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Jens Beutel (12 July 1946 in Lünen – 8 May 2019) was a German politician and a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). He served as Oberbürgermeister (first mayor) of Mainz, state capital of Rheinland-Pfalz, from 1997 to 2011.
Career
Born in Lünen, Westphalia, Beutel studied law at the University of Mainz from 1968 to 1976 and then served as a judge in Frankenthal, Koblenz and Mainz. He began his political career as Ortsbeirat in the local parliament of Mombach, a borough of Mainz, in 1974. Beutel was elected to the city parliament of Mainz (Stadtrat) in 1989, and became chairman of the Mainz SPD in 1995.
Beutel was elected as Oberbürgermeister in 1997, the first who was elected to the position directly by the citizens. During his time as mayor, a new shopping passage, a new stadium and the new synagogue Mainz were built. He was for many years president of the Städtetag Rheinland-Pfalz [de], and of the International Gutenberg-Gesellschaft [de] (Gutenberg Society). He was active in the Council of European Municipalities and Regions and in several foundations in Mainz. He resigned in 2011.
Beutel died on 8 May 2019 at age 72.
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 Beutel 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.
- ^ "Beutel, Jens" (in German). Institut für Geschichtliche Landeskunde an der Universität Mainz. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
- ^ "Ehemaliger Mainzer Oberbürgermeister Jens Beutel gestorben". Mainz (in German). 9 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
External links
- Literature by and about Jens Beutel in the German National Library catalogue