List of mayors of Bucharest

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This article consists of several lists highlighting the political figures who, from 1864 onwards, have been serving as the mayors of Bucharest , the capital city of Romania. The article comprises a main list showcasing the mayors of the city proper as well as several other smaller lists displaying the mayors of the six constituent Sectors of Bucharest (i.e. Sector 1, Sector 2, Sector 3, Sector 4, Sector 5, respectively Sector 6).

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Mayors of the city proper (1864–present)

Political legend

   National Liberal Party (PNL)

   National Peasants' Party (PNȚ)/Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNȚCD)

   National Salvation Front (FSN)

   Democratic Party (PD)

   Military (General or Colonel)

   Romanian Communist Party (PCR)

   Social Democratic Party (PSD)/National Union for the Progress of Romania (UNPR)

NameTerm startTerm endNotes (political party)
1General Barbu Vlădoianu  [ ro ]7 August 1864October 1865Military
2 Constantin I. Iliescu November 1865March 1866
3 Dimitrie C. Brătianu March 1866March 1867 National Liberal Party (PNL)
4 Panait Costache  [ ro ]March 1867November 1868
5 Panait Iatropol  [ ro ]November 1868March 1869
6 Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino May 1869January 1870 Conservative Party (PC)
7 Eftimie Diamandescu  [ ro ]February 1870September 1870
8General Christian Tell November 1870January 1871 Conservative Party (PC)
9 C. A. Rosetti January 1871March 1871 National Liberal Party (PNL)
10 Scarlat Kretzulescu  [ ro ]May 1871December 1872
(1)General Barbu Vlădoianu  [ ro ]December 1872May 1873Military
11 Constantin N. Brăiloiu June 1873September 1873
12General George Manu October 1873April 1877 Conservative Party (PC)
(9) C. A. Rosetti April 1877August 1877 National Liberal Party (PNL)
13 Dimitrie Cariagdi December 1878November 1883 National Liberal Party (PNL)
14 Michail Török  [ ro ]November 1883January 1884
15 Nicolae Fleva January 1884April 1886 Conservative Party (PC)
16 Nicolae Manolescu  [ ro ]June 1886November 1886
17 Ion Câmpineanu November 1886April 1888 National Liberal Party (PNL)
18 Emilian Pake-Protopopescu  [ ro ]April 1888December 1891 National Liberal Party (PNL)
19 Dimitrie Orbescu  [ ro ]December 1891June 1892
20 Grigore Trandafil June 1892February 1893 Conservative Party (PC)
21 Nicolae Filipescu February 1893October 1895 Conservative Party (PC)
22 Petre S. Aurelian October 1895December 1895 National Liberal Party (PNL)
23 Constantin F. Robescu  [ ro ]January 1896April 1899 National Liberal Party (PNL)
24 Nicolae Filipescu April 1899June 1899 Conservative Party (PC)
25 Barbu Ștefănescu Delavrancea June 1899February 1901
26 Emil Costinescu February 1901April 1901
27 Procopie Ioan Dumitrescu  [ ro ]April 1901November 1902 National Liberal Party (PNL)
(23) Constantin F. Robescu  [ ro ]November 1902December 1904 National Liberal Party (PNL)
28 Mihail G. Cantacuzino December 1904March 1907 Conservative Party (PC)
29 C. Costescu Comăneanu  [ ro ]April 1907June 1907
30 Vintilă I. C. Brătianu June 1907February 1910 National Liberal Party (PNL)
(27) Procopie Ioan Dumitrescu  [ ro ]February 1910January 1911 National Liberal Party (PNL)
31 Dimitrie Dobrescu January 1911October 1912 Conservative Party (PC)
32 Constantin Istrati October 1912March 1913 Conservative Party (PC)
33 Grigore Gheorghe Cantacuzino March 1913December 1913 Conservative Party (PC)
34 Ion Gheorghe Saita  [ ro ]January 1914March 1914 National Liberal Party (PNL)
35 Emil C. Petrescu  [ ro ]March 1914November 1916 National Liberal Party (PNL)
36Colonel Victor Verzea  [ ro ]November 1916June 1917Military
37Dem. BragadiruJune 1917August 1917
38Ion DobroviciAugust 1917November 1918
(35) Emil C. Petrescu  [ ro ]November 1918December 1918 National Liberal Party (PNL)
39Constantin HălăuceanuDecember 1918September 1919
40Pandele TărușanuOctober 1919January 1920
41Gheorghe GheorghianJanuary 1920February 1922
42 Matei Gheorghe Corbescu  [ ro ]February 1922December 1922 National Liberal Party (PNL)
43 Lucian Skupiewski  [ ro ]February 1922April 1923
44 Ioan Emil Costinescu  [ ro ]April 1923April 1926 National Liberal Party (PNL)
45 Anibal Teodorescu  [ ro ]April 1926July 1927
(44) Ioan Emil Costinescu  [ ro ]July 1927November 1928 National Liberal Party (PNL)
46 Gheorghe Gheorghian December 1928January 1929
47 Dem I. Dobrescu February 1929January 1934 National Peasants' Party (PNȚ)
48 Alexandru Gh. Donescu  [ ro ]March 1934January 1938
49 Constantin C. Brăiesku January 1938February 1938
50 Iulian Peter February 1938September 1938
51General Victor Dombrovski  [ ro ]September 1938September 1940Military
52 Gheorghe Ion Vântu September 1940February 1941
53General Rodrig Modreanu February 1941December 1941Military
54General Constantin Florescu  [ ro ]December 1941October 1942Military
55General Ioan Rășcanu October 1942August 1944Military
(51)General Victor Dombrovski  [ ro ]August 1944February 1948Military
56 Nicolae Pârvulescu  [ ro ]August 1948February 1949Military
57 Nicolae Voiculescu  [ ro ]February 1949December 1950 Romanian Workers' Party (PMR)
58 Gheorghe Roman  [ ro ]December 1950December 1951 Romanian Workers' Party (PMR)
59 Anton Tatu Jianu  [ ro ]January 1952June 1952 Romanian Workers' Party (PMR)
60 Jean Ilie  [ ro ]July 1952March 1953 Romanian Workers' Party (PMR)
61 Crăciun Blidaru  [ ro ]April 1953January 1954 Romanian Workers' Party (PMR)
62 Gheorghe Vidrașcu  [ ro ]January 1954February 1955 Romanian Workers' Party (PMR)
63 Ștefan Bălan  [ ro ]March 1955January 1956 Romanian Workers' Party (PMR)
64 Anton Vlădoiu  [ ro ]February 1956March 1958 Romanian Workers' Party (PMR)
65 Dumitru Diaconescu  [ ro ]March 1958April 1962 Romanian Workers' Party (PMR)
66 Ion Cosma  [ ro ]April 1962February 1968 Romanian Workers' Party (PMR)
67 Dumitru Popa  [ ro ]February 196824 April 1972 Romanian Communist Party (PCR)
68 Gheorghe Cioară  [ ro ]24 April 19721 June 1976 Romanian Communist Party (PCR)
69 Ion Dincă 19 June 19761 February 1979 Romanian Communist Party (PCR)
70 Gheorghe Pană  [ ro ]1 February 197916 December 1985 Romanian Communist Party (PCR)
71 Constantin Olteanu 16 December 1985June 1988 Romanian Communist Party (PCR)
72 Radu Constantin  [ ro ]June 19887 February 1989 Romanian Communist Party (PCR)
73 Barbu Petrescu  [ ro ]7 February 198922 December 1989 Romanian Communist Party (PCR)
74 Dan Predescu  [ ro ]20 January 199023 July 1990 National Salvation Front (FSN)
75 Ștefan-Constantin Ciurel  [ ro ]24 July 199016 November 1990 National Salvation Front (FSN)
76 Nicolae Viorel Oproiu  [ ro ]18 November 19902 September 1991 National Salvation Front (FSN)
77 Doru Viorel Pană  [ ro ]3 September 199123 February 1992 National Salvation Front (FSN)
78 Crin Halaicu  [ ro ]23 February 199219 June 1996 National Liberal Party (PNL)
79 Victor Ciorbea 19 June 199611 December 1996 Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNȚCD)1
80 Viorel Lis  [ ro ]16 January 199726 June 2000 Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNȚCD)2
81 Traian Băsescu 26 June 200020 December 2004 Democratic Party (PD)
Răzvan Murgeanu (ad interim)20 December 20042 April 2005 Democratic Party (PD)
82 Adriean Videanu 2 April 200519 June 2008 Democratic Party (PD)/Democratic Liberal Party (PDL)
83 Sorin Oprescu 19 June 200815 September 2015 Independent (backed by PSD)
Ștefănel Dan Marin (acting/ad interim)15 September 201525 November 2015 National Union for the Progress of Romania (UNPR)
Răzvan Sava (ad interim)25 November 201523 June 2016 National Liberal Party (PNL)
84 Gabriela Firea 23 June 201627 September 2020 Social Democratic Party (PSD)
85 Nicușor Dan 29 October 202026 May 2025 Independent (backed by PNL and USR PLUS)
Stelian Bujduveanu (acting)26 May 2025present National Liberal Party (PNL)

Notes:

1Served as Mayor until December 1996.
2Served as acting/ad interim mayor while Victor Ciorbea was Prime Minister from January 1997 to April 1998.

Mayors of the sectors of Bucharest

Sector 1

NameTerm startTerm endNotes (political party)
1 Flor Pomponiu 19921996 PNL
2 George Pădure 16 June 199618 June 2000 PNL [1]
3 Vasile Gherasim 18 June 200020 June 2004 PD
4 Andrei Chiliman 20 June 20042016 PNL
5 Daniel Tudorache 6 June 201627 October 2020 PSD
6 Clotilde Armand 27 October 20201 November 2024 USR
7 George Tuță 1 November 2024present PNL

Sector 2

NameTerm startTerm endNotes (political party)
1 Paul Popovăț 19921996 PNL [2]
2 Vladimir Popescu 16 June 199618 June 2000 PNȚCD
3 Neculai Onțanu 18 June 200023 March 2016 PDSR/PSD
4 Mihai Toader 23 March 201627 October 2020 PSD
5 Radu Mihaiu 27 October 20201 November 2024 USR
6 Rareș Hopincă 1 November 2024present PSD

Sector 3

NameTerm startTerm endNotes (political party)
1 Constantin Tutunaru 23 February 199216 June 1996 PNȚCD
2 Sorin Paliga 16 June 199618 June 2000 PNL
3 Eugen Pleșca 18 June 200020 June 2004 PDSR/PSD
4 Liviu Negoiță 20 June 200410 June 2012 PD/PDL
5 Robert Negoiță 10 June 2012present PSD/PB 2020

Sector 4

NameTerm startTerm endNotes (political party)
1 Eugen Bujoreanu 19921996 FDSN/PDSR
2 Marin Luțu 16 June 199618 June 2000 PNȚCD
3 Vasile Mihalache 18 June 200020 June 2004 PDSR/PSD
4 Adrian Inimăroiu 20 June 200415 June 2008 PNL
5 Cristian Popescu Piedone 15 June 20084 November 2015 PC/ALDE
6 Daniel Băluță 4 November 2015present PSD

Sector 5

NameTerm startTerm endNotes (political party)
1 Nicolae Bâzoi 19921996 PNL
2 Călin Cătălin Chiriță 16 June 199618 June 2000 PNȚCD
3 Marian Vanghelie 18 June 20006 April 2015 [3] PSDR/PDSR/PSD
Dan Croitoru (acting/ad interim)6 April 20152016 PNL
4 Daniel Florea 5 June 201627 October 2020 PSD
5 Cristian Popescu Piedone 27 October 202012 May 2022 PPU-SL/PUSL
Constantin Melnic (acting/ad interim)14 June 202222 June 2023 PSD
5 Cristian Popescu Piedone 22 June 20231 November 2024 PUSL
6 Vlad Popescu Piedone 1 November 2024present PUSL

Sector 6

NameTerm startTerm endNotes (political party)
1 Nicolae Vrăbiescu 19921996 PNȚCD
2 Ion Dinuță 16 June 199618 June 2000 PNȚCD
3 Dan Darabonț 18 June 200020 June 2004 PDSR/PSD
4 Cristian Poteraș 20 June 200410 June 2012 PNL
5 Rareș Mănescu 10 June 20125 June 2016 PNL
6 Gabriel Mutu 5 June 201627 October 2020 PSD
7 Ciprian Ciucu 27 October 2020present PNL

References

  1. Initially independent, subsequently adhered to the PNL after the 1996 general election.
  2. Initially elected on the lists of the Civic Alliance Foundation (PAC)
  3. Dolana, Andra (6 April 2015). "Marian Vanghelie, suspendat de la Primăria Sectorului 5. Cine a preluat interimatul". România Liberă (in Romanian).