Jochen Ott (9 May 1974 in Porz) is a German teacher and politician of the Social Democrats (SPD) who has been serving as member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2010.
Political career
From 2011 until 2019, Ott served as the leader of the party in Cologne. In 2015, he unsuccessfully ran to become Mayor of Cologne; he eventually suspended his mayoral election campaign in 2015 after the stabbing of his main rival Henriette Reker.1
In parliament, Ott serves on the Committee on Education.
Other activities
Corporate boards
- NRW.BANK, Member of the Advisory Board (since 2018)
- Cologne Bonn Airport, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board2
- RheinCargo, Member of the Supervisory Board3
Non-profit organization
- Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), Alternate Member of the Broadcasting Council4
- Education and Science Workers' Union (GEW), Member
References
References
- "German Mayoral Candidate Stabbed In Neck". Sky News. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- Corporate management Archived 2019-09-23 at the Wayback Machine Cologne Bonn Airport.
- Supervisory Board Archived 2019-09-23 at the Wayback Machine RheinCargo.
- Members of the Broadcasting Council Archived 2019-08-24 at the Wayback Machine Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR).