Jens Böhrnsen Politician

Jens Böhrnsen (born 12 June 1949) is a German politician of the SPD. Since 2005, he has served as the President of the Senate and Mayor of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, that is, the head of government of the city-state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. He became President of the Federal Council in 2009, and as such, he was acting head of state (31 May - 30 June 2010) following the resignation of German President Horst Köhler.He is a lawyer by profession and served as a judge in Bremen from 1978 to 1995, when he became a full-time politician.

Personal facts

Jens Böhrnsen
Birth dateJune 12, 1949
Birth place
Bremen
Education
University of Kiel
University of Hamburg

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Office holder

chancellor
Angela Merkel
office
President of the German Bundesrat
Acting President of Germany
President of the Senate and Mayor of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
party
Social Democratic Party of Germany
president
successor

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External resources

  1. http://www.citymayors.com/mayors/bremen-mayor.html
  2. http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg/englisch_gg.html#GGengl_000P57