Jens Beutel
Jens Beutel | |
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Mayor of Mainz | |
In office 1997–2011 | |
Preceded by | Herman-Hartmut Weyel |
Succeeded by | Michael Ebling |
Personal details | |
Born | Lünen, Westphalia, Germany | 12 July 1946
Died | 8 May 2019 | (aged 72)
Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Alma mater | University of Mainz |
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Jens Beutel (12 July 1946 – 8 May 2019) was a German judge and politician. A member of the
Career
Born in Lünen, Westphalia, Beutel studied law at the University of Mainz from 1968 to 1976 and then served as a judge in Frankenthal, Koblenz and Mainz.[1] He presided over the Mainzer Landgericht in the Worms abuse cases, which received nationwide attention.[2]
Beutel was elected as Oberbürgermeister in 1996,
Beutel was for many years president of the Städtetag Rheinland-Pfalz , and of the International Gutenberg-Gesellschaft (Gutenberg Society). He was active in the Council of European Municipalities and Regions and in several foundations in Mainz.[4] Beutel was re-elected for a second term as mayor in 2004. He resigned in 2011,[1] after a 2010 court case because he had accepted an invitation to a trip to Italy by an entrepreneur without a political reason.[2]
Beutel died on 8 May 2019 aged 72.[4]
Chess
Beutel started playing chess at age 13 and became an expert player. He managed to attract the Chess Classic tournament to Mainz.[4][6]
Legacy
Beutel's successor Michael Ebling (SPD) credited Beutel as a man of balance and dialogue (Mann des Ausgleichs und des Dialogs) and a committed team player, who always emphasized the community in the city (als engagierten Teamplayer, der stets das Gemeinschaftliche in unserer Stadt betonte).[4]
See also
- List of mayors of Mainz
- List of Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians
References
- ^ a b c d "Ehemaliger Mainzer Oberbürgermeister Jens Beutel gestorben". Die Welt (in German). 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Ehemaliger Oberbürgermeister von Mainz / Jens Beutel gestorben" (in German). SWR. 9 May 2019. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Beutel, Jens" (in German). Institut für Geschichtliche Landeskunde an der Universität Mainz. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f "Ehemaliger Mainzer Oberbürgermeister Jens Beutel gestorben". Mainz (in German). 9 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Nachruf / Diese Großprojekte werden immer mit Jens Beutel verbunden bleiben". Merkurist (in German). 9 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Jens Beutel: Schachfan und OB". chessbase.com (in German). 6 July 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2019.