World Mayor 2014: Candidates sought
The City Mayors Foundation invites the international public to nominate candidates for the 2014 World Mayor Prize. Nominations will be accepted until the middle of May 2014.
The Prize is awarded 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. Nominations can be submitted until May 2014.
Previous winners and runners-up include:
- 2012: Winner: Iñaki Azkuna (Bilbao, Spain); Runner-up: Lisa Scaffidi (Perth, Australia); In third place: Joko Widodo (Surakarta, Indonesia)
- 2010: Winner: Marcelo Ebrard (Mexico City, Mexico); Runner-up: Mick Cornett (Oklahoma City, USA); In third place: Domenico Lucano (Riace, Italy)
- 2008: Winner: Helen Zille (Cape Town, South Africa); Runner up: Elmar Ledergerber (Zurich, Switzerland); In third place: Leopoldo López (Chacao,
Venezuela) - 2006: Winner: John So (Melbourne, Australia); Runner up: Job Cohen (Amsterdam, Netherland); In third place: Stephen Reed (Harrisburg, USA)
- 2005: Winner: Dora Bakoyannis (Athens, Greece); Runner-up: Hazel McCallion (Mississauga, Canada); In third place: Alvaro Arzú (Guatemala City,
Guatemala) - 2004: Winner: Edi Rama (Tirana, Albania); Runner-up: Andrés Manuel López Obrador (Mexico City, Mexico); In third place: Walter Veltroni (Rome, Italy)
The City Mayors Foundation is now seeking nominations for this year¹s Prize. It is looking for candidates who have made outstanding contributions to their communities and
have developed visions for urban living and working that are relevant to towns and cities across the world.
The World Mayor Project aims to raise the profile of mayors worldwide and honour those who have served their communities well and who have made contributions to the well-being of cities nationally and internationally.
Please nominate your candidate here:
http://www.worldmayor.com/contest_2014/world-mayor-2014-nominations.html
Further information about the World Mayor Project:
http://www.worldmayor.com/index.html
