț 18 June 2000 20 June 2004 PDSR/PSD
4 Cristian Poteraș 20 June 2004 10 June 2012 PNL
5 Rareș Mănescu 10 June 2012 5 June 2016 PNL
6 Gabriel Mutu 5 June 2016 27 October 2020 PSD
7 Ciprian Ciucu 27 October 2020 present PNL

References

  1. Initially independent, subsequently adhered to the PNL after the 1996 general election.
  2. Initially elected on the lists of the Civic Alliance Foundation (PAC)
  3. Dolana, Andra (6 April 2015). "Marian Vanghelie, suspendat de la Primăria Sectorului 5. Cine a preluat interimatul". România Liberă (in Romanian).
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