Thomas Kufen Explained
Thomas Kufen (born 5 August 1973, in Essen) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Life
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)
Corporate boards
- 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
Political positions
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
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]
External links
Notes and References
- https://webapps.essen.de/wahlergebnisse/OBSW2015/Javascript/index.html Website by Essen: Election results 2015
- https://www.nrwbank.de/export/.galleries/downloads/Info-und-Service/Finanzberichte/nrwbank-finanzbericht-2022.pdf 2022 Annual Report
- Stefan Schulte (October 25, 2021), Essens OB Kufen wird RWE-Aufsichtsrat, er gibt die Bezüge ab Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.
- https://www.essen.de/rathaus/oberbuergermeister/Mandate.de.html Mandates of the Lord Mayor
- https://www.essen.de/rathaus/oberbuergermeister/Mandate.de.html Mandates of the Lord Mayor
- https://www.essen.de/rathaus/oberbuergermeister/Mandate.de.html Mandates of the Lord Mayor
- https://www.essen.de/rathaus/oberbuergermeister/Mandate.de.html Mandates of the Lord Mayor
- https://www.essen.de/rathaus/oberbuergermeister/Mandate.de.html Mandates of the Lord Mayor
- https://www.essen.de/rathaus/oberbuergermeister/Mandate.de.html Mandates of the Lord Mayor
- https://www.zfti.de/kuratorium Board of Trustees
- https://www.essen.de/rathaus/oberbuergermeister/Mandate.de.html Mandates of the Lord Mayor
- https://jrf.nrw/jrf/ Board of Trustees
- https://www.essen.de/rathaus/oberbuergermeister/Mandate.de.html Mandates of the Lord Mayor
- https://www.essen.de/rathaus/oberbuergermeister/Mandate.de.html Mandates of the Lord Mayor
- https://www.essen.de/rathaus/oberbuergermeister/Mandate.de.html Mandates of the Lord Mayor
- Wolfgang Kintscher (January 7, 2020), Vier von fünf Essener Delegierten für Laschet als CDU-Chef Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.
- https://www.derwesten.de/staedte/essen/essens-oberbuergermeister-thomas-kufen-hat-geheiratet-id11356093.html Der Westen.de: Thomas Kufen hat geheiratet (German)
- Kati Degenhardt (23 December 2017), Merkels bester Mann: Jens Spahn hat heimlich geheiratet BILD.
