Luke Bronin was sworn in as Hartford’s mayor on Monday.

Bronin, the capital’s 67th mayor, was Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s general counsel for the past two years. He formerly worked as chief of staff to the president of The Hartford’s Property and Casualty Co. and as deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department.

“Because we know what Hartford can be, we will not be paralyzed by challenges, but emboldened by them. We will not be afraid of tough choices or of change,” Bronin said in a statement. “Our aspiration is to build a Hartford that once again is the undisputed economic and cultural heart of this region of a million and a half people, and a Hartford in which every resident feels that they’ve got a share in Hartford’s rise. It won’t happen overnight. But if we come together as one Hartford, it will happen.”

The city’s new treasurer and City Council members were also sworn in at City Hall during the meeting of the Court of Common Council.