List of mayors of Bergen

This is a list of mayors of Bergen, Norway.

Since 2000, the city is governed by a city council (byråd) based on the principle of parliamentarism. This change led to the real political power in the city being transferred from the mayor to the leader of the city council.

19th century

1. 1837–1838: Carsten B. Conradi
2. 1839–1841: Hans J. C. Aall
3. 1842: Georg H. Houge
4. 1843–1844: Hans J. C. Aall
5. 1845: Hans Holmboe
6. 1846: Hans J. C. Aall
7. 1847: Hans Holmboe
8. 1848: Joachim J. M. Ege
9. 1849–1850: Hans Holmboe
10. 1851: Joachim J. M. Ege
11. 1852–1853: Paul M. Smit
12. 1854: Ole Bøgh
13. 1855–1856: Paul M. Smit
14. 1857: Ole Bøgh
15. 1858–1859: Paul M. Smit
16. 1860: Boe N. Knap
17. 1861: Joachim J. M. Ege
18. 1862: Jørgen B. Faye
19. 1863–1864: Paul M. Smit
20. 1865–1866: Jacob A. Michelsen
21. 1867–1868: Ivar Chr. S. Geelmuyden
22. 1869–1872: Morten Beyer
23. 1873–1875: Ivar Chr. S. Geelmuyden
24. 1876–1878: Jacob A. Michelsen
25. 1879: Gerhard Chr. Krogh
26. 1880–1881: Christian A. Irgens
27. 1882: Knud A. Angell
28. 1883–1885: Bendix E. R. Bendixen (V)
29. 1886–1887: Johan G. T. Ameln (V)
30. 1888–1890: John Theodor Lund (V)
31. 1891: Gerhard. Chr. Krogh (V)
32. 1892–1893: Christian Michelsen (H)
33. 1894: Klaus Hanssen (V)
34. 1895–1898: Christian Michelsen (V)
35. 1899–1901: Christian M. Kahrs (V)

20th century

36. 1902–1906: Johan Ludwig Mowinckel (V)
37. 1907–1910: Carl V. E. Geelmuyden (V)
38. 1911–1913: Johan Ludwig Mowinckel (V)
39. 1914–1916: Carl V. E. Geelmuyden (V)
40. 1917: Einar Greve (V)
41. 1918–1919: Kristian Hopp (A)
42. 1920–1922: Henrik Ameln (H)
43. 1923–1924: Hans Kristian Seip (Avholdspartiet)
44. 1925: Julius Moe-Nilsen (H + Fr.V)
45. 1926–1932: Ragnvald J. Lorentzen (H + Fr.V + Huseierpartiet)
46. 1932–1934: Leif M. Michelsen (V)
47. 1935–1942: Asbjørn Stensaker (H)
48. 1945: Asbjørn Stensaker (H)
49. 1945–1953: Nils Handal (A)
50. 1953–1960: Knut Tjønneland (A)
51. 1960–1963: August D. Michelsen (H)
52. 1964–1969: Harry Hansen (A)
53. 1969–1971: Ragnar Juell Morken (A)
54. 1972–1973: Ole Myrvoll (DLF)
55. 1973–1983: Eilert Eilertsen (H)
56. 1984–1985: Arne Næss (KrF)
57. 1986–1987: Henrik J. Lisæth (H)
58. 1988–1989: Arne Næss (KrF)
59. 1989–1995: Bengt Martin Olsen (A)
60. 1995–1999: Ingmar Ljones (KrF)
61. 1999–2000: Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen (A)

21st century

62. 2000–2001: Ingmar Ljones (KrF)
63. 2001–2003: Kristian Helland (KrF)
64. 2003–2007: Herman Friele (H)
65. 2007–2011: Gunnar Bakke (FrP)
66. 2011–2015: Trude Drevland (H)
67. 2015–2021: Marte Mjøs Persen (A)
68. 2021–2022: Rune Bakervik (A)
69. 2022–2023: Linn Engø (A)
70. 2023–present: Marit Warncke (H)

References

"Ordførere i Bergen kommune fra 1837 – 2007" (in Norwegian). Bergen municipality. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2010.