List of mayors of Cologne

This is a list of mayors of Cologne. It includes the Lord Mayors of Cologne (Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Köln) since 1815 as well as the city managers (Oberstadtdirektoren) from 1946 to 1999.

In Prussia

 * 1815–1819: Karl Joseph Freiherr von Mylius
 * 1819–1823: von Monschaw
 * 1823–1848: Johann Adolf Steinberger
 * 1848–1851: Friedrich Wilhelm Gräff
 * 1851–1863: Hermann Joseph Stupp
 * 1863–1871: Alexander Bachem

German Reich
Political party:

Lord Mayor of Cologne (1945–present)
Political party:

City managers 1946–1999

 * 1946–1953: Dr. Willi Suth
 * 1953–1965: Dr. Max Adenauer
 * 1965–1977: Prof. Dr. Heinz Mohnen
 * 1977–1989: Kurt Rossa
 * 1989–1998: Lothar Ruschmeier
 * 1998–1999: Klaus Heugel