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CURRENT MAYOR

Thomas Kufen

Mayor of Essen is Thomas Kufen. He was born on 5 August 1973 in Essen.

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 Essen.

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