About Jochen Ott
Born 1974. Jochen Ott is a German teacher and politician.
Jochen Ott (9 May 1974 in Porz) is a German teacher and politician of the Social Democrats (SPD) who has been serving as member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2010.
Political career From 2011 until 2019, Ott served as the leader of the party in Cologne. In 2015, he unsuccessfully ran to become Mayor of Cologne; he eventually suspended his mayoral election campaign in 2015 after the stabbing of his main rival Henriette Reker.
In parliament, Ott serves on the Committee on Education.
Other activities
Corporate boards NRW.BANK, Member of the Advisory Board (since 2018) Cologne Bonn Airport, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board RheinCargo, Member of the Supervisory Board
Non-profit organization Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), Alternate Member of the Broadcasting Council Education and Science Workers' Union (GEW), Member
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Who is Jochen Ott?
German politician
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Jochen Ott was born on 9 May 1974 in Cologne.
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