Mayor of Bucharest

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The Mayor of Bucharest (Primarul General al Municipiului Bucureşti in Romanian) is the head of the Bucharest City Hall, which is responsible for city-wide affairs, such as the water system, the transport system and the main boulevards. The mayor is sometimes known as the General Mayor to distinguish him or her from the sectorial mayors that lead each of Bucharest's six administrative sectors, and which are responsible for local area affairs, such as secondary streets, parks, schools and cleaning services. All decisions of the mayor have to be approved by the 55-seat General Council of Bucharest.

The function was created on 7 August 1864, when the new French-style local administration law entered into force.

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• List of mayors of Bucharest