Mayor of Jerusalem

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox Political post Template:Jerusalem sidebar The Mayor of the City of Jerusalem is head of the executive branch of the political system in Jerusalem. The mayor's office administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within Jerusalem. The term of office is five years.

The mayor's office is located in Safra Square; it has jurisdiction over all the city's neighborhoods. The mayor appoints many officials, including deputy mayors and city departments directors.

History

The Jerusalem City Council was established in 1863 during the rule of the Ottoman Empire. From 1948 to 1967 two municipalities operated in the city: an Israeli municipality provided services to the western neighborhoods of the city and a Jordanian municipality to its eastern parts.

By 1840, the Jewish community constituted the largest single religious group in the city.<ref>Grenville, J. A History of the World from the 20th to the 21st Century; Routledge, 2005. pg. 456. Template:ISBN</ref> From the 1880s onward, the Jews constituted the majority within the city.<ref>Weiner, J. R. Is Jerusalem Being "Judaized"?, Jewish Political Studies Review 15:1–2 (Spring 2003), citing Schmelz, U.O. "Modern Jerusalem's Demographic Evolution," Jewish Population Studies 20 (1987):9</ref> However, it was only in 1937, under the British Mandate, that the first Jewish mayor was appointed. Since 1948 every mayor has been Jewish.

Prior to a 1975 national law change, mayors were chosen by the city council (which was elected in a closed list proportional representation system).<ref name="Nikolenyi">Template:Cite journal</ref>

Since 1975 law change, mayors have been directly elected in a two round system.<ref name="Nikolenyi"/> Under this system, if no candidate receives at least 40% of the vote in the first round, a runoff election is held between the top-two finishers.<ref name="Nikolenyi"/> The first municipal election to be held under the new law of direct elections for mayor was held in 1978.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

List of mayors (1845–present)

Ottoman Empire (1845–1920)

	Mayor	Term start	Term end
1	Kıbrıslı Mehmed Emin PashaTemplate:Efn	1845	1847
2	Ahmad Agha Duzdar Al-AsaliTemplate:Efn	1848	1863
3	Abdelrahman al-Dajani<ref name="Büssow ">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="haaretz.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	1863	1867
4	Rafadulo Astiriyadis Effendi<ref name="Büssow" /> (acting)	1867 {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}
5	Abdelrahman al-Dajani<ref name="Büssow" />	1867	1869
6	Mūsā Faydī al-'Alamī<ref name="Büssow" />	1869 {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}
7	Abd al-Salām Paşa al Ḥusaynī<ref name="Büssow" />	1869	1870
8	Yousef Al-Khalidi<ref name="Büssow" />	1870	1876
9	Abd al-Qādir al-Khalīlī Abū l-Hudā / 'Umar 'Abd al-Salām Paşa al Ḥusaynī / Salīm Shākir al-Ḥusaynī.Template:Efn<ref name="Büssow" />	1876	1877
10	Shaḥāda Faydallāh al-'Alamī<ref name="Büssow" />	1877 {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}
11	Rafadulo Astiriyadis Effendi<ref name="Büssow" /> (acting)	1877	1878
12	Yousef Al-Khalidi<ref name="Büssow" />	1878	1879
13	Mūsā Faydī al-'Alamī<ref name="Büssow" />	1879	1881
14	Ḥusayn Salīm Paşa al Ḥusaynī<ref name="Büssow" />	1882	1897
15	Yaseen al-Khalidi<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	1897	1899
16	Yousef Al-KhalidiTemplate:Efn	1899	1906
17	Faidi al-AlamiTemplate:Efn	1906	1909
18	Hussein al-Husayni	1909	1917
19	Aref al-Dajani<ref name="haaretz.com"/>	1917	1918
20	Musa Kazim al-Husayni	1918	1920

Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948)

	Mayor			Term start	Term end	Party
21		File:Raghib al-Nashashibi22.jpg	Raghib al-Nashashibi	1920	1935	National Defence Party
22		File:Hussein Khalidi portrait.png	Husayn al-Khalidi	1935	1937	Reform Party
23		File:DanielAuster22.jpg	Daniel Auster	1937	1938	General Zionists
24		File:Mustafa al-Khalidi (cropped 3x4).tif	Mustafa al-Khalidi	1938	1944†	National Defence Party
(23)		File:DanielAuster22.jpg	Daniel AusterTemplate:Efn	1944	1945	General Zionists
-	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	File:Public Seal of Mandatory Palestine.png	City Council committee	1945	1948	Various

Divided Jerusalem (1948–1967)

Mayors of West Jerusalem (Israel) Mayor of Jerusalem Took office Left office Party Coalition 1 File:DanielAuster22.jpg Daniel Auster 1948 1950 General Zionists General Zionists rowspan="1" style="background: Template:Party color;" | 2 File:Shlomo Zalman Shragai (cropped).jpg Zalman Shragai 10 January 1951 17 August 1952 Hapoel HaMizrachi United Religious Front rowspan="1" style="background: Template:Party color;" | 3 File:Yitzhak Kariv.jpg Yitzhak Kariv 25 September 1952 April 1955 Mizrachi United Religious Front rowspan="1" style="background: Template:Party color;" | 4 File:Gershon Agron 1949.jpg Gershon Agron 7 September 1955 1 November 1959 Mapai style="background: Template:Party color;" | Mapai – Ahdut HaAvoda rowspan="1" style="background: Template:Party color;" | 5 File:Mordechai Ish-Shalom.jpg Mordechai Ish-Shalom 1 November 1959 29 November 1965 Mapai style="background: Template:Party color;" | Mapai – Ahdut HaAvoda style="background: Template:Party color;" | 6 File:Teddy Kollek (cropped).jpg Teddy Kollek 29 November 1965 29 June 1967 Rafi style="background: Template:Party color;" | Alignment

Mayors of East Jerusalem (Jordan) Mayor of East Jerusalem Took office Left office Party rowspan="1" style="background: Template:Party color;" | 1 File:أنور الخطيب (cropped).jpg Anwar Khatib 1948 1950 Independent rowspan="1" style="background: Template:Party color;" | 2 File:Aref al-Aref.jpg Aref al-Aref 1950 1951 Independent rowspan="1" style="background: Template:Party color;" | 3 File:Coat of arms of Jordan.svg Hannah Atallah 1951 12 March 1952 Independent rowspan="1" style="background: Template:Party color;" | 4 File:Omar Elwary Portrait 1955.jpg Omar Wa'ari 12 March 1952 1955 Independent rowspan="1" style="background: Template:Party color;" | - File:Coat of arms of Jordan.svg City Council committee 1955 1957 Independents rowspan="1" style="background: Template:Party color;" | 5 File:Rouhi Al-Khatib 1994.jpg Ruhi al-Khatib 1957 29 June 1967 Independent

Reunited Jerusalem (1967–present)

	Mayor of Jerusalem		Took office	Left office	Party	Coalition
rowspan="2" style="background: Template:Party color;" | 24	File:Teddy Kollek (cropped).jpg	Teddy Kollek	29 June 1967	2 November 1993	Rafi (1967-1968) Labor (from 1968)	style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Alignment 1967 – 1969
style="background: Template:Party color;" |						Labor – Alignment – Mapam 1969 – 1993
rowspan="1" style="background: Template:Party color;" | 25	File:Ehud Olmert 2006May23.jpg	Ehud Olmert	2 November 1993	16 February 2003	Likud	style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Likud
26	File:Lupolianksi.jpg	Uri Lupolianski	16 February 2003	11 November 2008	Degel HaTorah		United Torah Judaism
rowspan="1" style="background: Template:Party color"| 27	File:Nir Barkat, Mayor of Jerusalem (4462290204) (cropped).jpg	Nir Barkat	11 November 2008	4 December 2018	Independent	style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Likud – Independents
rowspan="1" style="background: Template:Party color"| 28	File:משה ליאון.JPG	Moshe Lion	4 December 2018	Incumbent	Independent	style="background: Template:Party color;" |	Independent

Titular Mayors of East Jerusalem (1967–present)

The office of Mayor of East Jerusalem was dissolved in 1967 after the Six-Day War and it has been titular since then.

	Titular Mayor of East Jerusalem		Took office	Left office	Party
rowspan="1" style="background: Template:Party color;" | -	File:Rouhi Al-Khatib 1994.jpg	Ruhi al-Khatib	29 June 1967	5 July 1994†	Independent
rowspan="1" style="background: Template:Party color;" | -	File:Coat of arms of the Palestinian National Authority.svg	Amin al-Majaj	1994	2 January 1999†	Independent
rowspan="1" style="background: Template:Party color;" | -	File:Coat of arms of the Palestinian National Authority.svg	Zaki al-Ghul	1999	28 April 2019†	Independent

See also

• Mutasarrıfs of Jerusalem
• Mayoral elections in Jerusalem
• History of Jerusalem
• List of people from Jerusalem
• Timeline of Jerusalem

External links

• Mayors of Jerusalem
• Jerusalem at World Statesmen
• Mayors of Jerusalem at City of Jerusalem