Oliver Igel

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Oliver Igel
District Mayor Oliver Igel during the drag hunt in Berlin-Müggelheim
District Mayor (Bezirksbürgermeister) of Treptow-Köpenick
In office
2011 – -
Personal details
Born(1978-04-09)April 9, 1978
NationalityGerman
Political partySocial Democratic

Oliver Igel (born 9 April 1978) is a German politician for the SPD and since 2011 'Bezirksbürgermeister' (district mayor) of the Berlin borough of Treptow-Köpenick.

Life and politics[edit]

Igel was born 1978 in the eastern part of Berlin and studied politics and similar stuff at the Free University of Berlin.[1]

Igel (german word for "hedgehog") entered the left-wing SPD in 1998 and became the youngest Bezirksbürgermeister of Berlin in 2011, in the borough of Treptow-Köpenick.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mai, Marina (15 May 2012). "Jüngster Bürgermeister Berlins: Der Ehrgeizige". Die Tageszeitung: taz (in German). Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Innovationspark ist nach 30 Jahren attraktiver Firmenstandort: Aus der Wuhlheide bis ins Weltall". Berliner Woche (in German). Retrieved 15 November 2020.