Burkhard Jung

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 serving as president of the Association of German Cities since 2019; he is the first representative of an East German city in that office.[2]

Burkhard Jung
Burkhard Jung in August 2015
Lord Mayor of Leipzig, Saxony
Preceded byWolfgang Tiefensee
Personal details
Born (1958-03-07) 7 March 1958
Siegen, West Germany
Political partySDP
Spouse(s)Juliane Kirchner-Jung (1980-2014)
Ayleena Wagner-Jung (2016–)
Children4+1, Alissa Jung (1981) actress
Alma materWestfälische Wilhelms-Universität (Staatsexamen)
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.jung.de

Other activities

Corporate boards

Non-profit organizations

Personal life

Jung is married and has 4 children.

See also

  • List of Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians

References


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