John Ehret
Born1971 (age 52–53)
Karlsruhe

John Ehret (born in 1971 in Karlsruhe) is the mayor of Mauer, elected in 2012.[1] He is the "first 'black' elected mayor in Germany in modern times",[2] and "Baden-Württembergs erster schwarzer Bürgermeister" ("Baden-Württemberg's first black mayor").[3] Prior to his position as mayor, Ehret was working at the Bundeskriminalamt as law enforcement official.

Early life

Ehret's father is an Afro-American soldier who was stationed in Germany, and his birth mother was a German. Ehret has little knowledge of his biological father.[3] His mother gave him up for adoption when he was two years old, after she was diagnosed with a brain tumour.[3] In 1977, aged six, he was adopted by Gertrud and Helmut Ehret who moved to Mauer.[4] After graduating from high school in 1992, he obtained a diploma to be a police officer at the Bundeskriminalamt, and subsequently worked in Wiesbaden, Berlin and Meckenheim. He has helped developing countries with the construction of police departments, and in 2012, received an award for his role in helping develop the Afghan police.[4][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "First black mayor elected in Germany". TheGrio.com. 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  2. ↑ "Meet John Ehret: Germany's Anti-Obama". Politics 365. 2012-06-08. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Baden-Württemberg: John Ehret ist der erste schwarze Bürgermeister". Spiegel.de. 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  4. 1 2 "A Sister in Germany: BREAKING NEWS!!! GERMANY VOTES ITS FIRST BLACK MAYOR:JOHN EHRET". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
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