Dieter Reiter
Dieter Reiter | |
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| Mayor of Munich | |
| Assumed office 1 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Christian Ude |
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| Born | 19 May 1958 Rain, Swabia, Bavaria, West Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Petra Reiter (2003 - present) |
| Children | 1 |
Dieter Reiter (born 19 May 1958 in Rain, Swabia) is a German politician and the current mayor of Munich, the capital of the state of Bavaria.[1] He is a member of the Social Democratic Party.
Career[]
Reiter studied at the Fachhochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung und Rechtspflege in Hof, where he finished 1981. On the 30. March 2014 he was voted with 56.7% of votes mayor of Munich. He succeeded Christian Ude, who served as mayor from 1993 to 2014. Reiter was a SPD delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2017.[2]
In 2021, Reiter proposed illuminating the stadium for UEFA Euro 2020 in rainbow colors to protest the Hungarian anti-LGBT law, but this was rejected by UEFA.[3][4]
Other activities[]
- Stadtwerke München (SWM), ex officio chairman of the supervisory board
- Munich Airport, ex officio member of the supervisory board
- Messe München, ex officio member of the supervisory board
- Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, member of the board of trustees[5]
- Technische Universität München, member of the board of trustees
- Deutsches Museum, member of the board of trustees
- Ifo Institute for Economic Research, member of the board of trustees[6]
- ver.di, member
Personal life[]
Reiter has been married twice, and is the father of a son from his first marriage. His second wife, Petra, has two children of her own from a previous relationship.
References[]
- ^ "Munich elects new centre-left mayor". The Local. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ Mitglieder bzw. Ersatzmitglieder der 16. Bundesversammlung Landtag of Bavaria, press release of 22 November 2016.
- ^ Oshin, Olafimihan (2021-06-22). "UEFA declines request to allow rainbow lights at Munich stadium". TheHill. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "German health minister angry at UEFA decision on stadium rainbow lighting". Reuters. 2021-06-23. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ Board of Trustees Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
- ^ Board of Trustees Ifo Institute for Economic Research.
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