List of mayors of Eschweiler
This is the list of mayors of the city of Eschweiler in the city region of Aachen in North Rhine-Westphalia . For further personalities see list of personalities of the city of Eschweiler .
No. | Term of office | Surname | Life dates | Political party | Remarks |
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1 | Oct 11, 1800 to Aug 25, 1814 |
Carl Englerth | 1756-1814 | On October 11, 1800, Eschweiler was elevated to a Mairie by the French authorities . | |
2 | Aug 1814 to Jan 1822 |
Johann Wilhelm Reuleaux | In 1816 he set up a distillery in Eschweiler Burg . | ||
3 | Jan. 24, 1822 to 1831 |
Friedrich Englerth | 1793-1848 | ||
4th | Jan. 11, 1832 to May 27, 1845 |
Augustin Schönbrod | † 1845 | ||
5 | Oct 10, 1845 to May 31, 1851 |
Franz Quadflieg | On Jan. 22, 1850, he forbids masking himself at carnival , on pain of a fine . | ||
6th | June 1, 1851 to November 1, 1859 |
Augustin Piedmont | On April 26, 1858, Eschweiler received city rights according to the Rhenish city regulations. | ||
7th | April 19, 1860 to 1880 |
Johann Gymnich | † 1889 | ||
8th | Aug 20, 1880 to Dec 14, 1901 |
Ferdinand Fischer | 1837-1916 | ||
9 | Feb. 12, 1902 to Oct. 13, 1910 |
Ludwig Carbyn | 1871-1910 | On April 3, 1902, he founded a non-profit housing association. | |
10 | Feb. 4, 1911 to Aug. 31, 1920 |
Carl Hettlage | 1874-1935 | He heads the vigilante group formed on November 11, 1918. | |
11 | Nov. 14, 1920 to June 25, 1944 |
Hubert Kalvelage | † 1944 | He did not begin his official business until February 15, 1922, and was expelled on March 11, 1923. He returns at the end of March 1924. | |
11a | March 11 to March 20, 1923 |
Wilhelm Roth | He heads the administration as an unpaid alderman. | ||
11b | March 20 to June 9, 1923 |
Emil Krull | He heads the administration as an unpaid alderman. | ||
11c | June 9 to March 1924 |
Adam Elsen | He heads the administration as an unpaid alderman until Kalvelage returns. | ||
12 | July 1944 to March 21, 1945 |
Otto Pieperbeck | On March 21, 1945, the evacuated city administration's alternative point was closed. | ||
12a | Nov. 23 to Nov. 30, 1944 |
Johann Dell | Used by the Americans | ||
12b | Dec. 1, 1944 to July 1945 |
Karl Mirbach | Used by the Americans | ||
13 | July 13th to September 1945 |
Hermann Zurhorst | Used by the British Military Government | ||
14th | Oct. 18, 1945 to April 1946 |
Franz van Eys | Installed by the British military government, on November 6, 1947, the city council terminated his employment with him as city director. | ||
15th | April 17, 1946 to November 1948 |
Peter Herzog | CDU | He is elected by the first city council appointed by the British Military Government. | |
16 | Nov. 4, 1948 to Nov. 1952 |
Matthias Bücken | SPD | Distribution of seats after the city council election on October 17, 1948: SPD 9, CDU 8, KPD 2, Zentrum 2 |
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17th | Nov. 28, 1952 to April 1961 |
Wilhelm Gruhn | SPD | Distribution of seats after the city council election on Nov. 9, 1952: SPD 14, CDU 13, KPD 2, Zentrum 1 Distribution of seats after the city council election on Oct. 28, 1956: SPD 16, CDU 12, FDP 2 re-election on Nov. 9, 1956 |
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18th | April 6, 1961 to May 1972 |
Wilhelm Gourissen | CDU | Distribution of seats after the city council election March 19, 1961: CDU 15, SPD 13, FDP 2 re-election on March 28, 1963 Distribution of seats after the city council election September 27. 1964: CDU 19, SPD 18 re-election on Oct. 14, 1964 Distribution of seats after the city council election Nov. 9, 1969: CDU 21, SPD 20 re-election on Dec. 1, 1969 Due to the local reorganization on Jan. 1, 1972, the population increases from around 39,000 to just under 55,000. |
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19th | May 9, 1972 to October 1984 |
Friedrich "Fritz" Koch | SPD | Distribution of seats after the city council election April 23, 1972: SPD 23, CDU 22 Distribution of seats after the city council election May 4, 1975: SPD 28, CDU 23 re-election on May 23, 1975 Distribution of seats after the city council election September 30 1979: SPD 29, CDU 22 re-election on October 17, 1979. On May 26, 1984 he is made an honorary citizen of the French twin town Wattrelos and on November 19 , 1984 he is appointed honorary mayor of Eschweiler. |
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20th | Oct. 19, 1984 to July 2, 1986 |
Erich Berschkeit | 1926-2002 | SPD | Distribution of seats after the city council election Sep. 30 1984: SPD 28, CDU 20, Greens 3 On July 2, 1986 he resigned his council seat and resigned as mayor. |
21st | July 16, 1986 to 1994 |
Günter Wagner | SPD | After Berschkeits resigned, he was elected by the city council; since Oct. 17, 1979 he was Deputy Mayor. Distribution of seats after the city council election October 1, 1989: SPD 29, CDU 19, Greens 3 re-election on October 19, 1989 |
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22nd | Nov. 9, 1994 to 1999 |
Manfred Esser | CDU | Allocation of seats after the city council election October 16, 1994: SPD 22, CDU 19, UWG 7, Greens 3 |
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23 | since 1999 | Rudi Bertram | SPD |
1999 new mayor direct election law NRW direct election on 12 Sep. 1999 with 51.5% re-election on Sep 24 2004 with 72.5% re-election on August 30, 2009 with 72.0% Re-election on May 25, 2014 with 68.72% |