Night mayor (municipal title)

Night Mayor (originally Dutch: Nachtburgemeester) is a municipal title used for someone who represents and helps develop a city's nightlife.[1] The earliest known use of the title was in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[2][3]

Mirik Milan, Night Mayor of Amsterdam 2012–2018

History

In 2003 music collective De Nachtwacht (Dutch for "The Night Watch") was elected by an audience at the Paradiso music venue in Amsterdam to become a group of multiple so-called night mayors for an initial term of three years.[4] Following elections at Melkweg on 1 March 2012, the position was held by Mirik Milan.[5][6] In 2014, Milan co-founded (other co-founders: Michiel Friedhoff and Ella Overkleeft) the non-profit Stichting N8BM A’DAM (NGO Night Mayor Foundation) to institutionalise the tiltle, coordinating between the city mayor, city council, and local businesses.[2][1][7] Milan announced his departure in 2016, starting the search for a replacement which would be found in 2018.[8][9]

Since 2016, the non-profit has organised annual "Night Mayor Summit" events to bring together leaders from around the world.[10][6][11]

Europe

Latin America

North America

References
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  13. "Night Czar". London City Hall. 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
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  16. "Mannheim to elect Germany's first 'night mayor'". www.thelocal.de. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  17. "Prague gets its first nightlife mayor". Radio Prague International. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  18. "THE RISE OF THE NIGHT MAYOR". Public Sector Digest. 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  19. Delgadillo, Natalie. "Latin America Is Getting Its First Night Mayor". CityLab. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  20. Zaveri, Mihir (2018-10-10). "Washington Wants to Hire a Night Mayor. So What Is That?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
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