Torsten Burmester
Torsten Burmester | |
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 Burmester in 2025 | |
| Lord Mayor of Cologne | |
| Assumed office 1 November 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Henriette Reker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1963 |
| Party | Social Democratic |
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Torsten Burmester (born 15 January 1963) is a German politician and member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), as well as a former sports official, and ministry official.
From 1 February 2022 to December 2024, Burmester served as CEO of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) and was a member of the delegation leadership for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[1]
Since 1 November 2025, he has been the Lord Mayor of the City of Cologne.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Sport Minister Faeser signs Joint Declaration for Germany's bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games". Federal Ministry of the Interior. 2 August 2024.
- ↑ "Oberbürgermeister | Das Amt". City of Cologne (in German). 1 November 2025.
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Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Köln (Lord Mayor) | ||
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