The following is a list of the mayors and political chiefs of the Dnipro city administration, covering the period from 1786 to the present day. Originally the city was known as Yekaterinoslav. Dnipro is Ukraine's third largest city with over a million inhabitants, and is a major industrial and financial centre. The position was established sometime in 1786 when the city merchant Ivan Shevelyov was elected the first head of the city. Since 1999 the city's chief administration position (city mayor) is elected by popular vote and officially known as Head of the city. Name of the position 1786 - 1917 Head of the city 1917 - 1941 unknown (either Head of the city's council or executive committee) 1943 - 1998 Head of the city's executive committee (according to the city's web portal) 1999 - present Head of the city (City mayor) Russian Empire Yekaterinoslav Novorossiysk Yekaterinoslav Ukraine (Ukrainian People's Republic) Ukrainian SSR Dnepropetrovsk / Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine Dnipropetrovsk Dnipro See also Dnipro history History of Dnipro city (in German) References Dnipro Dnipro