Thomas Kufen

Thomas Kufen
Lord Mayor of Essen
Assumed office
2015
Member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia
In office
2000–2005
Member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia
In office
2012 – October 21, 2015
Personal details
Born (1973-08-05) 5 August 1973
Essen, West Germany
Nationality German
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 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

  • Essen/Mülheim Airport, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board[2]
  • Essen Marketing GmbH (EMG), Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board[3]
  • Essener Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board[4]
  • Messe Essen, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board[5]
  • RAG-Stiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees
  • RWE Power AG, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board[6]
  • Sparkasse Essen, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board[7]

Non-profits

Personal life

Kufen is since 2015 married with fellow politician David Lüngen.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Website by Essen: Election results 2015
  2. ↑ Mandates of the Lord Mayor City of Essen.
  3. ↑ Mandates of the Lord Mayor City of Essen.
  4. ↑ Mandates of the Lord Mayor City of Essen.
  5. ↑ Mandates of the Lord Mayor City of Essen.
  6. ↑ Mandates of the Lord Mayor City of Essen.
  7. ↑ Mandates of the Lord Mayor City of Essen.
  8. ↑ Mandates of the Lord Mayor City of Essen.
  9. ↑ Mandates of the Lord Mayor City of Essen.
  10. ↑ Mandates of the Lord Mayor City of Essen.
  11. ↑ Mandates of the Lord Mayor City of Essen.
  12. ↑ Der Westen.de: Thomas Kufen hat geheiratet (German)
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