Belit Onay

Belit Onay
Onay in 2025
Mayor of Hanover
Assumed office
22 November 2019
Preceded byStefan Schostok
Personal details
Born (1981-01-15) 15 January 1981
PartyAlliance 90/The Greens (2008–present)
Alma materLeibniz 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.