Night mayor (municipal title)

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Night Mayor (originally Dutch: Nachtburgemeester) is a municipal title used for someone who represents and helps develop a city's nightlife. [1] The earliest known use of the title was in Rotterdam, Netherlands. [2] [3]

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In 2003 music collective De Nachtwacht (Dutch for "The Night Watch") was elected by an audience at the Paradiso music venue in Amsterdam to become a group of multiple so-called night mayors for an initial term of three years. [4] Following elections at Melkweg on 1 March 2012, the position was held by Mirik Milan. [5] [6] In 2014, Milan co-founded (other co-founders: Michiel Friedhoff and Ella Overkleeft) the non-profit Stichting N8BM A’DAM (NGO Night Mayor Foundation) to institutionalise the title, coordinating between the city mayor, city council, and local businesses. [2] [1] [7] Milan announced his departure in 2016, starting the search for a replacement which would be found in 2018. [8] [9]

Since 2016, the non-profit has organised annual "Night Mayor Summit" events to bring together leaders from around the world. [10] [6] [11]

Around the world

Europe

Latin America

North America

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