Thomas Kufen
Thomas Kufen is a German politician of Christian Democratic Union.Life
Kufen was a member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2000 to 2005 and again from 2012 until 21 October 2015. Between 2005 and 2010, he served as Commissioner for Integration in the state government of Minister-President Jürgen Rüttgers.
Since 2015 Kufen has been Lord mayor of German city Essen.
Kufen has also been part of the CDU leadership in North Rhine-Westphalia under party chairman Armin Laschet since 2014. Following the 2017 state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, Kufen was part of Laschet’s team in the negotiations with the Free Democrats on a coalition agreement. He served in the working group on municipal policy.
On the national level, Kufen was a CDU delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2004 and 2017.Other activities (selection)
Corporate boards
- Essen/Mülheim Airport, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board
- Essen Marketing GmbH, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board
- Essener Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board
- Messe Essen, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board
- RAG-Stiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees
- RWE Power AG, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board
- Sparkasse Essen, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Non-profits
- European Centre for Creative Economy, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees
- Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe, Member of the Advisory Board
- Museum Folkwang, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees
- Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees
Personal life
Kufen is since 2015 married with fellow politician David Lüngen.
