Henriette Reker | |
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Mayor of Cologne | |
Assumed office 20 November 2015 | |
Deputy | Elfi Scho-Antwerpes |
Preceded by | Jürgen Roters |
Personal details | |
Born | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany | 9 December 1956
Political party | Independent |
Henriette Reker (born 9 December 1956) is a German lawyer and independent politician. She is known for her pro-immigration stance and for being the victim of an assassination attempt in 2015 . A day after the attack, Reker was elected mayor of Cologne after gaining 52.66% of the votes.[1] She is the first female mayor elected in Cologne's history. Reker was re-elected in 2020.