Mayor in Harxheim

Local mayor since 1849

by HVV Harxheim | Mar 26, 2023

Local mayor since 1849

The term of office of Harxheim mayor in chronological order since 1849

Term	Mayor(-in)
1849 – 1853	Michel Ackermann I
1853 – 1891	Johann Philipp Happel II
1891 – 1909	Philipp Heinrich Frieß
1909 – 1927	Johann Adam Boehm I
1927 – 1946	Johann Adam Boehm II
1946 – 1958	Frederick Ackermann
1958 – 1968	Heinrich Brehm (List Brehm)
31.01.1968 – 31.08.1977	Walter Sparwasser (FWG)
14.11.1977 – 04.07.1979	Paul Calovini (FWG)
05.07.1979 – 29.10.1979	Gerhard Standke (SPD)
23.11.1979 – 16.08.1994	Heinrich Müller (SPD)
17.08.1994 – 15.07.1998	Rolf Günther (SPD)
16.07.1998 – 10.11.1998	1st Alderman Volkhard Felgner (SPD)
11. 11.1998 – 30.06.2009	Ursula Knüpper-Heger (CDU)
01.07.2009 – 30.06.2014	Rita Drescher (SPD)
01.07.2014 – today	Andreas Hofreuter (CDU)

Status November 2022

References:

Ortsgemeinde Harxheim (ed.): Harxheim 1250 Jahre, Festbuch 2017

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