This is a list of mayors of the city of Aarau, Switzerland. The Stadtammann chairs the Stadtrat, the executive of Aarau. Since 1 January 2014, the function is called Stadtpräsident.
List of mayors:[1]
| Term | Mayor | Lifespan | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1803–1808 | David Frey | (1751–1827) | ||
| 1809–1818 | Friedrich Frey | (1748–1818) | ||
| 1818–1827 | Heinrich Reift | (1749–1833) | ||
| 1828–1831 | Johann Georg Hunziker | (1774–1850) | ||
| 1832–1843 | Daniel Frey | (1778–1856) | ||
| 1844–1851 | Friedrich Schmuziger | (1802–1866) | ||
| 1852–1854 | David Zimmerli | (1792–1875) | first term | |
| 1854–1855 | Theodor Schmidlin | (1810–1894) | first term | |
| 1855–1856 | David Zimmerli | (1792–1875) | second term | |
| 1857–1865 | Rudolf Weiersmüller | (1813–1875) | ||
| 1866–1875 | Theodor Schmidlin | (1810–1894) | second term | |
| 1875–1889 | Erwin Tanner | (1838–1903) | ||
| 1890–1906 | Max Schmidt | (1862–1951) | FDP | |
| 1907–1932 | Hans Hässig | (1860–1936) | FDP | |
| 1932–1938 | Hermann Rauber | (1888–1938) | FDP | |
| 1938–1947 | Fridolin Laager | (1883–1975) | BGB | |
| 1947–1961 | Erich Zimmerlin | (1909–1999) | FDP | |
| 1962–1973 | Willy Urech | (1912–1986) | FDP | |
| 1974–1987 | Markus Meyer | (1934–2015) | FDP | |
| 1987–2013 | Marcel Guignard | (born 1949) | FDP | |
| 2014–2017 | Jolanda Urech | (born 1953) | SPS | |
| 2018– | Hanspeter Hilfiker | (born 1965) | FDP |