Bernhard Ilg (born in

Geislingen an der Steige Geislingen an der Steige () is surrounded by the heights of the Swabian Jura, Swabian Alb and embedded in 5 valleys. It is a town in the Göppingen (district), district of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The name relates ...

on 8 February 1956) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He is Mayor (''

Oberbürgermeister Burgomaster (alternatively spelled burgermeister, ) is the English form of various terms in or derived from Germanic languages for the chief magistrate or executive of a city or town. The name in English was derived from the Dutch . In so ...

'') of the

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Heidenheim an der Brenz Heidenheim an der Brenz, or just Heidenheim (; Swabian language, Swabian: ''Hoidna'' or ''Hoirna''), is a town in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is located near the border with Bavaria, approximately 17 km south of Aalen and 33&n ...

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million i ...

's region of Ostwürttemberg. He graduated in

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(''Diplom-Verwaltungswirt'') in 1980. Thereafter he was district bailiff (''Kreisamtmann'') at the Landratsamt of Biberach where he was in charge of finance and carrying out special tasks until 1986. From 1986 to 28 November 1999, Ilg was Mayor of

Salach Salach () is a municipality in the district of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. History In 1806, Salach, previously a possession of the Lordship of Staufeneck, was mediatized to the Kingdom of Württemberg. The town was assi ...

. He is ''Oberbürgermeister'' of Heidenheim since 1 February 2000, re-elected on 11 November 2007. In 2000, he was elected with a narrow majority; however, in 2007 he received 82.27 percent of votes. Since 13 June 2004, Ilg is also a member of the Heidenheim district county council (''Kreistag''). Bernhard Ilg is also chairman of the Heidenheim public utility company, member of the board of directors of the Heidenheim Kreissparkasse (county savings bank), president of the water board of Wedel-Brenz and member of the advisory board for the programme of

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. Furthermore, Ilg is president of the Stauferland tourism association and a member of

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External links

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Official profile, City of Heidenheim

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ilg, Bernhard Christian Democratic Union of Germany politicians 1956 births Living people Mayors of places in Baden-Württemberg