Belit ONAY
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Mayor of Hannover, Council of the State Capital Hannover
Before being elected Mayor of Hannover in 2019, Belit was member of the State Parliament of Lower Saxony (2013 to 2019), where he acted as spokesperson for local and domestic policy, migration, sport, network policy and data protection. From 2011-2014, Belit was a councillor in Hannover’s City Council and deputy group leader.
He is committed to an open and participation-oriented society. A car-free city centre, a modern urban transport policy, fostering cultural development and intercultural coexistence play a central role in in his current mandate.
Belit is also Deputy Vice-President of the German Association of Cities and is active in the international association Mayors for Peace.