Dr. SCHUSTER Wolfgang
Mayor of Stuttgart
Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart (Germany)
National, European and international functions:
Vice-President of the Deutsche Städtetag
Member of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (CLRAE), Council of Europe, Strasbourg
President of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR), German Section, Cologne
President of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR), Brussels
Vice-President and Chairman of the European Section of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), Barcelona
Chairman of the UCLG-Committee on Urban Mobility
September 5, 1949
Born Ulm/Danube
1969 - 1973
Student of law and political science at the universities of Tübingen, Geneva and Freiburg
1974 - 1976
Administrative trainee with the State civil service of Baden-Württemberg in Ulm
Doctorate in law with a dissertation on civil law
1976 - 1977
Post-graduate studies at the Ecole Nationale d'Administration (ENA) in Paris
1978 - 1980 Assistant head of division in the Baden-Württemberg State Ministry working under former minister-presidents Dr. Hans Filbinger and Lothar Späth
1980 - 1986
Executive Director to the former Mayor of Stuttgart, Dr. Manfred Rommel
1986 - 1993
Mayor of Schwäbisch Gmünd
1993 - 1996
Deputy Mayor for Culture, Education and Sports, City of Stuttgart
since January 1997
Mayor of Stuttgart, capital of the State of Baden-Württemberg (elected until January 2013)
2008 - 2010
Member of the Reflection Group Europe 2020 – 2030
(appointed by the European Council of the 27 heads of states)
Founder of international networks:
- Cities for Mobility
- Cities for Children
- Cities for Local Integration Policy of Migrants (CLIP)
About Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart
The Stuttgart region, with its population of 2.7 million, is Germany’s largest exporting metropolis and No.1 high tech region in Europe. Stuttgart, the capital of the State of Baden-Württemberg, is the seat of global players such as Daimler, Bosch, Porsche, Kärcher, but also numerous small and medium sized enterprises which successfully
compete in the global market. The dynamic interaction of the education, science, R&D and manufacturing sectors makes Stuttgart one of the most innovative and dynamic regions in the world. However, Stuttgart is not only synonymous with premium quality in high tech, but also with the highest standard of culture, lifestyle
and quality of life. An exciting cultural environment, a wide spectrum of sports and leisure activities as well as the surrounding countryside with its woods, parks and vineyards make Stuttgart one of the most attractive places to live and work in Europe. And this is why people from 170 nations enjoy living in Stuttgart.