Henriette Reker

Henriette Reker
Reker in 2019
Mayor of Cologne
In office
20 November 2015 – 31 October 2025
Preceded byJürgen Roters
Succeeded byTorsten Burmester
Personal details
Born (1956-12-09) 9 December 1956
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
PartyIndependent

Henriette Reker (born 9 December 1956) is a German lawyer and independent politician. She is known for her pro-immigration stance and for being the victim of an assassination attempt in 2015. A day after the attack, Reker was elected mayor of Cologne after gaining 52.66% of the votes, becoming the first woman to hold the office. Reker was re-elected in 2020. Her term as mayor ended on 31 October 2025.

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