Thomas Markus Kufen | |
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| Lord Mayor of Essen | |
| Assumed office 2015 | |
| Member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| In office 2012–2015 | |
| In office 2000–2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 August 1973 Essen, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) |
| Domestic partner | David Lüngen |
| Residence | Essen |
| Website | thomas-kufen.de (German) |
Thomas Kufen (born 5 August 1973, in Essen) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Life
Kufen was a member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2000 to 2005 and again from 2012 until 21 October 2015. Between 2005 and 2010, he served as Commissioner for Integration in the state government of Minister-President Jürgen Rüttgers.
Since 2015 Kufen has been Lord mayor of German city Essen.[1]
Kufen has also been part of the CDU leadership in North Rhine-Westphalia under party chairman Armin Laschet since 2014. Following the 2017 state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, Kufen was part of Laschet's team in the negotiations with the Free Democrats (FDP) on a coalition agreement. He served in the working group on municipal policy.
On the national level, Kufen was a CDU delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2004 and 2017.
Other activities (selection)
Corporate boards
- NRW.Bank, Member of the Advisory Board (since 2022)[2]
- RWE, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2021)[3]
- Essen/Mülheim Airport, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board[4]
- Essen Marketing GmbH (EMG), Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board[5]
- Essener Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board[6]
- Messe Essen, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board[7]
- RAG-Stiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees
- RWE Power AG, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board[8]
- Sparkasse Essen, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board[9]
Non-profits
- Center for Turkish Studies, University of Duisburg-Essen, Member of the Board of Trustees[10]
- European Centre for Creative Economy (ECCE), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees[11]
- Johannes-Rau-Forschungsgemeinschaft (JRF), Member of the Board of Trustees[12]
- Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe (JUH), Member of the Advisory Board[13]
- Museum Folkwang, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees[14]
- Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees[15]
Political positions
Ahead of the Christian Democrats’ leadership election in 2021, Kufen publicly endorsed Armin Laschet to succeed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the party’s chair.[16]
Personal life
Kufen is since 2015 married with fellow politician David Lüngen.[17] In December 2017, he officiated the wedding of Jens Spahn and Daniel Funke at Borbeck Palace in Essen.[18]
References
- ↑ Website by Essen: Election results 2015
- ↑ 2022 Annual Report NRW.Bank.
- ↑ Stefan Schulte (October 25, 2021), Essens OB Kufen wird RWE-Aufsichtsrat, er gibt die Bezüge ab Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.
- ↑ Mandates of the Lord Mayor City of Essen.
- ↑ Mandates of the Lord Mayor City of Essen.
- ↑ Mandates of the Lord Mayor City of Essen.
- ↑ Mandates of the Lord Mayor City of Essen.
- ↑ Mandates of the Lord Mayor City of Essen.
- ↑ Mandates of the Lord Mayor City of Essen.
- ↑ Board of Trustees Center for Turkish Studies, University of Duisburg-Essen.
- ↑ Mandates of the Lord Mayor City of Essen.
- ↑ Board of Trustees Johannes-Rau-Forschungsgemeinschaft (JRF).
- ↑ Mandates of the Lord Mayor City of Essen.
- ↑ Mandates of the Lord Mayor City of Essen.
- ↑ Mandates of the Lord Mayor City of Essen.
- ↑ Wolfgang Kintscher (January 7, 2020), Vier von fünf Essener Delegierten für Laschet als CDU-Chef Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.
- ↑ Der Westen.de: Thomas Kufen hat geheiratet (German)
- ↑ Kati Degenhardt (23 December 2017), Merkels bester Mann: Jens Spahn hat heimlich geheiratet BILD.
External links
Mayors of Essen | ||
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|  Coat of Arms of the City of Essen | |