Gemeinderat
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The Bernese city council
, called Gemeinderat, is the executive body of the city of Bern.
It consists of five full-time members who represent proportionally the voting population of the city of Bern; they are elected for four years, and each one leads one of the directorates of the city administration. Chairman of the municipal council is the mayor (Stadtpräsident) who is elected by the people in a plurality voting system
(Majorz). The council meets weekly in the Erlacherhof
. The Town Clerk
(Stadtschreiber) is elected by the city council.
City council
A city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.-Australia & NZ:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies...
, called Gemeinderat, is the executive body of the city of Bern.
It consists of five full-time members who represent proportionally the voting population of the city of Bern; they are elected for four years, and each one leads one of the directorates of the city administration. Chairman of the municipal council is the mayor (Stadtpräsident) who is elected by the people in a plurality voting system
Plurality voting system
The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member constituencies...
(Majorz). The council meets weekly in the Erlacherhof
Erlacherhof
The Erlacherhof is a town mansion on the Junkerngasse No. 47 in the Old City of Bern, only a few steps away from the Béatrice-von-Wattenwyl-Haus....
. The Town Clerk
Clerk (municipal official)
A clerk is a senior official of many municipal governments in the English-speaking world. In some communities, the position is elected, but in many others, the clerk is appointed to their post...
(Stadtschreiber) is elected by the city council.
Mayors of Bern
The following list of the mayors of Berne shows chronologically all the mayors (Stadtpräsidenten) of Bern. The title Stadtpräsident was created in 1871; before, it was called Gemeindepräsident.- Karl Zeerleder: 1832-1848
- Friedrich Ludwig Effinger: 1849-1863
- Christoph Albert Kurz: 1864
- Rudolf Otto von Büren: 1864-1871
- Rudolf Otto von Büren: 1871-1888
- Eduard Müller: 1888-1895
- Franz Lindt: 1895-1899
- Adolf von Steiger: 1900-1918
- Gustav Müller: 1918-1920
- Hermann Lindt: 1920-1937
- Ernst Bärtschi: 1937-1951
- Otto Steiger: 1952-1958
- Eduard Freimüller: 1958-1966
- Reynold Tschäppät: 1966-1979
- Werner Bircher: 1979-1992
- Klaus Baumgartner: 1993-2004
- Alexander Tschäppät: since 2005