Belit Nejat Onay (born 15 January 1981) is a German politician of Turkish origin for the

Alliance 90/The Greens Alliance 90/The Greens (german: Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, ), often simply referred to as the Greens ( ), is a green political party in Germany. It was formed in 1993 as the merger of The Greens (formed in West Germany in 1980) and Alliance 90 (for ...

. He was elected Mayor of Hanover in 2019, and took office on 22 November.

Role in national politics

Onay was born in

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. In the negotiations to form a so-called

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of the

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(SPD), the Green Party and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) on the national level following the 2021 German elections, he was part of his party's delegation in the working group on

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, co-chaired by

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and Johannes Vogel. Onay was nominated by his party as delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the

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Other activities

Corporate boards

* Deutsche Messe AG, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2020) * Sparkasse Hannover, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2019)

Non-profit organizations

* Islamkolleg Deutschland (IKD), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2021)Board of Trustees
Islamkolleg Deutschland (IKD).

References

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Living people 1981 births People from Goslar University of Hanover alumni Alliance 90/The Greens politicians German politicians of Turkish descent Mayors of Hanover {{Germany-mayor-stub