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Christian Ude | |
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![]() Ude in 2012 | |
Mayor of Munich | |
In office 12 September 1993 –30 April 2014 | |
Preceded by | Georg Kronawitter |
Succeeded by | Dieter Reiter |
Deputy Mayor of Munich | |
In office 2 May 1990 –11 September 1993 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Munich,Bavaria,Germany | 26 October 1947
Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Spouse | Edith von Welser-Ude |
Children | 6 |
Christian Ude (born 26 October 1947) is a German politician who served as mayor of Munich from 1993 to 2014. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).
Ude was born in Munich. From 1967 to 1969 he worked for the daily newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung . He studied legal science in Munich 1969-1977. From 1979 to 1990 he worked as a lawyer.
He was elected as deputy mayor of Munich on 2 May 1990,two months after he was elected into the city council of Munich. [1]
On 12 September 1993,Ude was elected as lord mayor [2] and successor of Georg Kronawitter. He was re-elected three times,on 13 June 1999 with 61.2 per cent of all votes,on 3 March 2002 with 64.5 per cent and on 2 March 2008 with 66.8 per cent. In August 2011 Christian Ude announced his intention to become the SPD's leading candidate for the upcoming Bavarian state election in 2013. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
In addition to his position as lord mayor,Ude is also a political cabaret artist. Ude has been married to Edith von Welser-Ude since 1984,it is his first and her second marriage.
Additionally,Ude was a member of the board of directors of the 1860 Munich until 2009.
In 2005,he was elected to the post of President of the German cities association.
There is a "Culture and Education Center" named after Christian Ude in Tunceli,Pülümür. Construction started in 2007 with a ceremony with his participation. [8] At the same time,he is an honorary member of Pülümür. [9]