Lord Mayor of the City of Chemnitz
Sven Schulze
On 11 October 2020, Sven Schulze was elected as the new Lord Mayor of the City of Chemnitz. With 34.88 per cent, he received the most votes of all five candidates in the second ballot.
The Chemnitz City Council elected Sven Schulze as mayor on 25 November 2020. He therefore already had all the rights and duties of a Lord Mayor on the following day.
After the election of the Lord Mayor became legally binding, Sven Schulze declared that he would officially take up the office of Lord Mayor on 12 March 2021.
Greetings from the Lord Mayor of Chemnitz
Lord Mayor Sven Schulze
- Born on 16 October 1971 in Rochlitz (near Chemnitz)
- 1986 - 1990 Attended the Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium in Chemnitz with a special specialisation in mathematics - A-levels
- 1990 - 1996 Studied business administration at Chemnitz University of Technology - graduated with a degree in business administration
- 1996 - 1997 Military service - corporal
- 1997 - 2015 (Senior) employee at Envia Mitteldeutsche Energie AG with positions in controlling, investment management and corporate development - since 2011 as head of corporate communications/environmental management and authorised signatory of the company
- 2015 - 2020 Mayor for Human Resources, Finance and Organisation as well as Treasurer and Head of the Administrative Staff of the City of Chemnitz
- Since 2020 Lord Mayor of the City of Chemnitz
Honorary posts and memberships
- 1st Chairman of Leichtathletik-Club Erdgas Chemnitz e.V.
- Member of the Chemnitz football club
- Member of AWO Chemnitz u.U. e.V.
- Member of Neue Arbeit Chemnitz e.V.
- Member Association of Friends and Supporters of the Johannes Kepler Grammar School
- Member of the Society of Friends of the TU Chemnitz
Citizens' consultation
Mayor Sven Schulze usually offers a citizens' consultation once a month.
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Income from secondary employment
Lord Mayor election 2020
Sven Schulze emerged as the elected candidate in the mayoral elections on 20 September and 11 October 2020.
The city election committee determined the final election result on 15 October 2020.
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Speeches by the Lord Mayor of Chemnitz
9 November 2025
Speech at the wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the victims of the Reichspogromnacht
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16 June 2025
Speech at the Youth Freedom Conference
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8 May 2025
Speech at the commemorative event marking 80 years since the end of the Second World War
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27 January 2025
Speech on the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of National Socialism
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24 January 2024
Speech at the rally "Chemnitz for Democracy - Solidary. Diverse. Human"
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18 January 2024
Speech at the Mayor's New Year's reception
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