Overview City Council
The City Council is the elected body of the City of Jena.
It lays down the principles for the administration of the city and decides on all matters of the city, unless these are delegated to the decision-making committees, the Lord Mayor is responsible by law or the City Council delegates certain matters to it.
The tasks, composition and rights of the City Council are determined by the provisions of Section 22 of the Thuringian Municipal Code (ThürKO).
The City Council shall be provided with the resources and facilities necessary to fulfill its duties, in particular it shall have an office at its disposal. It is directly subordinate to the City Council in its substantive work (Main Statutes of the City of Jena, Section 4).
Groups at a glance
| Group / Office | Chairperson | Deputy Chairman | Members of the parliamentary group |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDU (8 seats) Saalbahnhofstraße 10 07743 Jena |
Guntram Wothly fraktion@cdu-jena.de |
Rosa Maria Haschke Bastian Stein |
Dr. Johannes Viehrig Phone: 0049 3641 449706 fraktion@cdu-jena.de |
| The Left (9 seats) Dornburger Straße 56 07743 Jena |
Jens Thomas fraktion@die-linke-jena.de |
Dr. Beate Jonscher bjonscher@t-online.de |
Dr. Stefan Enke Phone: 0049 3641 443383 fraktion@die-linke-jena.de |
| BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN (8 seats) Schillergäßchen 5 07745 Jena |
Dual leadership: Christina Prothmann christina.prothmann@gruene-jena.de Dr. Matias Mieth |
Dr. Margret Franz info@gruene-jena.de |
Liliane Holland-Reichert Phone: 0049 3641 449303 info@gruene-jena.de |
| AfD (6 seats) P.O. Box 67 07724 Jena |
Denny Jankowski denny.jankowski@afd-stadtrat-jena.de |
Ralf Schild kontakt@afd-stadtrat-jena.de |
Nicky Hedrich kontakt@afd-stadtrat-jena.de |
| SPD (6 seats) Teichgraben 4 07743 Jena |
Katja Glybowskaja stadtrat.glybowskaja@jena.de |
Nicolas Bethe Akin Rosenkranz |
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| FDP (4 seats) St.-Jakob-Straße 33 07743 Jena |
Alexis Taeger alexis.taeger@fdp-jena-shk.de |
Petra Teufel |
Stefan Beyer Phone: 0049 3641 2950597 stadtratsfraktion@fdp-jena-shk.de |
| CITIZENS FOR JENA (4 seats) Jenergasse 13 07743 Jena |
Jürgen Häkanson-Hall jhh@elektro-jena.de |
Dr. Eckhard Birckner eckhard.birckner@t-online.de |
Grit Häkanson-Hall Phone: 0049 3641 820932 info@buerger-fuer-jena.de |
| Non-attached member(Citizens for Thuringia / DieBasis) | N.N. waehlergruppe-jena@diebasis-th.de |
Chair of the City Council
| Chairman of the City Council | Prof. Dr. Ulrich S. Schubert | schubert@schubert-fuer-jena.de |
| 1st Deputy Chairperson | Dr. Beate Jonscher | bjonscher@t-online.de |
| 2nd Deputy Chairwoman | Dr. Margret Franz | info@gruene-jena.de |