Dr. Ulrich Maly (born 8 August 1960) is a German

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, a member of the

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who served as Mayor of Nuremberg from 2002 till 2020.

Early life and education

Ulrich Maly was born in

Nuremberg Nuremberg (, ; ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the Franconia#Towns and cities, largest city in Franconia, the List of cities in Bavaria by population, second-largest city in the States of Germany, German state of Bav ...

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, and educated at the elementary school in the Amberger Straße and the Johannes Scharrer Gymnasium. After the

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at a

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at Mimberg near Burgthann, he studied

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at the

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Univ ...

, majoring in

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and

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. In 1990 he received his Dr. rer. pol. with a dissertation on "Economy and environment in municipal development policy."

Political career

From 1967 Maly was involved honorarily in the ''Sozialistische Jugend Deutschlands – Die Falken'' (

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) and was delegated by them as the chairman of the Kreisjugendring (District Youth Association) Nuremberg-City. Since 1984 Maly has been a member of the SPD. In 1990, Maly became whip of the SPD

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faction. From 1996 to 2002 Maly held the appointment of the city

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of Nuremberg. Since 1 May 2002 Ulrich Maly has been the

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of the city of Nuremberg. In November 2005 he was elected to the SPD federal executive council. Maly was shortlisted for the 2008

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award. In March 2019, Maly announced that he would not stand in the 2020 local elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of his term.

Other activities

Corporate boards

* 1. FC Nürnberg, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2007) * Messe Nürnberg, Member of the Supervisory Board * N-ERGIE, Member of the Supervisory Board *

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, Member of the Supervisory Board * Chairman of the board of several municipal subsidiaries, like the "Städtische Werke Nürnberg" (Municipal Plants Nuremberg), the "Wohnungsbaugesellschaft Nürnberg mbH" (House Building Company Nuremberg)

Non-profit organizations

* Member in the board of the "Bayerischer Städtetag" and in the executive board of the "Deutscher Städtetag" * Member of the

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as a deputy of the

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* Nuremberg International Human Rights Award, Member of the JuryJury
Nuremberg International Human Rights Award. * Foundation council chairman of the "Stiftung Staatstheater Nürnberg" (Foundation State Theatre Nuremberg) * Chairman of several foundations, e.g. the "Zukunftsstiftung der Sparkasse Nürnberg" (Future foundation of the Savings Bank Nuremberg) * Board of the "Congress- und Tourismuszentrale Nürnberg e. V." (Nuremberg Central Office of Congress and Tourism) and the "Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut (DAI)" (German-American Institute) and other associations.

References

External links

CityMayors profile

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maly, Ulrich 1960 births Living people University of Erlangen–Nuremberg alumni Mayors of Nuremberg Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians