Jochen Ott



Jochen Ott (9 May 1974 in Porz) is a German teacher and politician of the Social Democrats (SPD) who has been serving as member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2010.

Political career
From 2011 until 2019, Ott served as the leader of the party in 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.

In parliament, Ott serves on the Committee on Education.

Corporate boards

 * NRW.BANK, Member of the Advisory Board (since 2018)
 * Cologne Bonn Airport, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board
 * RheinCargo, Member of the Supervisory Board

Non-profit organization

 * Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), Alternate Member of the Broadcasting Council
 * Education and Science Workers' Union (GEW), Member