World Mayor
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World Mayor is a now annual award organized by City Mayors, which intends to raise the profile of mayors worldwide, as well as honour those who have served their communities well and who have contributed to the well-being of cities, nationally and internationally. The organizers make it plain that the award has no connection with any city or organization and is run on strictly non-commercial lines.
The choice of the winners is based on the number of votes mayors receive via the website and the quality and passion of comments, which support their candidacies.
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[edit] 2006
In June 2006 the shortlist of 50 finalists was announced, including Amsterdam Mayor Job Cohen, Melbourne Mayor John So, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara.
In December the accolade went to John So of Melbourne, with Amsterdam's Job Cohen in second place.
- John So, Melbourne, Australia
- Job Cohen, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Stephen R. Reed, Harrisburg, USA
- Jejomar C. Binay, Makati City, Philippines
- Michel Thiollière, St. Etienne, France
- Paul Wengert, Augsburg, Germany
- Francisco Cabrera Santos, Valencia, Venezuela
- Dubravka Suica, Dubrovnik, Croatia
- John Hickenlooper, Denver, USA
- Patrick Ramiaramanana, Antananarivo, Madagascar
[edit] 2005
The nominees in 2005 included Michael Häupl of Vienna, Álvaro Arzú of Guatemala City, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Tehran, Ken Livingstone of London, Hazel McCallion of Mississauga, Ontario, and Cesar Maia of Rio de Janeiro and the award was taken by Dora Bakoyannis of Athens.
- Dora Bakoyannis, Athens, Greece
- Hazel McCallion, Mississauga, Canada
- Álvaro Arzú, Guatemala City, Guatemala
- Oscar Samson Rodriguez, San Fernando, Philippines
- Gavin Newsom, San Francisco, USA
- Michael Häupl, Vienna, Austria
- Christian Ude, Munich, Germany
- Fernando da Mata Pimentel, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- Shirley Franklin, Atlanta, USA
- John So, Melbourne, Australia
[edit] 2004
In 2004 Edi Rama, Mayor of Tirana, Albania, was voted World Mayor by those taking part in the poll.
