List of mayors of Hamburg facts for kids
Quick facts for kids First Mayor of Hamburg |
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_73.jpg) Peter Tschentscher since 28 March 2018 |
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| Member of | Senate of Hamburg |
| Appointer | Hamburg Parliament |
| Term length | Pending resignation or the election of a successor |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Hamburg |
| Formation | 1293 |
| Deputy | Second Mayor |
This article lists the people who have been the top leaders of Hamburg, Germany. Hamburg is a special place because it's both a city and a state, known as a city-state. The mayors are in charge of leading this city-state's government.
Since 1861, Hamburg has been led by a group of ten people called the Senate. Before that, this group was called the council. The main leader of the Senate is called the First Mayor of Hamburg. There is also a Second Mayor who acts as their helper or deputy.
For a long time, Hamburg was a "free imperial city." This meant it was like its own independent country. The First Mayor was similar to a king or queen of a small country. Later, when Germany became an empire, Hamburg's First Mayor was as important as the leaders of other German states. After 1918, the role became more like a "minister-president" in other German states.
Before World War I, the two mayors were chosen for one-year terms. Until 1997, the First Mayor was chosen by the other members of the Senate. They were seen as "first among equals." But now, the Hamburg Parliament (which is like Hamburg's main assembly) chooses the First Mayor. This mayor can then pick and remove other members of the Senate.
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Early Mayors: 1293 to 1860
In the past, Hamburg often had three mayors at the same time. They worked together as a team. One mayor would be the main leader for a year. Another would be the previous main leader, and the third would be the next one. This is why you might see up to three names listed for one year.
Hamburg became an independent country on August 6, 1806. However, from 1811 to 1814, it was part of France. The names of these early mayors come from old records and books.
| Name | Image | In Office | Notes |
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| Hartwicus de Erteneborch | 1293 | ||
| Werner de Metzendorp | 1293 | ||
| Johann Miles | 1300 | ||
| Henricus Longus | 1300 | ||
| Johann, filius Oseri | 1300 | ||
| Johann de Monte | 1325 | ||
| Henricus de Hetfield | 1325 | ||
| Nicolaus Fransoisser | 1341 | ||
| Nicolaus de Monte | 1341 | ||
| Hellingbernus Hetvelt | 1341 | ||
| Johann Horborch | 1343 | ||
| Thidericus uppen Perde | 1343 | ||
| Johann Militis | 1347 | ||
| Hinrich Hoop | 1350 | ||
| Thidericus uppen Perde | 1350 | ||
| Henricus de Monte | 1356 | ||
| Henricus Hoyeri | 1361 | Also known as Hein Hoyer | |
| Bertrammus Horborch | 1366 | ||
| Werner de Wighersen | 1367 | ||
| Ludolfus de Holdenstedte | 1375 | ||
| Christian Militis | 1378 | Also known as Kersten Miles | |
| Henricus (Heino) Ybing | 1381 | ||
| Johannes Hoyeri | 1389 | ||
| Marquard Schreye | 1319 | ||
| Meinard Buxtehude | 1397 | ||
| Hilmar Lopow | 1401 | ||
| Johann Lüneborg | 1411 | ||
| Henricus de Monte | 1413 | ||
| Henricus Hoyeri | 1417 | ||
| Johannes Wighe (Wye) | 1420 | ||
| Bernhard Borstelt | 1422 | ||
| Vicco de Hove | 1431 | ||
| Simon van Utrecht | 1433 | ||
| Hinrich Köting | 1493 | ||
| Thidericus Lüneborg | 1443 | ||
| Detlev Bremer | 1447 | ||
| Henricus Lopow | 1451 | ||
| Thidericus Gerlefstorp | 1492 | ||
| Henricus Lesemann | 1458 | ||
| Erich de Tzevena | 1464 | ||
| Albert Schilling | 1464 | ||
| Hinrich Murmester | 1466 | ||
| Johann Meiger | 1472 | ||
| Johann Huge | 1478 | ||
| Nicolaus de Schworen | 1480 | ||
| Hermann Langenbeck | 1481 | ||
| Henning Büring | 1486 | ||
| Christian Berchampe | 1492 | ||
| Erich von Tzeven | 1499 | ||
| Detlev Bremer | 1499 | ||
| Bartholomäus vom Rhyne | 1505 | ||
| Marquard vam Lo | 1507–1519 | ||
| Johann Spreckelsen | 1512 | ||
| Nicolaus Thode | 1517 | ||
| Thidericus Hohusen | 1517 | ||
| unoccupied | 1519–1520 | ||
| Erhard vom Holte | 1520–1529 | Also Gerhard vom Holte | |
| Hinrich Salsborg | 1523 | ||
| Johann Hülpe | 1524 | ||
| Johann Wetken | 1529–1533 | ||
| Paul Grote | 1531 | ||
| Albert Westede | 1533–1538 | ||
| Johann Rodenborg | 1536 | ||
| Peter von Spreckelsen | 1538–1553 | ||
| Jürgen Plate | 1546 | ||
| Matthias Rheder | 1547 | ||
| Ditmar Koel | 1548 | ||
| Albert Hackmann | 1553–1580 | ||
| unoccupied | 1580–1581 | ||
| Lorenz Niebur | 1557 | ||
| Hermann Wetken | 1564 | ||
| Eberhard Moller | 1571 | ||
| Paul Grote | 1580 | ||
| Johann Niebur | 1557 | (1581–1590) | |
| Nicolaus Vögeler | 1581 | ||
| Joachim vom Kape | 1588 | ||
| Diedrich von Eitzen | 1589 | ||
| unoccupied | 1590–1591 | ||
| Erich von der Fechte | 1591–1613 | ||
| Joachim Bekendorp | 1593 | ||
| Diederich vom Holte | 1595 | ||
| Vincent Moller | 1599 | ||
| Eberhard Twestreng | 1606 | ||
| Hieronimus Vögeler | 1609 | ||
| unoccupied | 1613–1614 | ||
| Sebastian von Bergen | 1614–1623 | ||
| Johann Wetken | 1614 | ||
| Bartholomäus Beckmann | 1617 | ||
| Joachim Clan | 1622 | ||
| Albert von Eitzen | 1623 | ||
| unoccupied | 1623–1624 | ||
| Ulrich Winkel | 1624–1649 | ||
| Johannes Brand | 1633–1652 | ||
| Bartholomäus Moller | 1643 | ||
| unoccupied | 1649–1650 | ||
| Nicolaus Jarre | 1650–1678 | ||
| Johann Schlebusch | 1653 | ||
| Peter Lütkens | 1654 | ||
| Wolfgang Meurer | 1660 | ||
| Bartholomäus Twestreng | 1663 | ||
| Johannes Schötteringk | 1667 | ||
| Johann Schulte | 1668 | ||
| Broderus Pauli | 1670–1680 | ||
| Johann Schröder | 1676 | ||
| Heinrich Meurer | 1678–1684 | (First term) | |
| Diedrich Moller | 1680 | ||
| Johann Schlüter | 1684–1688 | ||
| Joachim Lemmermann | 1684 | ||
| Heinrich Meurer | 1686 | (1688–1690) Second term | |
| Peter Lütkens | 1687–1717 | ||
| Johannes Schafshausen | 1690–1697 | ||
| Hieronimus Harticus Moller | 1697 | ||
| Peter von Lengerke (or Lengerks) | 1697–1709 | ||
| Julius Surland | 1702 | ||
| Gerhard Schröder | 1703 | ||
| Paul Paulsen | 1704 | ||
| Lucas von Borstel | 1709–1716 | ||
| Ludwig Becceler | 1712 | ||
| Bernhard Matfeldt | 1716–1720 | ||
| Garlieb Sillem | 1717 | ||
| Hinrich Diedrich Wiese | 1720–1728 | (or Heinrich Dietrich Wiese) | |
| Hans Jacob Faber | 1722 | ||
| Johann Anderson | 1723 | ||
| Rütger Rulant | 1728–1742 | ||
| Daniel Stockfleth | 1729 | ||
| Martin Lucas Schele | 1733 | ||
| Johann H. Luis | 1739 | ||
| Cornelius Poppe | 1741 | ||
| Conrad Widow | 1742–1754 | (1743–1754) | |
| Nicolaus Stempeel | 1743 | ||
| Clemens Samuel Lipstrop | 1749 | ||
| Lucas von Spreckelsen | 1750 | ||
| Martin H. Schele | 1751 | ||
| Lucas Corthum | 1751 | ||
| Nicolaus Schuback | 1759 | (1754–1783) | |
| Peter Greve | 1759 | ||
| Vincent Rumpff | 1765 | ||
| Johann Schlüter | 1774 | ||
| Albert Schulte | 1778 | ||
| Frans Doormann | 1780 | ||
| Jacob Albrecht von Sienen | 1781 | ||
| Johann Anderson | 1781 | (1783–1790) | |
| Johann Luis | 1784 | ||
| Johann Adolph Poppe | 1786 | ||
| Martin Dorner | 1788 | ||
| Franz Anton Wagener | 1790–1801 | ||
| Daniel Lienau | 1798 | ||
| Peter Hinrich Widow | 1800–1802 | ||
| Friedrich von Graffen | 1801–1810 | First term | |
| Wilhelm Amsinck | 1802 | ||
| Johann Arnold Heise | 1807 | ||
| Amandus Augustus Abendroth | 1811–1813 | ||
| Friedrich von Graffen | 1815–1820 | Second term | |
| Christian Matthias Schröder | 1816 | ||
| Johann Heinrich Bartels | 1820–1850 | ||
| Johann Daniel Koch | 1821 | ||
| Martin Garlieb Sillem | 1829 | ||
| Amandus Augustus Abendroth | 1831 | ||
| Martin Hieronymus Schrötteringk | 1832 | ||
| Christian Daniel Benecke | 1835 | ||
| Heinrich Kellinghusen | 1842 | ||
| Johann Ludwig Dammert | 1843 | ||
| Nicolaus Binder | 1855 | ||
| unoccupied | 1850–1861 |
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Hamburg's Mayors: 1860–1919
In 1860, Hamburg got its own constitution. This set up new rules for how the city-state was governed. Members of the Hamburg Senate were chosen by the Hamburg Parliament. They served for life. Each year, the Senate would choose a First Mayor and a Second Mayor from its oldest members who had legal training.
The First Mayor was the main leader, and the Second Mayor was their helper. They would take turns in these roles, often following a pattern like this:
| Year | First Mayor | Second Mayor | "Break Year" |
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| 1 | Senator A | Senator B | Senator C |
| 2 | Senator B | Senator C | Senator A |
| 3 | Senator C | Senator A | Senator B |
| 4 | Senator A | Senator B | Senator C |
First Mayors (1861–1918)
| Name | Image | In Office | |
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| Friedrich Sieveking | 1861–1862 | ||
| Ferdinand Haller | 1863–1864 | ||
| Friedrich Sieveking | 1865 | ||
| Ferdinand Haller | 1866–1867 | ||
| Friedrich Sieveking | 1868 | ||
| Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer | 1869 | ||
| Ferdinand Haller | 1870 | ||
| Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer | 1871–1872 | ||
| Ferdinand Haller | 1873 | ||
| Hermann Goßler | 1874 | ||
| Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer | 1875 | ||
| Carl Friedrich Petersen | 1876–1877 | ||
| Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer | 1878 | ||
| Hermann Weber | 1879 | ||
| Carl Friedrich Petersen | 1880 | ||
| Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer | 1881 | ||
| Hermann Weber | 1882 | ||
| Carl Friedrich Petersen | 1883 | ||
| Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer | 1884 | ||
| Hermann Weber | 1885 | ||
| Carl Friedrich Petersen | 1886 | ||
| Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer | 1887 | ||
| Johannes Versmann | 1887–1888 | ||
| Carl Friedrich Petersen | 1889 | ||
| Johann Georg Mönckeberg | 1890 | ||
| Johannes Versmann | 1891 | ||
| Carl Friedrich Petersen | 1892 | ||
| Johann Georg Mönckeberg | 1893 | ||
| Johannes Versmann | 1894 | ||
| Johannes Lehmann | 1895 | ||
| Johann Georg Mönckeberg | 1896 | ||
| Johannes Versmann | 1897 | ||
| Johannes Lehmann | 1898 | ||
| Johann Georg Mönckeberg | 1899 | ||
| Johannes Lehmann | 1900 | ||
| Gerhard Hachmann | 1900–1901 | ||
| Johann Georg Mönckeberg | 1902 | ||
| Johann Heinrich Burchard | 1903 | ||
| Gerhard Hachmann | 1904 | ||
| Johann Georg Mönckeberg | 1904–1905 | ||
| Johann Heinrich Burchard | 1906 | ||
| Johann Otto Stammann | 1907 | ||
| Johann Georg Mönckeberg | 1908 | ||
| Johann Heinrich Burchard | 1908–1909 | ||
| Max Predöhl | 1910–1911 | ||
| Johann Heinrich Burchard | 1912 | ||
| Carl August Schröder | 1912–1913 | ||
| Max Predöhl | 1914 | ||
| Werner von Melle | 1915 | ||
| Carl August Schröder | 1916 | ||
| Max Predöhl | 1917 | ||
| Werner von Melle | 1918 |
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Second Mayors (1860–1919)
| Name | Image | In Office | |
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| Ascan Wilhelm Lutteroth | 1862–1863 | ||
| Friedrich Sieveking | 1864 | ||
| Ascan Wilhelm Lutteroth Legat | 1865–1866 | ||
| Friedrich Sieveking | 1867 | ||
| Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer | 1868 | ||
| Ferdinand Haller | 1869 | ||
| Hermann Goßler | 1870–1871 | ||
| Ferdinand Haller | 1872 | ||
| Hermann Goßler | 1873 | ||
| Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer | 1874 | ||
| Ferdinand Haller | 1875 | ||
| Hermann Weber | 1876 | ||
| Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer | 1877 | ||
| Hermann Weber | 1878 | ||
| Carl Friedrich Petersen | 1879 | ||
| Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer | 1880 | ||
| Hermann Weber | 1881 | ||
| Carl Friedrich Petersen | 1882 | ||
| Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer | 1883 | ||
| Hermann Weber | 1884 | ||
| Carl Friedrich Petersen | 1885 | ||
| Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer | 1886 | ||
| Johannes Versmann | 1887 | ||
| Max Theodor Hayn | 1887 | ||
| Carl Friedrich Petersen | 1888 | ||
| Johann Georg Mönckeberg | 1889 | ||
| Johannes Versmann | 1890 | ||
| Carl Friedrich Petersen | 1891 | ||
| Johann Georg Mönckeberg | 1892 | ||
| Johannes Versmann | 1893 | ||
| Johannes Lehmann | 1894 | ||
| Johann Georg Mönckeberg | 1895 | ||
| Johannes Versmann | 1896 | ||
| Johannes Lehmann | 1897 | ||
| Johann Georg Mönckeberg | 1898 | ||
| Johannes Versmann | 1899 | ||
| Johannes Lehmann | 1899 | ||
| Gerhard Hachmann | 1900 | ||
| Johann Georg Mönckeberg | 1900–1901 | ||
| Johann Heinrich Burchard | 1902 | ||
| Gerhard Hachmann | 1903 | ||
| Johann Georg Mönckeberg | 1904 | ||
| Johann Heinrich Burchard | 1904–1905 | ||
| Johann Otto Stammann | 1906 | ||
| Johann Georg Mönckeberg | 1907 | ||
| Johann Heinrich Burchard | 1908 | ||
| William Henry O'Swald | 1908–1909 | ||
| Carl August Schröder | 1910 | ||
| Johann Heinrich Burchard | 1911 | ||
| Carl August Schröder | 1912 | ||
| Max Predöhl | 1912–1913 | ||
| Werner von Melle | 1914 | ||
| Carl August Schröder | 1915 | ||
| Max Predöhl | 1916 | ||
| Werner von Melle | 1917 | ||
| Carl August Schröder | 1918–1919 |
Hamburg's Mayors: 1919–1945
After World War I, Germany became a republic known as the Weimar Republic. During this time, the Hamburg Parliament was chosen by the people through democratic elections.
First Mayors (1919–1933)
| Portrait | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Political Party |
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| Werner von Melle (1853–1937) |
31 March 1919 | 31 December 1919 | Independent | |
| Friedrich Sthamer (1856–1931) |
1 January 1920 | 1 February 1920 | Independent | |
| Arnold Diestel (1857–1924) |
2 February 1920 | 31 December 1923 | German Democratic Party | |
| Carl Wilhelm Petersen (1868–1933) |
1 January 1924 | 31 December 1929 | German Democratic Party | |
| Rudolf Ross (1872–1951) |
1 January 1930 | 31 December 1931 | Social Democratic Party | |
| Carl Wilhelm Petersen (1868–1933) |
1 January 1932 | 30 January 1933 | German Democratic Party |
Second Mayors (1919–1933)
| Name | Party | Took Office | Left Office |
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| Otto Stolten | SPD | 31 March 1919 | 1925 |
| Max Schramm | SPD | 1925 | 4 April 1928 |
| Rudolf Ross | SPD | 5 April 1928 | 31 December 1929 |
| Carl Wilhelm Petersen | DDP | 1 January 1930 | 31 December 1931 |
| Rudolf Ross | SPD | 1 January 1932 | 30 January 1933 |
Mayors During Nazi Germany (1933–1945)
During Nazi Germany, the way Germany was governed changed a lot. The idea of states having their own power was removed. All power went to the central government. The Hamburg Parliament was closed down. The First Mayor was chosen by the national government, not by the people of Hamburg. The real leader in Hamburg during this time was the Regional Governor, Karl Kaufmann.
| Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
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| Carl Wilhelm Petersen | 30 January 1933 | 7 March 1933 | German People’s Party |
| Carl Vincent Krogmann | 8 March 1933 | 3 May 1945 | NSDAP |
Second Mayors (1933)
| Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
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| Rudolf Ross | 30 January 1933 | 3 March 1933 | Social Democratic Party |
| Wilhelm Burchard-Motz | 8 March 1933 | 18 May 1933 | German People's Party |
Hamburg's Mayors: 1945–Present
After World War II, Germany became a federal parliamentary republic. Hamburg once again became a city-state with its own elected government.
First Mayors and Presidents of the Senate
| Portrait | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Political Party | |
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| – | Rudolf Petersen (1878–1962) Appointed by the British military |
15 May 1945 | 22 November 1946 | Christian Democratic Union | |
| 1 | Max Brauer First term (1887–1973) |
22 November 1946 | 23 May 1949 | Social Democratic Party | |
| (1) | Max Brauer First term (1887–1973) |
23 May 1949 | 2 December 1953 | Social Democratic Party | |
| 2 | Kurt Sieveking (1897–1986) |
2 December 1953 | 4 December 1957 | Christian Democratic Union | |
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Max Brauer Second term (1887–1973) |
4 December 1957 | 31 December 1960 (resigned) |
Social Democratic Party | |
| 4 | Paul Nevermann (1902–1979) |
1 January 1961 | 9 June 1965 (resigned) |
Social Democratic Party | |
| 5 | Herbert Weichmann (1896–1983) |
9 June 1965 | 9 June 1971 (resigned) |
Social Democratic Party | |
| 6 | Peter Schulz (1930–2013) |
9 June 1971 | 4 November 1974 (resigned) |
Social Democratic Party | |
| 7 | Hans-Ulrich Klose (1937–2023) |
12 November 1974 | 22 May 1981 (resigned) |
Social Democratic Party | |
| 8 | Klaus von Dohnanyi (born 1928) |
24 June 1981 | 8 June 1988 | Social Democratic Party | |
| 9 | Henning Voscherau (1941–2016) |
8 June 1988 | 8 October 1997 (resigned) |
Social Democratic Party | |
| 10 | Ortwin Runde (born 1944) |
12 November 1997 | 31 October 2001 | Social Democratic Party | |
| 11 | Ole von Beust (born 1955) |
31 October 2001 | 25 August 2010 (resigned) |
Christian Democratic Union | |
| 12 | Christoph Ahlhaus (born 1969) |
25 August 2010 | 7 March 2011 | Christian Democratic Union | |
| 13 | Olaf Scholz (born 1958) |
7 March 2011 | 13 March 2018 (resigned) |
Social Democratic Party | |
| 14 | Peter Tschentscher (born 1966) |
28 March 2018 | Incumbent | Social Democratic Party |
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Second Mayors (1945–Present)
| Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
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| Adolph Schönfelder (1875–1966) |
6 June 1945 | 15 November 1946 | Social Democratic Party |
| Christian Koch (1878–1955) |
19 November 1946 | 18 February 1950 | Free Democratic Party |
| Paul Nevermann (1902–1979) |
24 February 1950 | 2 December 1953 | Social Democratic Party |
| Edgar Engelhard (1917–1979) |
2 December 1953 | 27 April 1966 | Free Democratic Party |
| Wilhelm Drexelius (1906–1974) |
27 April 1966 | 2 April 1970 | Social Democratic Party |
| Peter Schulz (1930–2013) |
22 April 1970 | 9 June 1971 | Social Democratic Party |
| Helmuth Kern (1926–2016) |
9 June 1971 | 3 October 1972 | Social Democratic Party |
| Hans Rau (1925–1995) |
3 October 1972 | 30 April 1974 | Free Democratic Party |
| Dieter Biallas (1936–2016) |
30 April 1974 | 28 June 1978 | Free Democratic Party |
| Helga Elstner (1924–2012) |
28 June 1978 | 13 June 1984 | Social Democratic Party |
| Alfons Pawelczyk (born 1933) |
13 June 1984 | 2 September 1987 | Social Democratic Party |
| Ingo von Münch (born 1932) |
2 September 1987 | 26 June 1991 | Free Democratic Party |
| Hans-Jürgen Krupp (1933–2024) |
26 June 1991 | 1 December 1993 | Social Democratic Party |
| Erhard Rittershaus (1931–2006) |
15 December 1993 | 12 November 1997 | Statt party |
| Krista Sager (born 1953) |
12 November 1997 | 31 October 2001 | Alliance '90/The Greens |
| Ronald Schill (born 1958) |
31 October 2001 | 19 August 2003 | Party for a Rule of Law Offensive |
| Mario Mettbach (born 1952) |
21 August 2003 | 17 March 2004 | Party for a Rule of Law Offensive |
| Birgit Schnieber-Jastram (born 1946) |
17 March 2004 | 7 May 2008 | Christian Democratic Union |
| Christa Goetsch (born 1952) |
7 May 2008 | 29 November 2010 | Alliance '90/The Greens |
| Dietrich Wersich (born 1964) |
30 November 2010 | 7 March 2011 | Christian Democratic Union |
| Dorothee Stapelfeldt (born 1956) |
7 March 2011 | 15 April 2015 | Social Democratic Party |
| Katharina Fegebank (born 1977) |
15 April 2015 | Incumbent | Alliance '90/The Greens |
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