The office of Mayor of Prague was established in 1784. In that year, under Joseph II, the four previously independent neighbouring communities of Malá Strana, Nové Město, Staré Město, and Hradčany were merged into a single entity.
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Since 1945, the mayor resides and presides in the New City Hall (on Mariánské Square), completed in 1911.
Burgomasters of the Royal City of Prague (1784–1882)
edit# | Portrait | Name | Time of office | Terms | Political Party | Appointer(s) | ||
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1 | Bernard Zahořanský | 30 May 1784 | 1788 | 1 | Nonpartisan | Elected by City Assembly Confirmed by Bohemian Crown | ||
2 | Ondřej Steiner | 1788 | 1799 | 1 | Nonpartisan | |||
3 | Jan Neuber | June 1800 | 1804 | 1 | Nonpartisan | |||
4 | Ondřej Steiner (Died in office) |
1804 | 4 July 1810 | 1 | Nonpartisan | |||
5 | Jan Karl (Died in office) |
1811 | 20 October 1819 | 1 | Nonpartisan | |||
6 | Josef Kirpal (Died in office) |
20 May 1820 | 22 February 1823 | 1 | Nonpartisan | |||
7 | Peter von Sporschill (Died in office) |
29 June 1825 | 31 July 1838 | 1 | Nonpartisan | |||
8 | Josef Müller of Jiřetín | 17 April 1839 | March 1848 | 1 | Nonpartisan | |||
9 | Antonín Strobach | 9 April 1848 | 18 May 1848 | 1⁄2 | Old Czech | |||
10 | Tomáš Pštross | 18 May 1848 | 31 May 1848 | 1⁄2 | Old Czech | |||
11 | Václav Vaňka | 31 May 1848 | 11 April 1861 | 3 | Nonpartisan | |||
12 | František Václav Pštross (Died in office) |
11 April 1861 | 12 June 1863 | 1⁄2 | Old Czech | |||
13 | Václav Bělský | 12 June 1863 | 4 November 1867 | 1⁄2 | Old Czech | |||
14 | Karel Klaudy | 7 January 1868 | 23 September 1869 | 1⁄2 | Old Czech | |||
15 | František Dittrich | 28 February 1870 | 9 April 1873 | 1⁄2 | Old Czech | |||
16 | Josef Huleš | 9 April 1873 | May 1876 | 1⁄2 | Nonpartisan | |||
17 | Emilián Skramlík | 12 July 1876 | 31 August 1882 | 1 1⁄2 | Nonpartisan |
Mayors of the Royal City of Prague (1882–1918)
edit# | Portrait | Name | Time of office | Terms | Political Party | Appointer(s) | ||
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1 | Tomáš Černý | 1 September 1882 | 1885 | 1 | Nonpartisan | Elected by City Assembly Confirmed by Bohemian Crown | ||
2 | Ferdinand Vališ (Died in office) |
1885 | 19 September 1887 | 1⁄2 | Old Czech | |||
3 | Jindřich Šolc | 19 September 1887 | 17 November 1893 | 2 | Old Czech | |||
4 | Čeněk Gregor | 17 November 1893 | 12 December 1896 | 1 | Nonpartisan | |||
5 | Jan Podlipný | 2 January 1897 | 18 January 1900 | 1 | Young Czech | |||
6 | Vladimír Srb | 5 February 1900 | 10 February 1906 | 2 | Old Czech | |||
7 | Karel Groš | 15 February 1906 | 31 October 1918 | 4 1⁄2 | Young Czech |
Mayors of Prague (1918–present)
edit# | Portrait | Name | Time of office | Terms | Political Party | Appointer(s) | ||
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1 | Přemysl Šámal | 13 November 1918 | 15 June 1919 | 1⁄3 | National Democracy | Elected by City Assembly (1919–1948) | ||
2 | Karel Baxa | 15 June 1919 | 5 April 1937 | 3 1⁄2 | National Social | |||
3 | Petr Zenkl | 6 April 1937 | 24 February 1939 | 1⁄2 | National Social | |||
4 | Otakar Klapka (Died in office) |
24 February 1939 | 9 July 1940 | 1⁄2 | National Social | |||
5 | Alois Říha | 17 July 1940 | 5 May 1945 | 1 | Nonpartisan (Collaborationist) | |||
6 | Václav Vacek | 8 May 1945 | 7 August 1945 | Prov. | Communist | |||
7 | Petr Zenkl | 27 August 1945 | 1 July 1946 | 1⁄5 | National Social | |||
8 | Václav Vacek | 1 July 1946 | 21 May 1954 | 2 | Communist | Elected by City Committee of the KSČ (1948–1990) | ||
9 | Adolf Svoboda | 21 May 1954 | 29 June 1964 | 1 | Communist | |||
10 | Ludvík Černý | 29 June 1964 | 10 September 1970 | 1 | Communist | |||
11 | Zdeněk Zuska | 10 September 1970 | 22 June 1981 | 1 | Communist | |||
12 | František Štafa | 22 June 1981 | 4 July 1988 | 1 | Communist | |||
13 | Zdeněk Horčík | 4 July 1988 | 8 December 1989 | 1 | Communist | |||
14 | Josef Hájek | 8 December 1989 | 23 January 1990 | 1 | Communist | |||
15 | Jaroslav Kořán | 1 February 1990 | 13 September 1991 | Prov. | Civic Forum | Elected by City Assembly (1990–present) | ||
16 | Milan Kondr | 28 September 1991 | 13 May 1993 | 2⁄4 | Civic Democratic | |||
17 | Jan Koukal | 13 May 1993 | 26 November 1998 | 1 1⁄4 | Civic Democratic | |||
18 | Jan Kasl | 26 November 1998 | 28 May 2002 | 3⁄4 | Civic Democratic | |||
19 | Igor Němec | 28 May 2002 | 28 November 2002 | 1⁄4 | Civic Democratic | |||
20 | Pavel Bém | 28 November 2002 | 30 November 2010 | 2 | Civic Democratic | |||
21 | Bohuslav Svoboda | 30 November 2010 | 23 May 2013 | 3⁄4 | Civic Democratic | |||
22 | Tomáš Hudeček | 20 June 2013 | 26 November 2014 | 1⁄4 | TOP 09 | |||
23 | Adriana Krnáčová | 26 November 2014 | 15 November 2018 | 1 | ANO 2011 | |||
24 | Zdeněk Hřib | 15 November 2018 | 16 February 2023 | 1 | Pirates | |||
25 | Bohuslav Svoboda | 16 February 2023 | Incumbent | Civic Democratic |
References
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