{{short description|German politician}} {{BLP sources|date=February 2012}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Christian Ude | image = 7764ri-Fraktionssitzung-SPD.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Ude in 2012 | office = Mayor of Munich | term_start = 12 September 1993 | term_end = 30 April 2014 | predecessor = Georg Kronawitter | successor = Dieter Reiter | office2 = Deputy Mayor of Munich | term_start2 = 2 May 1990 | term_end2 = 11 September 1993 | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | office3 = | term_start3 = | term_end3 = | predecessor3 = | successor3 = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|10|26|df=y}} | birth_place = Munich, Bavaria, Germany | death_date = | death_place = | party = Social Democratic Party | relations = | spouse = Edith von Welser-Ude | children = 6 | alma_mater = | occupation = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }}
'''Christian Ude''' (born 26 October 1947) is a German politician who served as mayor of Munich from 1993 to 2014. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).
==Career== Ude was born in Munich, the son of journalist and author Karl Ude and his Swiss-born wife, Renée Madeleine, née Guggisberg. From 1967 to 1969 he worked for the daily newspaper ''Süddeutsche Zeitung''. He studied legal science in Munich 1969-1977. From 1979 to 1990 he worked as a lawyer.
He was elected as deputy mayor of Munich on 2 May 1990, two months after he was elected into the city council of Munich.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.christian-ude.de/christian-ude/lebenslauf/|title=Lebenslauf | Christian Ude|website=www.christian-ude.de}}</ref>
On 12 September 1993, Ude was elected as lord mayor<ref>{{cite news|title=Ude rechnet mit Hoeneß ab|url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/muenchen-ude-rechnet-mit-hoeness-ab-1.1968024|accessdate=17 May 2014|newspaper=Süddeutsche Zeitung|date=17 May 2014|language=German}}</ref> and successor of Georg Kronawitter. He was re-elected three times, on 13 June 1999 with 61.2 per cent of all votes, on 3 March 2002 with 64.5 per cent and on 2 March 2008 with 66.8 per cent. In August 2011 Christian Ude announced his intention to become the SPD's leading candidate for the upcoming Bavarian state election in 2013.<ref>[http://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/moegliche-kandidatur-bei-landtagswahl-christian-ude-verleiht-fluegel-1.1129761 Der Messias will es wissen], Süddeutsche Zeitung, 9 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/bayern/Christian-Ude-Vom-Oberbuergermeister-zum-Hoffnungstraeger-der-Partei-id16295191.html Christian Ude: Vom Oberbürgermeister zum Hoffnungsträger der Partei], Augsburger Allgemeine, 11 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/moegliche-kandidatur-von-christian-ude-hoffen-auf-den-bayerischen-kretschmann-1.1130029 Hoffen auf den bayerischen Kretschmann], Süddeutsche Zeitung, 11 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011</ref><ref>[https://www.welt.de/print/welt_kompakt/print_politik/article13538290/Erstmals-echte-Konkurrenz-fuer-Seehofer.html Erstmals echte Konkurrenz für Seehofer], Welt Online, 11 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.morgenpost.de/printarchiv/politik/article1729038/Ein-zweiter-Fruehling-fuer-Christian-Ude.html Ein zweiter Frühling für Christian Ude], Berliner Morgenpost, 11 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011</ref>
==Personal life== In addition to his position as lord mayor, Ude is also a political cabaret artist. Ude has been married to Edith von Welser-Ude (*1939) since 1983, it is his first and her second marriage.
==Other activities== Additionally, Ude was a member of the board of directors of the 1860 Munich until 2009.
In 2005, he was elected to the post of President of the German cities association.
There is a "Culture and Education Center" named after Christian Ude in Tunceli, Pülümür. [https://www.sueddeutsche.de/image/sz.1.1757087/974x731?v=1521863080&cropRatios=0:0-BiGa-www&cropRatios=3:2&cropRatios=2:3&method=resize&format=webp] Construction started in 2007 with a ceremony with his participation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zeitung |first=Süddeutsche |title=OB Christian Ude in München: Anzapfmeister und Ferkelfreund |url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/muenchens-oberbuergermeister-ude-anzapfmeister-und-ferkelfreund-1.1906700 |access-date=5 May 2022 |website=Süddeutsche.de |date=29 April 2014 |language=de}}</ref> At the same time, he is an honorary member of Pülümür.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Munzur'da Alman aşkı |url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/munzur-da-alman-aski-38758874 |access-date=5 May 2022 |website=www.hurriyet.com.tr |date=17 August 2005 |language=tr}}</ref>
==Bibliography== *Asta Schreib: ''Christian Ude''. (in German). (MünchenPortrait; 1) München, München-Verlag 2007, {{ISBN|978-3-937090-22-1}}.
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==External links== {{commons|Christian Ude|Christian Ude}} * {{in lang|de}} [http://www.christian-ude.de Website of Christian Ude] * [http://citymayors.com/interviews/munich_mayor.html CityMayors article]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ude, Christian}} Category:1947 births Category:Living people Category:Mayors of Munich Category:Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians Category:20th-century German politicians Category:21st-century German politicians Category:Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany