Peter Tschentscher (Social Democratic Party of Germany) has been First Mayor of Hamburg since 28 Mar 2018. Hamburg's population edged up 0.2% a year under Peter Tschentscher, in office since March 2018. Among the 32 cities with a year or more of figures, Hamburg ranks 17th on GDP per person and 24th of 25 on the fall in unemployment. For comparison, population edged up 0.3% a year under Olaf Scholz, 2011 to 2018. Since 1991 the office has changed hands 3 times; Peter Tschentscher has held it since March 2018.
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