Christian Ude (born 26 October 1947) is a German politician who served as

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from 1993 to 2014. He is a member of the

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Career

Ude was born in

. From 1967 to 1969 he worked for the daily newspaper ''

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''. He studied legal science in Munich 1969-1977. From 1979 to 1990 he worked as a lawyer. He was elected as deputy mayor of Munich on 2 May 1990, two months after he was elected into the city council of Munich. On 12 September 1993, Ude was elected as lord mayor and successor of

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. He was re-elected three times, on 13 June 1999 with 61.2 per cent of all votes, on 3 March 2002 with 64.5 per cent and on 2 March 2008 with 66.8 per cent. In August 2011 Christian Ude announced his intention to become the

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's leading candidate for the upcoming Bavarian state election in 2013.

Personal life

In addition to his position as lord mayor, Ude is also a political cabaret artist. Ude has been married to Edith von Welser-Ude since 1984, it is his first and her second marriage.

Other activities

Additionally, Ude was a member of the board of directors of the

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until 2009. In 2005, he was elected to the post of President of the German cities association. There is a "Culture and Education Center" named after Christian Ude in

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Construction started in 2007 with a ceremony with his participation. At the same time, he is an honorary member of

Bibliography

*Asta Schreib: ''Christian Ude''. (in German). (MünchenPortrait; 1) München, München-Verlag 2007, .

References

External links

*
Website of Christian Ude

1947 births Living people Mayors of Munich Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians 20th-century German politicians 21st-century German politicians Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany {{Munich-stub