# Jochen Ott

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{{Short description|German teacher and politician}}
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'''Jochen Ott'''  (9 May 1974 in [Porz](/source/Porz)) is a German teacher and politician of the [Social Democrats](/source/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Germany) (SPD) who has been serving as member of the [Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia](/source/Landtag_of_North_Rhine-Westphalia) since 2010.

==Political career==
From 2011 until 2019, Ott served as the leader of the party in [Cologne](/source/Cologne). In 2015, he unsuccessfully ran to become Mayor of Cologne; he eventually suspended his mayoral election campaign in 2015 after the stabbing of his main rival [Henriette Reker](/source/Henriette_Reker).<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/story/1571320/german-mayoral-candidate-stabbed-in-neck|title=German Mayoral Candidate Stabbed In Neck|work=Sky News|accessdate=17 October 2015|archive-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018135651/https://news.sky.com/story/1571320/german-mayoral-candidate-stabbed-in-neck|url-status=live}}</ref>

In parliament, Ott serves on the Committee on Education.

==Other activities==

===Corporate boards===
*[NRW.BANK](/source/NRW.BANK), Member of the Advisory Board (since 2018)
*[Cologne Bonn Airport](/source/Cologne_Bonn_Airport), Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board<ref>[https://www.cologne-bonn-airport.com/en/company/corporate-management.html Corporate management] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923062145/https://www.cologne-bonn-airport.com/en/company/corporate-management.html |date=2019-09-23 }} [Cologne Bonn Airport](/source/Cologne_Bonn_Airport).</ref>
*[RheinCargo](/source/RheinCargo), Member of the Supervisory Board<ref>[https://www.rheincargo.com/unternehmen/aufsichtsrat/ Supervisory Board] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923062140/https://www.rheincargo.com/unternehmen/aufsichtsrat/ |date=2019-09-23 }} RheinCargo.</ref>

===Non-profit organization===
*[Westdeutscher Rundfunk](/source/Westdeutscher_Rundfunk) (WDR), Alternate Member of the Broadcasting Council<ref>[https://www1.wdr.de/unternehmen/rundfunkrat/rundfunkrat-mitglieder-108.html Members of the Broadcasting Council] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824032825/https://www1.wdr.de/unternehmen/rundfunkrat/rundfunkrat-mitglieder-108.html |date=2019-08-24 }} [Westdeutscher Rundfunk](/source/Westdeutscher_Rundfunk) (WDR).</ref>
*[Education and Science Workers' Union](/source/Education_and_Science_Workers'_Union_(Germany)) (GEW), Member

==References==
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== External links ==
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