Fritz Schramma | |
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| Fritz Schramma | |
| Born | August 27, 1947 |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, mayor of Cologne |
Fritz Schramma is a German politician. He was mayor of Cologne from 2000 until 2009.
In 2000, Schramma (CDU) assumed office as mayor-in-chief along with Bernhard Wimmer (CDU), because the incumbent Harry Blum (CDU) died unexpectedly. In a runoff vote, he won election on 17 September 2000 against Anke Brunn (Social Democrats), who was nominated by her party only a short time ahead of the vote. The Social Democrats were heavily weakened by corruption scandals. Schramma's term in office was nine years instead of the usual five: he first completed the term of his predecessor Blum until 2004, and then he served his own term as a result of winning the runoff in 2000.
In 2025, after 50 years membership, Schramma left the Christian Democratic Union, stating the lack of profile within the party as reason. [1]