Andreas Bovenschulte
Andreas Bovenschulte | |
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 Bovenschulte in 2023 | |
| President of the Senate and Mayor of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen | |
| Assumed office 15 August 2019 | |
| Deputy | Maike Schaefer |
| Preceded by | Carsten Sieling |
| Leader of the Social Democratic Party in the Bürgerschaft of Bremen | |
| In office 7 June 2019 – 15 August 2019 | |
| Deputy | Petra Krümpfer |
| Preceded by | Björn Tschöpe |
| Succeeded by | Mustufa Güngör |
| Mayor of Weyhe | |
| In office 25 May 2014 – 3 July 2019 | |
| Deputy | Ina Pundsack-Bleith |
| Preceded by | Frank Lemmermann |
| Succeeded by | Frank Siedel |
| Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Bremen | |
| In office 5 June 2010 – 31 December 2013 | |
| Deputy | Sarah Ryglewski Elias Tsartilidis |
| Preceded by | Uwe Beckmeyer |
| Succeeded by | Dieter Reinken |
| Member of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen for Bremen | |
| In office 8 June 2019 – 15 August 2019 | |
| Preceded by | multi-member district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 August 1965 Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party (1976–) |
| Alma mater | University of Bremen |
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Andreas Bovenschulte (born 11 August 1965) is a German lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as the President of the Senate and Mayor of Bremen since 2019.
Early life and education
[edit]Bovenschulte was born 1965 in Hildesheim and studied jurisprudence at the University of Bremen.
Political career
[edit]In the late 1980s, Bovenschulte served as the University of Bremen’s student council president.[1]
From 2010 to 2013 Bovenschulte was chairman of the SPD in Bremen and since August 2019 he is ruling mayor of Bremen.[2]
As one of the state's representatives at the Bundesrat, Bovenschulte serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and on the Committee on Defence.[3] On behalf of the SPD, he coordinated the Bundesrat’s selection of new judges for the Federal Constitutional Court in 2020.[4]
Other activities
[edit]- Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Member of the Political Advisory Board (since 2020)[5]
- Cultural Foundation of the German States (KdL), Ex-Officio Member of the Council (since 2019)[6]
- spw – Zeitschrift für sozialistische Politik und Wirtschaft, Member of the Editorial Board[7]
- Wilhelm and Helene Kaisen Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2019)[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Tyler Marshall (14 November 1989), Migrants From East Straining Housing, Other Resources in W. Germany: Refugees: Tensions rise as the nation struggles to cope with what one official called a ‘catastrophe.’ Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Bremen: So tickt Andreas Bovenschulte (SPD)". 8 July 2019 – via www.welt.de.
- ^ Andreas Bovenschulte Bundesrat.
- ^ Anne Hähnig, Martin Machowecz and Heinrich Wefing (July 1, 2020), Ines Härtel: Eine Richterin als der ultimative Kompromiss Die Zeit.
- ^ Bernd Westphal und Anke Rehlinger koordinieren neu konstituierten Politischen Beirat des SPD-Wirtschaftsforums Archived 20 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, press release of July 1, 2020.
- ^ Board of Trustees Cultural Foundation of the German States (KdL).
- ^ Editorial board Archived 16 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine spw – Zeitschrift für sozialistische Politik und Wirtschaft’'.
- ^ About us Wilhelm and Helene Kaisen Foundation.
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