Mayor and CEO since 2019

Belit Onay

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Mayor and CEO of the City of Hanover since November 2019.

Oberbürgermeister Belit Onay.

Belit Onay (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) is the elected mayor and CEO of the City of Hannover. He took office on November 22, 2019. Belit Onay is married, has two children and lives in Hanover.

Curriculum vitae

15 January 1981Born in Goslar
2000College of higher education entrance qualification at the Ratsgymnasium Goslar
2000Civilian service in Goslar
2002-2008Leibniz University Hannover, Studies in Law
2008-2013State Parliament of Lower Saxony (Personal Employee to Filiz Polat, Member of the State Parliament)
2011-2014Member of the City Council Hannover
2013-2019Member of the State Parliament of Lower Saxony (Spokesperson for domestic policy, municipal policy, migration and refugees, sport, network policy
10 November 2019Elected Mayor and CEO of the City of Hanover
22 November 2019Took office as Mayor and CEO of the City of Hanover