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Burkhard Jung | |
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Burkhard Jung in August 2015 | |
Lord Mayor of Leipzig, Saxony | |
Preceded by | Wolfgang Tiefensee |
Personal details | |
Born | Siegen, West Germany | 7 March 1958
Political party | SPD |
Spouses | Juliane Kirchner
(
m. 1980;
div. 2014)Ayleena Wagner (
m. 2016) |
Children | 5, including Alissa Jung |
Alma mater | Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität ( Staatsexamen) |
Occupation | Politician |
Burkhard Jung (born 7 March 1958 in Siegen) is a German politician [1] of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been the 21st lord mayor (Oberbürgermeister) of Leipzig ( Saxony) since March 29, 2006. In addition, he has been president of the Association of German Cities since 2019; he is the first representative of an East German city in that office. [2]
From 1980 until their 2014 divorce, Jung was married to Juliane Kirchner. They have four children, including actress Alissa Jung. [16]
He married Ayleena Wagner in 2016, and their daughter was born in 2018. [17]
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Burkhard Jung | |
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Burkhard Jung in August 2015 | |
Lord Mayor of Leipzig, Saxony | |
Preceded by | Wolfgang Tiefensee |
Personal details | |
Born | Siegen, West Germany | 7 March 1958
Political party | SPD |
Spouses | Juliane Kirchner
(
m. 1980;
div. 2014)Ayleena Wagner (
m. 2016) |
Children | 5, including Alissa Jung |
Alma mater | Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität ( Staatsexamen) |
Occupation | Politician |
Burkhard Jung (born 7 March 1958 in Siegen) is a German politician [1] of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been the 21st lord mayor (Oberbürgermeister) of Leipzig ( Saxony) since March 29, 2006. In addition, he has been president of the Association of German Cities since 2019; he is the first representative of an East German city in that office. [2]
From 1980 until their 2014 divorce, Jung was married to Juliane Kirchner. They have four children, including actress Alissa Jung. [16]
He married Ayleena Wagner in 2016, and their daughter was born in 2018. [17]