Oliver Igel (born 9 April 1978) is a German politician for the SPD and since 2011 'Bezirksbürgermeister' (district mayor) of the Berlin borough of Treptow-Köpenick.

Oliver Igel
District Mayor Oliver Igel during the drag hunt in Berlin-Müggelheim
District Mayor (Bezirksbürgermeister) of Treptow-Köpenick
In office
2011 – -
Personal details
Born(1978-04-09)April 9, 1978
NationalityGerman
Political partySocial Democratic

Life and politics edit

Igel was born 1978 in the eastern part of Berlin and studied politics and similar stuff at the Free University of Berlin.[1]

Igel (german word for "hedgehog") entered the left-wing SPD in 1998 and became the youngest Bezirksbürgermeister of Berlin in 2011, in the borough of Treptow-Köpenick.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Mai, Marina (15 May 2012). "Jüngster Bürgermeister Berlins: Der Ehrgeizige". Die Tageszeitung: taz (in German). Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Innovationspark ist nach 30 Jahren attraktiver Firmenstandort: Aus der Wuhlheide bis ins Weltall". Berliner Woche (in German). Retrieved 15 November 2020.