Christian Ude
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Christian Ude | |
|---|---|
 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 | 26 October 1947 Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| 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, the son of journalist and author Karl Ude and his Swiss-born wife, Renée Madeleine, née Guggisberg. 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
In addition to his position as lord mayor, Ude is also a political cabaret artist. Ude has been married to Edith von Welser-Ude (*1939) since 1983, it is his first and her second marriage.
Other activities
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]
