Jochen Ott (9 May 1974 in

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) is a German teacher and politician of the

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(SPD) who has been serving as member of the

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since 2010.

Political career

From 2011 until 2019, Ott served as the leader of the party in

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. In 2015, he unsuccessfully ran to become Mayor of Cologne; he eventually suspended his mayoral election campaign in 2015 after the stabbing of his main rival

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. In parliament, Ott serves on the Committee on Education.

Other activities

Corporate boards

* NRW.BANK, Member of the Advisory Board (since 2018) *

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, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board * RheinCargo, Member of the Supervisory Board

Non-profit organization

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(WDR). * Education and Science Workers' Union (GEW), Member

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