Jürgen Roters (born 15 January 1949 in

Coesfeld Coesfeld (; Westphalian language, Westphalian: ''Koosfeld'') is the capital of the Coesfeld (district), district of Coesfeld in the Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. History Coesfeld received its city rights in 1197, but was first ...

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a States of Germany, state () in Old states of Germany, Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most ...

) is a German politician and member of the

Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany ( , SPD ) is a social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany. Saskia Esken has been the party's leader since the 2019 leadership election together w ...

(SPD), as well as a former middle-distance runner. He was mayor of Cologne from 2009 to 2015. Roters studied law from 1968 until 1974, is married and has three children.

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Profile on Stadt-Koeln.de
1949 births Living people People from Coesfeld Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians Mayors of Cologne German male middle-distance runners 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-mayor-stub