Hauke Jagau (born 1961 in
Hanover
Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...
, West Germany) is a German politician (
SPD
The Social Democratic Party of Germany (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, ; SPD, ) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany.
Saskia Esken has been t ...
).
Career
Before being mayor of
Laatzen
Laatzen is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated directly south of Hanover.
Division of the town
In 1964, the municipalities of Laatzen (nowadays about 22,000 inhabitants) and Grasdorf (3,500 inh.) were merge ...
the lawyer worked for ''SPD-Landtagsfraktion Niedersachsen'', the State Ministry of Justice and the State Chancellery in the government of Minister-President
Gerhard Schröder
Gerhard Fritz Kurt "Gerd" Schröder (; born 7 April 1944) is a German lobbyist and former politician, who served as the chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005. From 1999 to 2004, he was also the Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germa ...
.
Since 2006, Jagau has been serving as the president of the ''Region Hannover''. In September 2020, he announced that he would not stand for re-election in 2021 but instead resign from active politics by the end of his term.
In addition, Jagau is the vice-chairman of the SPD in Lower Saxony under the leadership of
Stephan Weil
Stephan Weil (born 15 December 1958) is a German politician and the leader of the Social Democratic Party in Lower Saxony. On 20 January 2013, the SPD and the Green party won the 2013 Lower Saxony state election by one seat. On 19 February 2013, ...
as well as member of the managing committee of ''SPD-Bezirk Hannover''.
Other activities
Corporate boards
* Sparkasse Hannover, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
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Commerzbank, Member of the Regional Advisory Board
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Norddeutsche Landesbank
The Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (abbreviated NORD/LB) is a German Landesbank and one of the largest commercial banks in Germany. It is a public corporation majority-owned by the federal states of Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt with its he ...
(NORD/LB), Member of the Advisory Board
Non-profits
*
Robert Enke Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2017)
Board of Trustees
Robert Enke Foundation.
* German Life Saving Association (DLRG), Member
References
External links
Official website
Living people
Mayors of Hanover
Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians
20th-century German politicians
21st-century German politicians
1961 births
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