# Fritz Schramma

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Fritz Schramma Fritz Schramma Born (1947-08-27)August 27, 1947 Cologne Occupations Politician, mayor of Cologne

**Fritz Schramma** is a [German](/source/Germans) politician. He was mayor of [Cologne](/source/Cologne) from 2000 until 2009.

## Career

In 2000, Schramma ([CDU](/source/Christian_Democratic_Union_(Germany))) assumed office as mayor-in-chief along with Bernhard Wimmer (CDU), because the incumbent Harry Blum (CDU) died unexpectedly. In a runoff vote, he won election on 17 September 2000 against [Anke Brunn](/source/Anke_Brunn) ([Social Democrats](/source/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Germany)), who was nominated by her party only a short time ahead of the vote. The Social Democrats were heavily weakened by corruption scandals. Schramma's term in office was nine years instead of the usual five: he first completed the term of his predecessor Blum until 2004, and then he served his own term as a result of winning the runoff in 2000.

In 2025, after 50 years membership, Schramma left the Christian Democratic Union, stating the lack of profile within the party as reason.[1]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Stafan Laurin: "Warum ein CDU-Urgestein aus der Partei austritt"](https://www.cicero.de/innenpolitik/koeln-ex-burgermeister-fritz-schramma-cdu) cicero.de, 7 November 2025, retrieved 7 November 2025

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v t e Mayors of Cologne Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Köln (Lord Mayor) 1815-1933 Karl Joseph von Mylius Franz Rudolf von Monschaw Johann Adolf Steinberger Friedrich Wilhelm Gräff Hermann Joseph Stupp Alexander Bachem Hermann Heinrich Becker Friedrich von Becker Max Wallraf Konrad Adenauer 1933-1945 Günter Riesen Karl Georg Schmidt Peter Winkelnkemper Robert Brandes since 1945 Konrad Adenauer Willi Suth Hermann Pünder Ernst Schwering Robert Görlinger1 Ernst Schwering Robert Görlinger Ernst Schwering Theo Burauen John van Nes Ziegler Norbert Burger Harry Blum2 Fritz Schramma Jürgen Roters Henriette Reker Torsten Burmester 1 elected by sortition, after stand-off in city council 2 first directly elected mayor

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