Mayor of the City of Jerusalem | |
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since 4 December 2018 | |
Residence | 1 Safra Square, Jerusalem |
Term length | 5 years |
Formation | 1867 |
Website | Office of the Mayor |
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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.
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.[1] From the 1880s onward, the Jews constituted the majority within the city.[2] 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).[3]
Since 1975 law change, mayors have been directly elected in a two round system.[3] 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.[3] The first municipal election to be held under the new law of direct elections for mayor was held in 1978.[4]
Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |||
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20 | Raghib al-Nashashibi | 1920 | 1934 | National Defence Party | ||
21 | Husayn al-Khalidi | 1934 | 1937 | Reform Party | ||
22 | Daniel Auster | 1937 | 1938 | General Zionists | ||
23 | Mustafa al-Khalidi | 1938 | 1944 | National Defence Party | ||
(22) | Daniel Auster[9] | 1944 | 1945 | General Zionists | ||
N/A | City Council committee | 1945 | 1948 | Various |
Mayors of West Jerusalem (Israel)
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Mayors of East Jerusalem (Jordan)
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Mayor of Jerusalem | Took office | Left office | Party | Coalition | |||
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24 | Teddy Kollek | 1967 | 1993 | Rafi (1967-1968) Labor (from 1968) |
Alignment Coalition 1967 – 1969 | ||
Labor – Alignment – Mapam 1969 – 1993 | |||||||
25 | Ehud Olmert | 1993 | 2003 | Likud | Likud | ||
26 | Uri Lupolianski | 2003 | 2008 | Degel HaTorah | United Torah Judaism – Degel HaTorah – Agudat Yisrael | ||
27 | Nir Barkat | 2008 | 2018 | Independent | Likud – Independents | ||
28 | Moshe Lion | 2018 | Incumbent | Independent | Independent Incumbent |