Andreas Bovenschulte
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 the city state of Bremen since 2019.
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President of the Senate and Mayor of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen | |
Assumed office 15 August 2019 | |
Preceded by | Carsten Sieling |
Personal details | |
Born | Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, West Germany (now Germany) | 11 August 1965
Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Early life and education
Bovenschulte was born 1965 in Hildesheim and studied jurisprudence at the University of Bremen.
Political career
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
- Wilhelm and Helene Kaisen Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2019).[5]
References
- 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.
- About us Wilhelm and Helene Kaisen Foundation.