 Joko Widodo, World Mayor finalist in 2012 and now President of Indonesia  FRONT PAGE About World Mayor     • THE 2014 WINNERS • THE 2014 PROJECT • WM HISTORY • World Mayor winners from 2004 to 2014 • The 2014 shortlist • The 2014 longlist • Code of Ethics • The World Mayor Prize  • Mayor of Calgary debates • Mayor of Ghent debates  For Mayor of Belo Horizonte For Mayor of Bordeaux For Mayor of Bristol For Mayor of Calgary For Mayor of Ghent For Mayor of Guatemala City For Mayor of Houston For Mayor of Iloilo City For Mayor of Izmir For Mayor of Jeddah For Mayor of Jena For Mayor of Lampedusa For Mayor of Liverpool For Mayor of Mangaung For Mayor of Monteria For Mayor of Oklahoma City For Mayor of Ribera de Arriba For Mayor of Sucre For Mayor of Surabaya For Mayor of Thessaloniki  The 2012 results The 2012 project The 2012 shortlist The 2012 long-list World Mayor Prize winners exchange letters  The 2010 results The 2010 project The 2010 finalists Marcelo Ebrard says thank you Mick Cornett says thank you Helen Zille and Marcelo Ebrard exchange letters  The 2008 results The 2008 project The 2008 finalists The World Mayor Award Helen Zille thanks supporters Mayors of Melbourne and Cape Town exchange letters  The 2006 results Methodology The 2006 finalists The World Mayor Award Dora Bakoyannis congratulates John So  The 2005 results Contest methodology List of finalists Winning mayors write Mayor Rama writes - Mayor Bakoyannis replies  The 2004 contest List of all 2004 finalists Edi Rama wins 2004 award People ask - Edi Rama replies  Front Page About City Mayors |
Many World Mayor finalists succeeded to higher office 3 February 2015: When in October 2014 Joko Widodo assumed the presidency of Indonesia, another finalist of the World Mayor Project successfully made the move from running a city to occupying a high national office. Other city leaders, who were honoured by the World Mayor Project since 2004 and stepped up from local to national and even international office, include the former mayors of Mexico City, Sofia, Tirana, Cape Town, Athens, San Francisco, Baltimore, Lisbon and Florence.
The City Mayors Foundation awards the World Mayor Prize every two years to a mayor who has developed and realised a vision for urban living that is relevant to towns and cities across the world. |
 Marcelo Ebrard, winner of the 2010 World Mayor Prize and now President of the UN networkd on Safer Cities  Introducing World Mayor The philanthropic City Mayors Foundation awards the World Mayor Prize every two years to a mayor who has made outstanding contributions to his / her community and has developed a vision for urban living and working that is relevant to towns and cities across the world. The Prize has been awarded since 2004. Anyone voting for a mayor is also asked to consider whether his / her candidate is likely to agree to the City Mayors Code of Ethics. Mayors wishing to be considered for the World Mayor Prize will be asked to sign up to the Code. Votes must be accompanied by a thoughtful supporting statement. 2014/15 Timetable First-round nominations were accepted until the middle of May 2014. A longlist of 121 candidates was published on 22 May. A shortlist of 26 nominees was announced on 18 June 2014. A second round of voting will take place between now and the middle of October. The winner of the 2014 World Mayor Prize and other results of the World Mayor Project were announced on 3 February 2015. Background The philanthropic City Mayors Foundation, the international think tank on urban affairs, organises the World Mayor Project and awards the World Mayor Prize. The Prize, which has been given since 2004, honours mayors with the vision, passion and skills to make their cities incredible places to live in, work in and visit. The World Mayor Project aims to show what outstanding mayors can achieve and raise their profiles nationally and internationally. Criteria The organisers of the World Mayor Project are looking for city leaders who excel in qualities like: leadership and vision, management abilities and integrity, social and economic awareness, ability to provide security and to protect the environment as well as the will and ability to foster good relations between communities from different cultural, racial and social backgrounds. Mayors wishing to be considered for the World Mayor Prize will be asked to sign up to the City Mayors Code of Ethics. The winner receives the artistically acclaimed World Mayor trophy, while the runner-up is given the World Mayor Commendation. Winners and runners-up 2004 to 2014 In 2014: Winner: Naheed Nenshi (Calgary, Canada); First runner-up: Daniël Termont (Ghent, Belgium); Second runner-up: Tri Rismaharini (Surabaya, Indonesia) In 2012: Winner: Iñaki Azkuna (Bilbao, Spain); Runner-up: Lisa Scaffidi (Perth, Australia); In third place: Joko Widodo (Surakarta, Indonesia) In 2010: Winner: Marcelo Ebrard (Mexico City, Mexico); Runner-up: Mick Cornett (Oklahoma City, USA); In third place: Domenico Lucano (Riace, Italy) In 2008: Winner: Helen Zille (Cape Town, South Africa); Runner up: Elmar Ledergerber (Zurich, Switzerland); In third place: Leopoldo López (Chacao, Venezuela) In 2006: Winner: John So (Melbourne, Australia); Runner up: Job Cohen (Amsterdam, Netherland); In third place: Stephen Reed (Harrisburg, USA) In 2005: Winner: Dora Bakoyannis (Athens, Greece); Runner-up: Hazel McCallion (Mississauga, Canada); In third place: Alvaro Arzú (Guatemala City, Guatemala) In 2004: Winner: Edi Rama (Tirana, Albania); Runner-up: Andrés Manuel López Obrador (Mexico City, Mexico); In third place: Walter Veltroni (Rome, Italy) |
