Christel Augenstein (born 15 July 1949 in Erfurt, Germany) is a member of the Free Democratic Party. From 2001 until 23 July 2009 she was the mayor of Pforzheim, Germany, making her the city's first woman mayor.[1] When the city of Pforzheim had already been in a bad financial position[2] she took over the mayor's office from Joachim Becker (SPD) and tried her best to maneuver out. Becker was the ruling mayor of Pforzheim from 1985 until 2000.
Christel Augenstein | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Pforzheim | |
| In office 2001–2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1949 Erfurt, Germany |
| Political party | Free Democratic Party |
The current major is Peter Boch of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany.[3]
References
edit- ^ Koch-Widmann, Andrea (22 May 2001). "Christel Augenstein, neue Chefin im Pforzheimer Rathaus - Eine Frau, eine Liberale und dann noch 53 Prozent" (in German). Stuttgarter Zeitung.
- ^ Klimanski, Marek (18 December 2018). "Federal Court rescinds judgment". (in German) PZ-news.de. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Für Deutschlands Zukunft" [For Germany's future]. Für Deutschlands Zukunft. Unser Europa (in German). 2019.
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