List of mayors of the city of Leer
This list includes the mayor of the city of Leer in Ostfriesland since 1812. Back then put the French occupiers first time a mayor ( Maire ) a. In 1823 Leer was granted town charter, and since then it has officially been given the title of mayor.
The city directors between 1946 and 1997 are also listed separately. In that year the single track was introduced in Leer and the post of city director as head of administration was abolished. Between 1946 and 1997, the mayor performed his office on a voluntary basis. Günter Boekhoff (term of office from 1973 to 2001) was therefore initially honorary mayor of the city of Leer, later a full-time mayor for another four years.
mayor
| Term of office | mayor |
|---|---|
| 1812-1814 | Maire Willem Cramer von Baumgarten |
| 1814-1842 | Abraham Ehrlenholtz (until 1823 provisional) |
| 1843-1852 | Adolf Wilhelm Hillingh |
| 1852-1857 | Georg Heinrich Leonhard Schow |
| 1857-1888 | Julius Pustau |
| 1888-1913 | August Dieckmann |
| 1914-1917 | City General Counsel Gerhard Tschackert (acting) |
| 1917-1920 | Emil Helms |
| 1920-1933 | Erich vom Bruch |
| 1933-1945 | Erich Drescher |
| 1945-1946 | Albrecht Graf von Wedel |
| 1946 | Johann Epkes |
| 1946 | Hermann Uebel |
| 1946-1948 | Louis Thelemann |
| 1948-1950 | Ernst Stendel |
| 1950-1964 | Hermann Uebel |
| 1964-1968 | Friedrich Geerdes |
| 1968 | Heinrich Klasen |
| 1968-1973 | Horst Milde |
| 1973-2001 | Günther Boekhoff |
| 2001-2014 | Wolfgang Kellner (independent) |
| since 2014 | Beatrix Kuhl (CDU) |
City Directors
| Term of office | City Directors |
|---|---|
| 1946-1948 | Johann Epkes |
| 1948-1969 | Hermann Bakker |
| 1970-1976 | Walter Klein |
| 1977-1988 | Gerhard von Haus |
| 1979-1991 | Andreas Schaeder |
| 1991-1996 | Manfred Pühl |