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Thomas Kufen

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Thomas Markus Kufen
Lord Mayor of Essen
Assumed office
2015
Member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia
In office
2012–2015
In office
2000–2005
Personal details
Born (1973-08-05) 5 August 1973 (age 51)
Essen, West Germany (now Germany)
Political partyChristian Democratic Union (CDU)
Domestic partnerDavid Lüngen
ResidenceEssen
Websitethomas-kufen.de (German)

Thomas Kufen (born 5 August 1973, in Essen) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Life

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Kufen was a member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2000 to 2005 and again from 2012 until 21 October 2015. Between 2005 and 2010, he served as Commissioner for Integration in the state government of Minister-President Jürgen Rüttgers.

Since 2015 Kufen has been Lord mayor of German city Essen.[1]

Kufen has also been part of the CDU leadership in North Rhine-Westphalia under party chairman Armin Laschet since 2014. Following the 2017 state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, Kufen was part of Laschet's team in the negotiations with the Free Democrats (FDP) on a coalition agreement. He served in the working group on municipal policy.

On the national level, Kufen was a CDU delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2004 and 2017.

Other activities (selection)

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Corporate boards

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  • NRW.Bank, Member of the Advisory Board (since 2022)[2]
  • RWE, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2021)[3]
  • Essen/Mülheim Airport, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board[4]
  • Essen Marketing GmbH (EMG), Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board[5]
  • Essener Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board[6]
  • Messe Essen, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board[7]
  • RAG-Stiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees
  • RWE Power AG, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board[8]
  • Sparkasse Essen, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board[9]

Non-profits

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Political positions

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Ahead of the Christian Democrats’ leadership election in 2021, Kufen publicly endorsed Armin Laschet to succeed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the party’s chair.[16]

Personal life

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Kufen is since 2015 married with fellow politician David Lüngen.[17] In December 2017, he officiated the wedding of Jens Spahn and Daniel Funke at Borbeck Palace in Essen.[18]

References

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