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'''Jens Beutel''' (July 12, 1946 in ] – May 8, 2019)<ref |
'''Jens Beutel''' (July 12, 1946 in ] – May 8, 2019)<ref name="dpa" /> was a ] ] and a member of the ] and served as lord mayor of ] beginning in 1997.<ref name="city">{{cite web|url=http://www.mainz.de/WGAPublisher/online/html/default/SKIR-6ZFJGE.DE.0|title=Landeshauptstadt Mainz: Lebenslauf: Jens Beutel|publisher=Landeshauptstadt Mainz|accessdate=July 25, 2009|language=de}}</ref><ref name="regio">{{cite web|url=http://www.regionalgeschichte.net/hauptportal/bibliothek/texte/biographien/beutel-jens.html|title=Beutel, Jens|publisher=Institut für Geschichtliche Landeskunde an der Universität Mainz e.V.|accessdate=July 25, 2009|language=de}}</ref> | ||
== Career == | |||
==Professional biography== | |||
Beutel studied law at the ] from 1968-1976 and then served as a judge in ], ] and Mainz.<ref name="regio" /> He |
Beutel studied law at the ] from 1968-1976 and then served as a judge in ], ] and Mainz.<ref name="dpa" /><ref name="regio" /> He began his political career as ''Ortsbeirat'' in the suburb ] in 1974.<ref name="dpa" /> Beutel was elected to the city parliament in 1989,<ref name="dpa" /> and became chairman of the SPD group in 1995.<ref name="regio" /> | ||
Beutel was elected as Oberbürgermeister (]) in 1997.<ref name="dpa" /> During his time as lord mayor, a new shopping passage, a new stadium<ref name="dpa" /> and the ] were built. He resigned in 2011.<ref name="dpa" /> | |||
==Personal== | |||
⚫ | ], Chess Classic Mainz 2002 |
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== Chess == | |||
⚫ | ], Chess Classic Mainz 2002]] | ||
Beutel started playing chess at age 13 and managed to attract the Chess Classic tournament to Mainz. In 2002, he lost a computer-assisted handicap match against chess champion ]. | Beutel started playing chess at age 13 and managed to attract the Chess Classic tournament to Mainz. In 2002, he lost a computer-assisted handicap match against chess champion ]. | ||
== Legacy == | |||
A Magenza foundation under the patronage of Prime Minister ] and Jens Beutel was committed to the building and the sustainment of the ]; a further 29 citizens and notables from Mainz and the region belong to the establishment founders. | |||
Beutel's successor ] (SPD) credited him as a man of balance and dialogue ("Mann des Ausgleichs und des Dialogs") and a committed team player, who always emphasized the community in the city ("als engagierten Teamplayer, der stets das Gemeinschaftliche in unserer Stadt betonte").<ref name="dpa" /> | |||
==See also== | == See also == | ||
* ] | * ] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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| title = Ehemaliger Mainzer Oberbürgermeister Jens Beutel gestorben | |||
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| date = 9 May 2019 | |||
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== External links == | == External links == |
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Jens Beutel (July 12, 1946 in Lünen – May 8, 2019) was a German politician and a member of the Social Democratic Party and served as lord mayor of Mainz beginning in 1997.
Career
Beutel studied law at the University of Mainz from 1968-1976 and then served as a judge in Frankenthal, Koblenz and Mainz. He began his political career as Ortsbeirat in the suburb Mombach in 1974. Beutel was elected to the city parliament in 1989, and became chairman of the SPD group in 1995.
Beutel was elected as Oberbürgermeister (lord mayor) in 1997. During his time as lord mayor, a new shopping passage, a new stadium and the new synagogue Mainz were built. He resigned in 2011.
Chess
Beutel started playing chess at age 13 and managed to attract the Chess Classic tournament to Mainz. In 2002, he lost a computer-assisted handicap match against chess champion Viswanathan Anand.
Legacy
Beutel's successor Michael Ebling (SPD) credited him as a man of balance and dialogue ("Mann des Ausgleichs und des Dialogs") and a committed team player, who always emphasized the community in the city ("als engagierten Teamplayer, der stets das Gemeinschaftliche in unserer Stadt betonte").
See also
References
- ^ "Ehemaliger Mainzer Oberbürgermeister Jens Beutel gestorben". Die Welt (in German). 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- "Landeshauptstadt Mainz: Lebenslauf: Jens Beutel" (in German). Landeshauptstadt Mainz. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
- ^ "Beutel, Jens" (in German). Institut für Geschichtliche Landeskunde an der Universität Mainz e.V. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
External links
- Literature by and about Jens Beutel in the German National Library catalogue
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