List of mayors of Solothurn

Kurt Fluri, mayor of Solothurn from 1993
Coat of arms of Solothurn

This is a list of mayors of the city of Solothurn, Switzerland. The mayor (Stadtpräsident, earlier Stadtammann) chairs the city council (Gemeinderat), Solothurn's executive with 30 members.

Mayor (Stadtpräsident/Stadtammann) of Solothurn
TermMayorLifespanPartyNotes
1832–1839 Dominik Wysswald
1840 Franz Bünzli (1811–1872)
1841–1844 Jakob Amiet-Lutiger
1844–1871 Franz Bünzli (1811–1872)
1871–1875 Constanz Glutz von Blotzheim (1825–1902)
1875–1877 Josef von Sury (1817–1887)conservative
1877–1892 Constanz Glutz von Blotzheim (1825–1902)conservative
1892–1906 Wilhelm Vigier (1839–1908)radical-liberal nephew of Wilhelm Vigier (1823–1886)
1906–1908 Johann Spillmann
1908–1915 Hans Jecker (1870–1946)FDP/PRD
1916–1933 Walter Hirt (1869–1948)FDP/PRD
1933–1953 Paul Haefelin (1889–1972)FDP/PRD
1953–1968 Robert Kurt (died 1968)FDP/PRD
1969–1981 Fritz Schneider (died 2003)FDP/PRD
1981–1992 Urs Scheidegger (born 1943)FDP/PRD
1993–2021 Kurt Fluri (born 1955)FDP/PRD

References

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  • Scheidegger, Urs: "Es war nicht immer so...", 1st Vol. Vogt-Schild, Solothurn 1985. ISBN 3-85962-073-8.