Belit Onay
Belit Onay | |
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Onay in 2025 | |
| Mayor of Hanover | |
| Assumed office 22 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Stefan Schostok |
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| Born | 15 January 1981 |
| Party | Alliance 90/The Greens (2008–present) |
| Alma mater | Leibniz University Hannover |
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Belit Nejat Onay (born 15 January 1981) is a German politician for the Alliance 90/The Greens. He was elected Mayor of Hanover in 2019, and took office on 22 November.
Under his leadership mit Hanover launched a pilot project ("RESTART: #HANnovativ") to become a Smart City. In 2024, he announced a dedicated 48 million euro fund for digitisation. The annual German "Smart-City-Index" 2025 noted Hanover's rise to rank 7.