Fritz Schramma

Fritz Schramma is a German politician. He was mayor of Cologne from 2000 until 2009.

Career

In 2000, Schramma assumed office as mayor-in-chief along with Bernhard Wimmer, because the incumbent Harry Blum died unexpectedly. In a runoff vote, he won election on 17 September 2000 against Anke Brunn, who was nominated by her party only a short time ahead of the vote. The Social Democrats were heavily weakened by corruption scandals. Schramma's term in office was nine years instead of the usual five: he first completed the term of his predecessor Blum until 2004, and then he served his own term as a result of winning the runoff in 2000.
In 2025, after 50 years membership, Schramma left the Christian Democratic Union, stating the lack of profile within the party as reason.