Burkhard Jung
Burkhard Jung is a German politician, of the Social Democratic Party who has been the 21st lord mayor of Leipzig since March 29, 2006. In addition, he has been serving as president of the Association of German Cities since 2019; he is the first representative of an East German city in that office.Other activities
Corporate boards
- European Energy Exchange, Member of the Supervisory Board
- Leipzig Trade Fair, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
- Leipziger Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
- Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG, Member of the Supervisory Board
- VNG – Verbundnetz Gas, Member of the Advisory Board
- Sachsen Bank, Member of the Supervisory Board
Non-profit organizations
- American Friends of the Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig, Member of the Board of Directors
- HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Member of the Supervisory Board
- Leipzig University of Applied Sciences, Member of the Board of Trustees
- Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, Member of the Board of Trustees
- Stiftung Lebendige Stadt, Member of the Board of Trustees
Personal life
Jung is married and has 4 children.
