Until 1995 the mayor was a honorary post with only representative duties, while the actual head of administration was a Stadtdirektor. This system was introduced in 1946 by the British military government, and was abolished in 1999. However when Reiner Hermann was forced to resign in 1994, shortly after the new system was adopted, Hemer became the first commune of North Rhine-Westphalia to get a professional mayor in 1995.
Mayors
edit- Michael Esken (CDU) - since July 24, 2003
- Heinz Öhmann (CDU) - March 30, 1995 till March 17, 2003
- Doris Ebbing (CDU) - 1994-1995
- Klaus Burda (SPD) - 1987-1994
- Hans Meyer (CDU) - 1975-1987
- Werner Beckmann (FDP) - 1975 (provisional)
- Hans Meyer (CDU) - 1969-1974
- Fredi Camminadi (SPD) - 1961-1969
- Karl Bode (FDP) - 1956-1961
- Josef Hesse (Zentrum) - 1952-1956
- Josef Kleffner (CDU) - 1949-1952
- Rudolf Maiworm (SPD) - 1948-1949
- Hermann Arendt (SPD) - 1946-1948
- Heinz Hoose (SPD) - 1945-1946
- Josef Kleffner (Zentrum) - 1945
- Wilhelm Langemann (independent, later NSDAP) - 1934-1945
- Rudolf Löbbecke (NSDAP) - 1933-1934
- Otto Renzig (DVP) - 1929-1933
- Fritz Clarfeld (DVP/DNVP) - 1919-1929
- Heinrich Grünewald - 1912-1919
- Hermann Trump - 1910-1912
Stadtdirektor
edit- Reiner Hermann - 1990-1994
- Dieter Voss - 1966-1990
- Wolfgang Kreft - 1965-1966
- Heinz Hoose - 1946-1964
- deputized by Richard Ebeling 1949-1956
- deputized by Ernst Liene 1960-1964
Till 1918 named Amtmann, after that Amtsbürgermeister. After 1946 the mayor was mostly representative, while the administrative head was the Amtsdirektor. In case of Hemer the Stadtdirektor and Amtsdirektor were the same.
- Hermann Trump - 1900-1919
- Carl Degen - 1919-1929
- Wilhelm Langemann - 1929-1945 (at first independent, later NSDAP)
- Josef Kleffner - 1945
- Heinz Hoose - 1945-1946 (SPD)
- Rudolf Deidert - 1946 (SPD)
- Hermann Arendt - 1946-1948 (SPD)
- Gustav Teves - 1948-1956 (CDU)
- Rudolf Deidert - 1956-1961 (SPD)
- Josef Kleffner - 1961-1966 (CDU)
- Hans-Ludwig Kremerskothen - 1966-1969 (CDU)
- Hermann-Josef Geismann - 1969-1974 (CDU)
Mayors of the municipalities in the Amt Hemer
editNamed Gemeindevorsteher, after 1933 Gemeindeschulze and after 1935 Bürgermeister.
Becke
edit- Heinrich Heing - 1904-1919
- Dr. Alexander Kumpfmiller (DVP) - 1919-1933
- Carl Vogt (VDP) - 1933-1934
- Dr. Hans Kumpfmiller (NSDAP) - 1934-1940
- vacant - 1940-1946
- Gustav Wiethoff (SPD) - 1946-1947
- Wilhelm Werner (SPD) - 1947-1948
- Carl Vogt (CDU) - 1948-1952
- Hans Müller (CDU) - 1952-1954
- Josef Himrich (CDU) - 1954-1964
- Hans-Ludwig Kremerskothen (CDU) - 1964-1974
Brockhausen
edit- Gottfried Feldhoff - 1900-1919
- Karl Feldhoff - 1919-1920
- Herbert Bachmann - 1920-1925
- Friedrich Eppmann - 1925-1929
Calle
edit- Julius Magney jr. - 1895-1919
- August Bommers - 1919-1929
Deilinghofen
edit- Friedrich Platthaus - 1900-1909
- Diedrich Teves - 1910-1917
- Friedrich Teves - 1917-1929
- August Busch (DDP) - 1929-1933
- Albert Soennecken (NSDAP) - 1933-1945
- Henry Camminadi - 1945
- Alfred Ebberg (SPD) - 1946-1952
- Dr. Fritz Brettschneider (CDU) - 1952-1956
- Dietrich Heer (independent) - 1956-1960
- Ernst Loewen (UWG) - 1960-1974
Evingsen
edit- August Eichmann - till 1905
- Wilhelm Voswinkel - 1905-1911
- Otto Kayser (independent, later NSDAP) - 1912-1939
- Fritz Pleuger (NSDAP) - 1939-1945
- Emil Bisdorf (CDU) - 1946-1947
- Wilhelm Hülter (independent) - 1947-1952
- Walter Renford (FDP) - 1952-1961
- Wilhelm Hülter (FDP, later Freie Kommunale Wählergemeinschaft) - 1961-1968
Frönsberg
edit- Heinrich Giese - 1905-1919
- Friedrich Höppe - 1920-1924
- Albert Geck (Wirtschaftspartei) - 1924-1933
- August Deppendorf (acting, NSDAP) - 1933-1934
- Hans Höppe (NSDAP) - 1934-1945
- Albert Geck (independent) - 1946-1948
- Ernst Ruhländer (CDU, later UWG) - 1948-1970
- Heinrich Giese (UWG) - 1970-1974
Ihmert
edit- Hermann Lötters - 1902-1907
- Caspar Diedrich Erdmann - 1907-1917
- Heinrich vom Brauke - 1917-1919
- Ernst Hagedorn (DDP/NSDAP) - 1919-1934
- Carl Edelhoff(NSDAP) - 1934-1945
- Hans-Heinrich vom Brauke (CDU) - 1946-1948
- Otto Hülter (CDU) - 1948-1952
- Fritz vom Orth (SPD) - 1952-1955
- Günther Schweer (FDP) - 1955-1961
- Friedrich Ossenberg (FDP) - 1961-1965
- Rudolf Machelett (SPD) - 1965-1967
- Adolf Hülter (FDP) - 1967-1969
- Rudolf Machelett (SPD) - 1969-1972
- Egon Stephan (SPD) - 1972-1974
Kesbern
edit- Wilhelm Dodt - 1870-1908
- Hermann Kayser - 1909-1921
- Diedrich Rotthaus-Wixberg - 1922-1934
- Wilhelm Sülberg-Tewes (NSDAP) - 1934-1946
- Diedrich Rotthaus (independent) - 1946-1956
- Wilhelm Kaiser (UWG) - 1956-1957
- Paul Spannagel (UWG) - 1957-1974
Landhausen
edit- Diedrich Paschedag sen. - till 1910
- Diedrich Paschedag jr. - 1910-1919
- Heinrich Westerhoff - 1919-1924
- Diedrich Paschedag jr. - 1924-1929
Lössel
edit- Gustav Dickhagen - ?
- Diedrich Klusmann - till 1914
- Gustav Huthwelker - 1914-1916
- Wilhelm Wessel - 1917-1919
- Hermann Lüling - 1919-1933
Niederhemer
edit- Gustav Reinhard - 1889-1910
Oberhemer
edit- Karl Clarfeld - 1902-1910
Sundwig
edit- Peter Grah - 1892-1923
- Wilhelm Brökelmann - 1923-1929
Westig
edit- Wilhelm Westhelle - 1898-1909
- Ernst Thomas - 1909-1911
- Carl Friedrich Westerhoff - 1912-1918
- Ernst Stenner - 1919-1929
- vacant - 1929