List of mayors of Bremen

The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, which is one of the states of Germany, is governed by the Senate of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. The senate is chaired by the President of the Senate, who is the head of government of the city-state. The President of the Senate and another member of the senate jointly serve as Mayors of the city of Bremen (Bürgermeister).

List of mayors (since 1945)

Mayor of Bremen President of the Senate	Party	From	To	Mayor Senator	Party	From	To
Erich Vagts	DNVP	2 May 1945	31 July 1945	Theodor Spitta	FDP	1945	1955
Wilhelm Kaisen	SPD	31 July 1945	20 July 1965	Jules Eberhard Noltenius	CDU	1955	1959
				Adolf Ehlers	SPD	1959	1963
				Willy Dehnkamp	SPD	1963	1965
Willy Dehnkamp	SPD	20 July 1965	28 November 1967	Hans Koschnick	SPD	1965	1967
Hans Koschnick	SPD	28 November 1967	18 September 1985	Annemarie Mevissen	SPD	1967	1975
				Walter Franke	SPD	1975	1979
				Moritz Thape	SPD	1979	1985
Klaus Wedemeier	SPD	18 September 1985	4 July 1995	Henning Scherf	SPD	1985	1991
				Claus Jäger	FDP	1991	1993
				Ralf Fücks	Greens	1993	1995
Henning Scherf	SPD	4 July 1995	8 November 2005	Ulrich Nölle	CDU	1995	1997
Henning Scherf	SPD	4 July 1995	8 November 2005	Hartmut Perschau	CDU	1997	2005
Jens Böhrnsen	SPD	8 November 2005	incumbent	Thomas Röwekamp	CDU	2005	2007
Jens Böhrnsen	SPD	8 November 2005	incumbent	Karoline Linnert	Greens	2007	incumbent

Notes

The Senate of the state of Bremen is elected by the Bürgerschaft, the legislature elected by citizens in the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven. However, Bremerhaven also has a separate municipal assembly and a separate administration headed by a distinct mayor.