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      Mayor and CEO of the City of Hanover

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      Highest Representative of the State Capital of Hannover and Head of the City Administration

      The Mayor and CEO of the City of Hanover is the highest representative of the State Capital of Hannover and simultaneously the Head of the Administration. Elected directly by the citizens, he holds office for a term of eight years. He officiates full-time as a temporary civil servant.

      The Mayor’s and CEO's responsibilities are to direct and supervise the administration of the State Capital and, within the frame of the Council’s guidelines, manage the distribution of transactions. Furthermore he is obligated to inform the Council, the Finance and General Purposes Committee and the City District Councils about significant issues.

      The Mayor regularly holds citizens’ consultation hours, for which the dates are coordinated by the Citizens’ Office.

      Der Oberbürgermeister von Hannover. © LHH / Ole Spata

      Mayor and CEO since 2019

      Belit Onay

      Mayor and CEO of the City of Hanover since November 2019.

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      Belit Onay
      The New Town Hall.© Landeshauptstadt Hannover

      Five Areas of Responsibility

      The Mayor's Tasks

      From directing the City Administration to representing the State Capital

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      The Mayor's Tasks
      The golden, richly decorated Chain of Office of Hannover's Lord Mayor© LHH

      Information and History

      The Lord Mayor’s Chain of Office

      The Lord Mayor’s Chain of Office was made in 1901 by the Hanoverian jewellers Lahmeyer und Sohn for the city director at that time, Heinrich Tramm, at a c...

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      The Lord Mayor’s Chain of Office
      Mann. © LHH / H.Scheffen

      Former Mayor

      Stefan Schostok

      Mayor and CEO of the City of Hanover from October 2013 until May 2019

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      Stefan Schostok