Jochen Ott (9 May 1974 in Porz) is a German teacher and politician of the Social Democrats (SPD) who has been serving as member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2010.
Political career edit
From 2011 until 2019, Ott served as the leader of the party in Cologne. In 2015, he unsuccessfully ran to become Mayor of Cologne; he eventually suspended his mayoral election campaign in 2015 after the stabbing of his main rival Henriette Reker.[1]
In parliament, Ott serves on the Committee on Education.
Other activities edit
Corporate boards edit
- NRW.BANK, Member of the Advisory Board (since 2018)
- Cologne Bonn Airport, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board[2]
- RheinCargo, Member of the Supervisory Board[3]
Non-profit organization edit
- Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), Alternate Member of the Broadcasting Council[4]
- Education and Science Workers' Union (GEW), Member
References edit
- ^ "German Mayoral Candidate Stabbed In Neck". Sky News. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ Corporate management Archived 2019-09-23 at the Wayback Machine Cologne Bonn Airport.
- ^ Supervisory Board Archived 2019-09-23 at the Wayback Machine RheinCargo.
- ^ Members of the Broadcasting Council Archived 2019-08-24 at the Wayback Machine Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR).
External links edit
Media related to Jochen Ott at Wikimedia Commons
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