Fritz Schramma

Fritz Schramma
Fritz Schramma
Born(1947-08-27)August 27, 1947
Cologne
OccupationsPolitician, mayor of Cologne

Fritz Schramma is a German politician. He was mayor of Cologne from 2000 until 2009.

Career

In 2000, Schramma (CDU) assumed office as mayor-in-chief along with Bernhard Wimmer (CDU), because the incumbent Harry Blum (CDU) died unexpectedly. In a runoff vote, he won election on 17 September 2000 against Anke Brunn (Social Democrats), who was nominated by her party only a short time ahead of the vote. The Social Democrats were heavily weakened by corruption scandals. Schramma's term in office was nine years instead of the usual five: he first completed the term of his predecessor Blum until 2004, and then he served his own term as a result of winning the runoff in 2000.

In 2025, after 50 years membership, Schramma left the Christian Democratic Union, stating the lack of profile within the party as reason.[1]

References

  1. ^ Stafan Laurin: "Warum ein CDU-Urgestein aus der Partei austritt" cicero.de, 7 November 2025, retrieved 7 November 2025
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