Dieter Reiter

Dieter Reiter
Reiter in 2022
Mayor of Munich
In office
1 May 2014 – 30 April 2026
Preceded byChristian Ude
Succeeded byDominik Krause
Personal details
Born (1958-05-19) 19 May 1958 (age 68)
Rain, Swabia, Bavaria,
West Germany
PartySocial Democratic Party
SpousePetra Reiter (2003–present)
Children1

Dieter Reiter (born 19 May 1958) is a German politician who served as the mayor of Munich from 2014 until 2026. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).

Career

Reiter was born in Rain, Swabia, a small town in Bavaria. He studied at the Fachhochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung und Rechtspflege in Hof, where he finished 1981. On 30 March 2014, he was elected mayor of Munich with 56.7% of the votes. He succeeded Christian Ude, who served as mayor from 1993 to 2014. Reiter was SPD delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2017.

In 2021, Reiter proposed illuminating the stadium for UEFA Euro 2020 in rainbow colors to protest the Hungarian anti-LGBT law, but this was rejected by UEFA.

On March 22, 2026, Reiter lost the mayoral elections in Munich against Dominik Krause.

Other activities

Corporate boards

Non-profit organizations

Personal life

Reiter has been married twice and is the father of a son from his first marriage. His second wife, Petra, has two children of her own from a previous relationship.

References

  1. ↑ "Munich elects new centre-left mayor". The Local. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  2. ↑ https://www.studiox.bg (30 September 2024). "Dieter Reiter". www.themayor.eu. Retrieved 25 June 2025. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
  3. ↑ Mitglieder bzw. Ersatzmitglieder der 16. Bundesversammlung Landtag of Bavaria, press release of 22 November 2016.
  4. ↑ Oshin, Olafimihan (22 June 2021). "UEFA declines request to allow rainbow lights at Munich stadium". The Hill. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "German health minister angry at UEFA decision on stadium rainbow lighting". Reuters. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  6. ↑ Sueddeutsche.de: Dominik Krause wird neuer Oberbürgermeister, March 22, 2026
  7. ↑ Advisory Board FC Bayern.
  8. ↑ Kuratorium Archived 27 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
  9. ↑ Board of Trustees Archived 4 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine Ifo Institute for Economic Research.