 Bilbao Mayor Iñaki Azkuna with the 2012 World Mayor Prize  City Mayors Foundation London SW1 England Tel: +44 (0)20 7630 0615 Email: editor@worldmayor.com  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  • VOTE FOR • WORLD MAYOR 2014  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 Site Search About City Mayors |
Shortlist World Mayor 2014
Voting is now taking place for the winner of the 2014 World Mayor Prize and the runner-ups. You are invited to vote by email - from the list of 26 finalists below - for the mayor you believe most worthy of the Prize and comment on his or her achievements but also, if you wish, on his or her shortcomings. Please describe, preferably in English, why the mayor you voted for deserves to win the World Mayor Prize. Voting closes on 31 October 2014. PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR CANDIDATE NOW |
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Mayor Naheed Nenshi, Calgary, Canada Support the candidacy of Mayor Nenshi by emailing us your reasons why he should win the 2014 World Mayor Prize. Please insert 'Calgary Nenshi' in the subject line and provide your name at the end of your testimonial. It can be your full name, first name or initials. Also tell us where you live. (Mayor Nenshi has signed up to the Code of Ethics.) calgary@worldmayor.com |
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Mayor Annise Parker, Houston, USA Support the candidacy of Mayor Parker by emailing us your reasons why she should win the 2014 World Mayor Prize. (Please insert 'Houston Parker' in the subject line and provide your name at the end of your testimonial.It can be your full name, first name or initials. Also tell us where you live.) houston@worldmayor.com |
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Mayor Mick Cornett, Oklahoma City, USA Support the candidacy of Mayor Cornett by emailing us your reasons why he should win the 2014 World Mayor Prize. (Please insert 'Oklahoma Cornett' in the subject line and provide your name at the end of your testimonial. It can be your full name, first name or initials. Also tell us where you live.) oklahoma@worldmayor.com |
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Mayor Kevin Johnson, Sacramento, USA Support the candidacy ofMayor Johnson by emailing us your reasons why he should win the 2014 World Mayor Prize. (Please insert 'Sacramento Johnson' in the subject line and provide your name at the end of your testimonial. It can be your full name, first name or initials. Also tell us where you live.) sacramento@worldmayor.com |
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Mayor Marcio Lacerda, Belo Horizonte, Brazil Support the candidacy of Mayor Lacerdo by emailing us your reasons why he should win the 2014 World Mayor Prize. (Please insert 'Belo Horizonte Lacerdo' in the subject line and provide your name at the end of your testimonial. It can be your full name, first name or initials. Also tell us where you live.) belo-horizonte@worldmayor.com |
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Mayor Álvaro Arzú, Guatemala City, Guatemala Support the candidacy of Mayor Arzú by emailing us your reasons why he should win the 2014 World Mayor Prize. (Please insert 'Guatemala Arzu' in the subject line and provide your name at the end of your testimonial. It can be your full name, first name or initials. Also tell us where you live.) guatemala@worldmayor.com |
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Mayor Carlos Eduardo Correa, Monteria, Colombia Support the candidacy of Mayor Correa by emailing us your reasons why he should win the 2014 World Mayor Prize. (Please insert 'Monteria Correa' in the subject line and provide your name at the end of your testimonial. It can be your full name, first name or initials. Also tell us where you live.) monteria@worldmayor.com |
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Mayor Carlos Ocariz, Sucre, Venezuela Support the candidacy of Mayor Ocariz by emailing us your reasons why he should win the 2014 World Mayor Prize. Please insert 'Sucre Ocariz' in the subject line and provide your name at the end of your testimonial. It can be your full name, first name or initials. Also tell us where you live. (Mayor Ocariz has signed up to the Code of Ethics.) sucre@worldmayor.com |
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Mayor Daniel Termont, Ghent, Belgium Support the candidacy of Mayor Termont by emailing us your reasons why he should win the 2014 World Mayor Prize. Please insert 'Ghent Termont' in the subject line and provide your name at the end of your testimonial. It can be your full name, first name or initials. Also tell us where you live. (Mayor Termont has signed up to the Code of Ethics.) ghent@worldmayor.com |
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Mayor Alain Juppé, Bordeaux, France Support the candidacy of Mayor Juppé by emailing us your reasons why he should win the 2014 World Mayor Prize. (Please insert 'Bordeaux Juppé' in the subject line and provide your name at the end of your testimonial. It can be your full name, first name or initials. Also tell us where you live.) bordeaux@worldmayor.com |
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Mayor Albrecht Schröter, Jena, Germany Support the candidacy of Mayor Schröter by emailing us your reasons why he should win the 2014 World Mayor Prize. (Please insert 'Jena Schröter' in the subject line and provide your name at the end of your testimonial. It can be your full name, first name or initials. Also tell us where you live.) jena@worldmayor.com |
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Mayor Yiannis Boutaris, Thessaloniki, Greece Support the candidacy of Mayor Boutaris by emailing us your reasons why he should win the 2014 World Mayor Prize. (Please insert 'Thessaloniki Boutaris' in the subject line and provide your name at the end of your testimonial. It can be your full name, first name or initials. Also tell us where you live.) (Mayor Boutaris has signed up to the Code of Ethics.) thessaloniki@worldmayor.com |
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Mayor Giusy Nicolini, Lampedusa, Italy Support the candidacy of Mayor Nicolini by emailing us your reasons why she should win the 2014 World Mayor Prize. (Please insert 'Nicolini Lampedusa' in the subject line and provide your name at the end of your testimonial. It can be your full name, first name or initials. Also tell us where you live.) lampedusa@worldmayor.com |
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Mayor Nils Usakovs, Riga, Latvia Support the candidacy of Mayor Usakovs by emailing us your reasons why he should win the 2014 World Mayor Prize. (Please insert 'Riga Usakovs' in the subject line and provide your name at the end of your testimonial. It can be your full name, first name or initials. Also tell us where you live.) riga@worldmayor.com |
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Mayor José Ramón García, Ribera de Arriba, Spain Support the candidacy of Mayor Garcia by emailing us your reasons why he should win the 2014 World Mayor Prize. (Please insert 'Ribera Garcia' in the subject line and provide your name at the end of your testimonial. It can be your full name, first name or initials. Also tell us where you live.) ribera@worldmayor.com |
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Mayor George Ferguson, Bristol, UK Support the candidacy of Mayor Ferguson by emailing us your reasons why he should win the 2014 World Mayor Prize. (Please insert 'Bristol Ferguson' in the subject line and provide your name at the end of your testimonial. It can be your full name, first name or initials. Also tell us where you live.) bristol@worldmayor.com |
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Mayor Joe Anderson, Liverpool, UK Support the candidacy of Mayor Anderson by emailing us your reasons why he should win the 2014 World Mayor Prize. (Please insert 'Liverpool Anderson' in the subject line and provide your name at the end of your testimonial. It can be your full name, first name or initials. Also tell us where you live.) liverpool@worldmayor.com |
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Mayor Tri Rismaharini (Risma), Surabaya, Indonesia Support the candidacy of Mayor Rismaharini by emailing us your reasons why she should win the 2014 World Mayor Prize. Please insert 'Surabaya Risma' in the subject line and provide your name at the end of your testimonial. It can be your full name, first name or initials. Also tell us where you live. (Mayor Rismaharini has signed up to the Code of Ethics.) surabaya@worldmayor.com |
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Mayor Yona Yahav, Haifa, Israel Support the candidacy of Mayor Yahav by emailing us your reasons why he should win the 2014 World Mayor Prize. (Please insert 'Haifa Yahav' in the subject line and provide your name at the end of your testimonial. It can be your full name, first name or initials. Also tell us where you live.) haifa@worldmayor.com |
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Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, Iloilo City, Philippines Support the candidacy of Mayor Mabilog by emailing us your reasons why he should win the 2014 World Mayor Prize. (Please insert 'Iloilo Mabilog' in the subject line and provide your name at the end of your testimonial. It can be your full name, first name or initials. Also tell us where you live.) iloilo@worldmayor.com |
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Mayor Hani Mohammad Aburas, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Support the candidacy of Mayor Aburas by emailing us your reasons why he should win the 2014 World Mayor Prize. (Please insert 'Jeddah Aburas' in the subject line and provide your name at the end of your testimonial. It can be your full name, first name or initials. Also tell us where you live.) jeddah@worldmayor.com |
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Mayor Park Won-soon, Seoul, South Korea Support the candidacy of Mayor Park by emailing us your reasons why he should win the 2014 World Mayor Prize. (Please insert 'Seoul Park' in the subject line and provide your name at the end of your testimonial. It can be your full name, first name or initials. Also tell us where you live.) seoul@worldmayor.com |
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Mayor Aziz Kocaoglu, Izmir, Turkey Support the candidacy of Mayor Kocaoglu by emailing us your reasons why he should win the 2014 World Mayor Prize. (Please insert 'Izmir Kocaoglu' in the subject line and provide your name at the end of your testimonial. It can be your full name, first name or initials. Also tell us where you live.) izmir@worldmayor.com |
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Mayor Clover Moore, Sydney, Australia Support the candidacy of Mayor Moore by emailing us your reasons why she should win the 2014 World Mayor Prize. (Please insert 'Sydney Moore' in the subject line and provide your name at the end of your testimonial. It can be your full name, first name or initials. Also tell us where you live.) sydney@worldmayor.com |
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Mayor Jacqueline Moustache, Victoria, Seychelles Support the candidacy of Mayor Moustache by emailing us your reasons why she should win the 2014 World Mayor Prize. (Please insert 'Victoria Moustache' in the subject line and provide your name at the end of your testimonial. It can be your full name, first name or initials. Also tell us where you live.) victoria@worldmayor.com |
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Mayor Thabo Manyoni, Mangaung, South Africa Support the candidacy of Mayor Manyoni by emailing us your reasons why he should win the 2014 World Mayor Prize. (Please insert 'Mangaung Manyoni' in the subject line and provide your name at the end of your testimonial. It can be your full name, first name or initials. Also tell us where you live.) mangaung@worldmayor.com |
For your information: The World Mayor Project, organised by The City Mayors Foundation, has no connection with any city or organisation and is run on strictly non-commercial lines. Sponsorships, advertising, subscriptions, donations or any other kind of revenue are NOT sought and will be rejected, if offered.
Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard with the 2010 World Mayor Prize
Introducing
World Mayor
The philantropic 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 Timetable
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 end of October. The winner of the 2014 World Mayor Prize and other results of the World Mayor Project will be declared in January 2015.
Background
The philantropic 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 2012
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)