WORLD MAYOR 2023

World Mayor Shortlist
The World Mayor Shortlist 2023
25 mayors from 21 countries

The shortlist of 25 mayors for the 2023 World Mayor Prize was announced on 19 July 2023. This year’s Prize and Awards will be given to mayors and cities who are committed to form friendships and partnerships as well as cooperate with towns and cities at home and across borders.

We invite you now to vote for a mayor, from the shortlist, who you believe supports cooperation and friendship between cities. Please use the email addresses allocated to individual cities and mayors for your reasons of support. SHORTLIST | VOTE & SUPPORT


25 MAYORS SHORTLISTED FOR THE
WORLD MAYOR PRIZE and AWARDS


Tim Keller
Albuquerque
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Ruvik Danilovich
Beer Sheva
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Ricardo Rio
Braga
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Marvin Rees
Bristol
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Tony Keats
Dover
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Dario Nardella
Florence
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Elke Kahr
Graz
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Stefan Fassbinder
Greifswald
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Ekrem Imamoglu
Istanbul
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Quintin Lucas
Kansas City
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Kizo Hisamoto
Kobe
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Vitaliy Klitschko
Kyiv
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Burkhard Jung
Leipzig
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Willy Demeyer
Liège
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Lydie Polfer
Luxembourg City
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Katrin Stjernfeldt
Malmö
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Johanna Roland
Nantes
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Mehmet Harmanci
North Nicosia
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Francesco Iarrera
Oliveri
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A. Pachatouridis
Peristeri
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Manuel de Araújo Quelimane
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Claudio Castro
Renca
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Miguel Treviño
San Pedro Garza
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François Asensi
Tremblay
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Sharon Dijksma
Utrecht
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Commendations for mayors of:
Braga | Bristol | Dover | Graz | Greifswald | Kyiv | Malmö | Oliveri | Quelimane | Utrecht |


WORLD MAYOR 2023

The World Mayor Prize for
Friendship between Cities


In 2023, the City Mayors Foundation will award the World Mayor Friendship Prize to a mayor and city that have made outstanding contributions to friendship, partnership and cooperation between towns and cities at home and across borders.

Cities acting on their own can be beacons of excellence. But when cities work together, learn from each other, share resources, exchange ideas and, above all, encourage their citizens to meet and form friendships, they can truly become a force for good. IN GREATER DETAIL | SHORTLIST |



WORLD MAYOR HISTORY

The World Mayor Project since 2004

The City Mayors Foundation has awarded The World Mayor Prize and Awards since 2004. Every two years, the World Mayor Project features some of the world’s most outstanding mayors, mayors who have served their fellow citizens with integrity, courage and imagination. Since 2016, the World Mayor Project has addressed some of the big issues of our time: The refugee crisis (2016); The underrepresentation of women in local government (2018); Cities during Covid (2021) and, in 2023, friendship and cooperation between cities. IN GREATER DETAIL



CODE OF ETHICS

Code of Ethics for city leaders
The City Mayors Foundation and the World Mayor Project were established in 2004 to promote, encourage and facilitate good local government. To strengthen local government further, a Code of Ethics for city leaders, who wish to perform their duties beyond all reproach, has been established. IN GREATER DETAIL


WORLD MAYOR SCULPTURE

World Mayor Prize sculpture
shows courage and conviction

City Mayors commissioned French artist Manuel Ferrari to design a sculpture that was as unique as the city of the winning mayor. City Mayors' founding fellow, Tann vom Hove, said: “We asked Manuel Ferrari to produce a design that shows what an inspirational mayor can achieve if they build on strong foundations.” The World Mayor Prize has been sculpted by Berlin-based scalptor Kaspar Swankey since 2004. IN GREATER DETAIL


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ABOUT WORLD MAYOR
The World Mayor Project was conceived in 2004 to raise the profile of mayors worldwide and honour those who contributed exceptionally to urban affairs. The Honours are awarded to mayors who have worked for the benefit of all citizens, irrespective of race, gender, religion, politics or legal status. The World Mayor Prize also recognises its recipients’ engangement in social affairs, the environment, cross-border cooperation and peace efforts. IN GREATER DETAIL

Winners of the World Mayor Prize since 2004: Edi Rama, Tirana (2004); Dora Bakoyannis, Athens (2005); John So, Melbourne (2006); Helen Zille, Cape Town (2008); Marcelo Ebrard, Mexico City (2010); Iñaki Azkuna, Bilbao (2012); Naheed Nenshi, Calgary (2014); Bart Somers, Mechelen (2016); Valeria Mancinelli, Ancona (2018); Ahmed Aboutaleb, Rotterdam (2021); Philippe Rio, Grigny (2021). IN GREATER DETAIL