Speaker

Dr. Thomas Spies has been Lord Mayor of the university city of Marburg since 2015. The 61-year-old was born and raised in Marburg, is married and has a grown-up son. Spies studied medicine and then worked at the university hospital. From 1999 to 2015, he represented the region as a member of the state parliament in Wiesbaden. As Lord Mayor, he is committed to affordable housing, municipal climate protection, a strong business location and a good life in a modern city with a historic center. Under his leadership, Marburg has set itself the goal of becoming Germany's first climate-neutral city.