Jochen Ott
Jochen Ott is a German teacher and politician of the Social Democrats who has been serving as member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2010.
Political career
From 2011 until 2019, Ott served as the leader of the party in Cologne. In 2015, he unsuccessfully ran to become Mayor of Cologne; he eventually suspended his mayoral election campaign in 2015 after the stabbing of his main rival Henriette Reker.In parliament, Ott serves on the Committee on Education.
Other activities
Corporate boards
- NRW.BANK, Member of the Advisory Board
- Cologne Bonn Airport, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board
- RheinCargo, Member of the Supervisory Board
Non-profit organization
- Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Alternate Member of the Broadcasting Council
- Education and Science Workers' Union, Member