Elmar Ledergerber (born April 4, 1944 in

Engelberg , neighboring_municipalities = Attinghausen (UR), Gadmen (BE), Innertkirchen (BE), Isenthal (UR), Wassen (UR), Wolfenschiessen (NW) , twintowns= Engelberg (lit.: ''mountain of angel(s)'') is a village resort and a municipality in the canton ...

) is a former

Mayor of Zurich In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...

. He is a member of the

Social Democratic Party of Switzerland The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz; SP; rm, Partida Socialdemocrata da la Svizra) or Swiss Socialist Party (french: Parti socialiste suisse, it, Partito Socialista Svizzero; PS), is a polit ...

and was once named one of the most outstanding mayors of the year by a London think-tank. However he has also been criticized for not seeing through projects.SwissInfo
/ref> He is currently active in promoting tourism to

Zurich Zurich (; ) is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 443,037 inhabitants, the urban area 1.315 mill ...

. Ledergerber holds a doctoral degree in economics from the University of St. Gallen.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ledergerber, Elmar Mayors of Zürich 1944 births Living people University of St. Gallen alumni