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 German Social Democratic Party.

Christian Ude
Ude in 2012
Mayor of Munich
In office
12 September 1993 – 30 April 2014
Preceded byGeorg Kronawitter
Succeeded byDieter Reiter
Deputy Mayor of Munich
In office
2 May 1990 – 11 September 1993
Personal details
Born (1947-10-26) 26 October 1947 (age 77)
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Political partySocial Democratic Party
SpouseEdith von Welser-Ude
Children6

Career

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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]

Personal life

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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.

Other activities

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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. [1] Construction started in 2007 with a ceremony with his participation.[8] At the same time, he is an honorary member of Pülümür.[9]

Bibliography

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  • Asta Schreib: Christian Ude. (in German). (MünchenPortrait; 1) München, München-Verlag 2007, ISBN 978-3-937090-22-1.

References

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  1. ^ "Lebenslauf | Christian Ude". www.christian-ude.de.
  2. ^ "Ude rechnet mit Hoeneß ab". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  3. ^ Der Messias will es wissen, Süddeutsche Zeitung, 9 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011
  4. ^ Christian Ude: Vom Oberbürgermeister zum Hoffnungsträger der Partei, Augsburger Allgemeine, August 11, 2011. Retrieved August 11, 2011
  5. ^ Hoffen auf den bayerischen Kretschmann, Süddeutsche Zeitung, August 11, 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011
  6. ^ Erstmals echte Konkurrenz für Seehofer, Welt Online, August 11, 2011. Retrieved August 11, 2011
  7. ^ Ein zweiter Frühling für Christian Ude, Berliner Morgenpost, 11 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011
  8. ^ Zeitung, Süddeutsche (April 29, 2014). "OB Christian Ude in München: Anzapfmeister und Ferkelfreund". Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  9. ^ "Munzur'da Alman aşkı". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). August 17, 2005. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
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Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Munich
1993–2014
Succeeded by