Thomas Kufen
| Thomas Kufen | |
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| Lord Mayor of Essen | |
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Assumed office 2015 |
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| Member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia | |
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In office 2000–2005 |
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| Member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia | |
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In office 2012 – October 21, 2015 |
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| Born |
5 August 1973 Essen, West Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) |
| Domestic partner | David Lüngen |
| Residence | Essen |
| Website | thomas-kufen.de (German) |
Thomas Kufen (born 5 August 1973 in Essen) is a German politician of Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Kufen was a member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2000 to 2005 and again from 2012 until 21 October 2015. Between 2005 and 2010, he served as Commissioner for Integration in the state government of Minister-President Jürgen Rüttgers.
Since 2015 Kufen has been Lord mayor of German city Essen.
Kufen has also been part of the CDU leadership in North Rhine-Westphalia under party chairman Armin Laschet since 2014. Following the 2017 state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, Kufen was part of Laschet’s team in the negotiations with the Free Democrats (FDP) on a coalition agreement. He served in the working group on municipal policy.
On the national level, Kufen was a CDU delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2004 and 2017.
Kufen is since 2015 married with fellow politician David Lüngen.
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