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Torsten Burmester

German politician (born 1963)

Torsten Burmester (born 15 January 1963) is a German politician and member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), as well as a former sports official, and ministry official.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Torsten Burmester (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jan 15, 1963.¹

About

From 1 February 2022 to December 2024, Burmester served as CEO of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) and was a member of the delegation leadership for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Since 1 November 2025, he has been the Lord Mayor of the City of Cologne.

From Wikipedia’s article on Torsten Burmester, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

German Olympic Sports ConfederationChair Feb 1, 2022 to Dec 3, 2024¹³

Early life and education

1986 to 1992German Sport University Cologne³
Date not recordedCologne Institute for Economic Research³

Career

Since 2025Lord mayor of Cologne^{5 6}
2022 to 2024Chairperson of the executive board, German Olympic Sports Confederation⁴
2022 to 2024Chairperson of the executive board⁵
2020 to 2022General secretary, National Paralympic Committee Germany⁴
2020 to 2022General secretary⁵
2012 to 2020Worked at Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Innovation, Digitalisierung und Energie des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen⁴
2005 to 2010Worked at Federal Ministry of the Interior⁴
2002 to 2005Referent, Federal Chancellery of Germany⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Wilhelm Schmidt⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Friedrich Ebert Foundation⁴
Date not recordedWorked at SPD executive board⁴

Personal life

BornJan 15, 1963, Uchte^{7 8}
CitizenshipGermany⁹
Children2¹⁰

Sources

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WikidataTorsten Burmester on Wikidata
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WikipediaTorsten Burmester on Wikipedia
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WikidataTorsten Burmester: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataTorsten Burmester: Worked at Wilhelm Schmidt, on Wikidata
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WikidataTorsten Burmester: General secretary, on Wikidata
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WikidataLord mayor of Cologne, as reported
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WikidataTorsten Burmester: place of birth, on Wikidata
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Wikidataplace of birth, as reported
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WikidataTorsten Burmester: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataTorsten Burmester: number of children, on Wikidata
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WikidataTorsten Burmester: Official website, on Wikidata
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WikidataTorsten Burmester: Instagram, on Wikidata
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WikidataGerman Olympic Sports Confederation, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsTorsten Burmester photo by Elke Wetzig ( User:Elya ), CC BY-SA 4.0