This is a list of mayors of Geneva, Switzerland. The office of mayor of Geneva (maire de Genève) rotates annually among the five members of the Conseil administratif, the executive government of the city. The new mayor takes office in June.
Between 1842 and 1954, the title of the person presiding the executive of the City of Geneva was Président du Conseil administratif; since 1954, the title Maire (mayor) is used.
Numbers in brackets after names indicate the ordinal of the term, e.g. (2) indicates that individual's second term as mayor.
+ Mayors of Geneva Year Mayor Birth Death Party Years on the Conseil administratif 1967 Jean-Paul Buensod (1) 1923 1988 Christian Democratic People's Party 1967–1975 1968 Lise Girardin (1) 1921 2010 Free Democratic Party 1967–1979 1969 Claude Ketterer (1) 1927 1994 Social Democratic Party 1966–1987 1970 Pierre Marcel Raisin (1) 1922 1996 Liberal Party 1967–1983 1971 Jean-Paul Buensod (2) 1923 1988 Christian Democratic People's Party 1967–1975 1972 Lise Girardin (2) 1921 2010 Free Democratic Party 1967–1979 1973 Claude Ketterer (2) 1927 1994 Social Democratic Party 1966–1987 1974 Pierre Marcel Raisin (2) 1922 1996 Liberal Party 1967–1983 1975 Lise Girardin (3) 1921 2010 Free Democratic Party 1967–1979 1976 René Emmenegger (1) 1930 2018 Christian Democratic People's Party 1975–1991 1977 Claude Ketterer (3) 1927 1994 Social Democratic Party 1966–1987 1978 Pierre Marcel Raisin (3) 1922 1996 Liberal Party 1967–1983 1979 Roger Dafflon (1) 1914 1996 Swiss Party of Labour 1970–1987 1980 René Emmenegger (2) 1930 2018 Christian Democratic People's Party 1975–1991 1981 Claude Ketterer (4) 1927 1994 Social Democratic Party 1966–1987 1982 Pierre Marcel Raisin (4) 1922 1996 Liberal Party 1967–1983 1983 Guy-Olivier Segond (1) 1945 2020 Free Democratic Party 1979–1989 1984 Roger Dafflon (2) 1914 1996 Swiss Party of Labour 1970–1987 1985 René Emmenegger (3) 1930 2018 Christian Democratic People's Party 1975–1991 1986 Claude Ketterer (5) 1927 1994 Social Democratic Party 1966–1987 1987 Claude Haegi 1940 Living Liberal Party 1983–1989 1988 Guy-Olivier Segond (2) 1945 2020 Free Democratic Party 1979–1989 1989 René Emmenegger (4) 1930 2018 Christian Democratic People's Party 1975–1991 1990 André Hediger (1) 1941 2024 Swiss Party of Labour 1987–2007 1991 Jacqueline Burnand (1) 1944 Living Social Democratic Party 1987–1999 1992 Madeleine Rossi 1935 2008 Liberal Party 1990–1995 1993 Michel Rossetti (1) 1937 Living Free Democratic Party 1990–1999 1994 André Hediger (2) 1941 2024 Swiss Party of Labour 1987–2007 1995 Alain Vaissade (1) 1946 Living Green Party 1991–2003 1996 Jacqueline Burnand (2) 1944 Living Social Democratic Party 1987–1999 1997 Michel Rossetti (2) 1937 Living Free Democratic Party 1990–1999 1998 André Hediger (3) 1941 2024 Swiss Party of Labour 1987–2007 1999 Pierre Muller (1) 1952 2022 Liberal Party 1995–2007 2000 Alain Vaissade (2) 1946 Living Green Party 1991–2003 2001 Manuel Tornare (1) 1951 Living Social Democratic Party 1999– 2002 André Hediger (4) 1941 2024 Swiss Party of Labour 1987–2007 2003 Christian Ferrazino 1954 Living Alliance de gauche 1999–2007 2004 Pierre Muller (2) 1952 2022 Liberal Party 1995–2007 2005 Manuel Tornare (2) 1951 Living Social Democratic Party 1999– 2006 André Hediger (5) 1941 2024 Swiss Party of Labour 1987–2007 2007 Patrice Mugny 1953 Living Green Party 2003– 2008 Manuel Tornare (3) 1951 Living Social Democratic Party 1999– 2009 Rémy Pagani (1) 1954 Living À gauche toute! 2007– 2010 Sandrine Salerno 1971 Living Social Democratic Party 2011 Pierre Maudet 1978 Living FDP.The Liberals 2012 Rémy Pagani (2) 1954 Living À gauche toute! 2007– 2013 Sandrine Salerno (2) 1971 Living Social Democratic Party 2013– 2014 Sami Kanaan 1964 Living Social Democratic Party 2007– 2015 Esther Alder 1958 Living Green Party 2007– 2016 Guillaume Barazzone 1982 Living Social Democratic Party 2007– 2017 Rémy Pagani (3) 1954 Living À gauche toute! 2018 Sami Kanaan (2) 1964 Living Social Democratic Party 2019 Sandrine Salerno (3) 1971 Living Social Democratic Party 2020 Sami Kanaan (3) 1964 Living Social Democratic Party 2021 Frédérique Perler 1960 Living Green Party 2020– 2022 Marie Barbey-Chappuis 1971 Living Social Democratic Party 2020– 2023 Alfonso Gomez 1960 Living Green Party 2013– 2024 Christina Kitsos 1981 Living Social Democratic Party 2020– 2025 Alfonso Gomez (2) 1960 Living Green Party 2013–
External links
City of Geneva: The composition of the Executive Council Maires de la Ville de Genève depuis 1842 (PDF version)