Burkhard Jung
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Burkhard Jung | |
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 Burkhard Jung in August 2015 | |
| Lord Mayor of Leipzig, Saxony | |
| Preceded by | Wolfgang Tiefensee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 March 1958 Siegen, West Germany |
| Political party | SPD |
| Spouse(s) | Juliane Kirchner-Jung (1980-2014) Ayleena Wagner-Jung (2016–) |
| Children | 4+1, Alissa Jung (1981) actress |
| Alma mater | Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität (Staatsexamen) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www |
Burkhard Jung (born 7 March 1958 in Siegen) is a German politician[1] of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been the 21st lord mayor (Oberbürgermeister) of Leipzig (Saxony) since March 29, 2006. In addition, he has been president of the Association of German Cities since 2019; he is the first representative of an East German city in that office.[2]
Other activities[]
Corporate boards[]
- European Energy Exchange (EEX), Member of the Supervisory Board[3]
- Leipzig Trade Fair, Chairman of the Supervisory Board[4]
- Leipziger Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft (LVV), Chairman of the Supervisory Board[5]
- Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG, Member of the Supervisory Board[6][7]
- VNG – Verbundnetz Gas (EEX), Member of the Advisory Board[8]
- Sachsen Bank, Member of the Supervisory Board (-2018)[9]
Non-profit organizations[]
- Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Member of the Political Advisory Board (since 2020)[10]
- American Friends of the Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig, Member of the Board of Directors[11]
- HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Member of the Supervisory Board[12]
- Leipzig University of Applied Sciences (HTWK), Member of the Board of Trustees[13]
- Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, Member of the Board of Trustees[14]
- Stiftung Lebendige Stadt, Member of the Board of Trustees
Personal life[]
Jung is married and has four children.
See also[]
- List of Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians
References[]
- ^ Forum, International Transport; Development, OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and (2009). Highlights of the International Transport Forum 2009: Transport for a Global Economy: Challenges & Opportunities in the Downturn. OECD Publishing. pp. 9–. ISBN 978-92-821-0258-9. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ Björn Meine (June 6, 2019). "Deutscher Städtetag: OBM Jung startet in den neuen Job". Leipziger Volkszeitung.
- ^ Mayor of Leipzig – 2015 Declaration of Interests City of Leipzig.
- ^ Mayor of Leipzig – 2015 Declaration of Interests City of Leipzig.
- ^ Mayor of Leipzig – 2015 Declaration of Interests City of Leipzig.
- ^ Supervisory Board Archived 2018-04-09 at the Wayback Machine Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG.
- ^ Mayor of Leipzig – 2015 Declaration of Interests City of Leipzig.
- ^ Mayor of Leipzig – 2015 Declaration of Interests City of Leipzig.
- ^ Mayor of Leipzig – 2015 Declaration of Interests City of Leipzig.
- ^ Bernd Westphal und Anke Rehlinger koordinieren neu konstituierten Politischen Beirat des SPD-Wirtschaftsforums Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, press release of July 1, 2020.
- ^ Mayor of Leipzig – 2015 Declaration of Interests City of Leipzig.
- ^ Mayor of Leipzig – 2015 Declaration of Interests City of Leipzig.
- ^ Mayor of Leipzig – 2015 Declaration of Interests City of Leipzig.
- ^ Mayor of Leipzig – 2015 Declaration of Interests City of Leipzig.
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