Burkhard Jung

Burkhard Jung
Burkhard Jung in August 2015
Lord Mayor of Leipzig, Saxony
Preceded byWolfgang Tiefensee
Personal details
Born (1958-03-07) 7 March 1958 (age 66)
Siegen, West Germany
Political partySPD
Spouses
Juliane Kirchner
(m. 1980; div. 2014)
Ayleena Wagner
(m. 2016)
Children5, including Alissa Jung
Alma materWestfälische Wilhelms-Universität (Staatsexamen)
OccupationPolitician

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

  1. ^ Forum, International Transport; Development, OECD – Organisation for Economic Co-operation and (2009). Highlights of the International Transport Forum 2009: Transport for a Global Economy: Challenges & Opportunities in the Downturn. OECD Publishing. pp. 9–. ISBN 978-92-821-0258-9. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  2. ^ Björn Meine (June 6, 2019). "Deutscher Städtetag: OBM Jung startet in den neuen Job". Leipziger Volkszeitung.