This article lists the people holding the office of either the mayor of Danzig or the city mayor of Danzig, between 1308 and 1945, as well as the city mayor of Gdańsk from 1945 to the present day (or holders of the equivalent offices during communism).

Historical outline

Mayors or city mayors of Danzig

Teutonic Order

Kingdom of Poland

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Kingdom of Prussia

Free City of Danzig (Napoleonic)

Kingdom of Prussia and German Empire

Free City of Danzig

World War II

City mayors of Gdańsk and equivalents

City mayors of Gdańsk 1945–1950

Presidents of Presidium of the City National Council of Gdańsk 1950–1973

Between 1950–1973 functions of the city mayor of Gdańsk and president of the City National Council of Gdańsk were combined into one office.

City mayors of Gdańsk 1973–1990

City mayors of Gdańsk from 1990

Speakers of the municipal legislature

Presidents of the Volkstag (1920-1939)

Chairpersons of the City National Council of Gdańsk 1945–1950

1945–1948 – Alfred Kossakowski 1948–1949 – Leon Srebrnik 1949–1950 – Bolesław Gemza

Presidents of the Presidium of the City National Council of Gdańsk 1950–1973

Between 1950–1973 functions of the city mayor of Gdańsk and chairperson of the City National Council of Gdańsk were combined into one office.

Chairpersons of the City National Council of Gdańsk 1973–1990

Chairpersons of the City Council of Gdańsk from 1990