Fritz Schramma

Fritz Schramma (born 27 August 1947 in Cologne) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He was mayor of Cologne from 2000 until 2009.

Fritz Schramma
Fritz Schramma
Born
Cologne
OccupationPolitician, mayor of Cologne

In 2008, Schramma authorized the construction in Cologne of Germany's largest mosque.[1] In 2018, Schramma was not invited to the inauguration of the mosque.[2]

Career

In 2000, Schramma (CDU) assumed office as mayor-in-chief along with Bernhard Wimmer (CDU), because the incumbent Harry Blum (CDU) died unexpectedly. In a runoff vote, he won election on 17 September 2000 against Anke Brunn (Social Democrats), who was nominated by her party only a short time ahead of the vote. The Social Democrats were heavily weakened by corruption scandals. Schramma's term in office was nine years instead of the usual five: he first completed the term of his predecessor Blum until 2004, and then he served his own term as a result of winning the runoff in 2000.

References
  1. "Despite Objections to Size, Cologne Approves Mosque". Deutsche Welle. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2021. Schramma was the only Christian Democratic Union (CDU) member to approve the plans
  2. Benedict Neff (14 October 2021). "Muezzin-Rufe in Köln: Die Selbstverleugnung im Namen der Toleranz nimmt groteske Züge an". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 8 December 2021. The former mayor, one of the mosque's greatest sponsors, was not invited to the opening / Zur Eröffnung war der einstige Oberbürgermeister, einer der grössten Förderer der Moschee, erst nicht eingeladen


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