Jens Böhrnsen
Jens Böhrnsen | |
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| President of the Senate and Mayor of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen | |
| In office 8 November 2005 – 15 July 2015 | |
| Deputy | Thomas Röwekamp Karoline Linnert |
| Preceded by | Henning Scherf |
| Succeeded by | Carsten Sieling |
| President of the Bundesrat | |
| In office 1 November 2009 – 31 October 2010 | |
| First Vice President | Peter Müller |
| Preceded by | Peter Müller |
| Succeeded by | Hannelore Kraft |
| Acting President of Germany | |
| In office 31 May 2010 – 30 June 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Horst Köhler |
| Succeeded by | Christian Wulff |
| Member of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen for Bremen | |
| In office 8 June 1995 – 8 November 2005 | |
| Succeeded by | Karin Garling |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1949 Bremen-Gröpelingen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Spouse |
Birgit Rüst (m. 2011) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent |
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| Residence | Bremen |
| Alma mater | University of Kiel University of Hamburg |
| Occupation |
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| Website | Official Bremen government website |
Jens Böhrnsen (born 12 June 1949) is a German politician of the SPD who served as President of the Senate and Mayor of Bremen from 2005 to 2015. From 1 November 2009 until 31 October 2010 he was President of the Bundesrat. As such, he was acting head of state of Germany from the resignation of President Horst Köhler on 31 May 2010 until the election of Christian Wulff on 30 June 2010. Böhrnsen resigned in 2015 after his party sustained losses in state parliament election.
Böhrnsen is a lawyer by profession and served as a judge in Bremen from 1978 to 1995, when he became a full-time politician.