Peter Schulz is a German politician, member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD)

Social Democratic Party of Germany

The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...

 and First Mayor of Hamburg

Hamburg

-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

 (1971 – 1974).

Schulz was born in Rostock

Rostock

Rostock -Early history:In the 11th century Polabian Slavs founded a settlement at the Warnow river called Roztoc ; the name Rostock is derived from that designation. The Danish king Valdemar I set the town aflame in 1161.Afterwards the place was settled by German traders...

. He studied law at the University of Hamburg

University of Hamburg

The University of Hamburg is a university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by Wilhelm Stern and others. It grew out of the previous Allgemeines Vorlesungswesen and the Kolonialinstitut as well as the Akademisches Gymnasium. There are around 38,000 students as of the start of...

 and after his graduation in 1958 Schulz founded his own office.

Political life

In 1961 he was elected in the Hamburg Parliament

Hamburg Parliament

The Hamburg Parliament is the unicameral legislature of the German state of Hamburg according to the constitution of Hamburg. As of 2011 there were 121 members in the parliament, representing a relatively equal amount of constituencies...

 and served as Senator of Justice from 1966. In 1970 he became Senator for Schools and Youth and Second Mayor. On June 16, 1971 he was elected as First Mayor of Hamburg, but resigned after the election 1974 on November 12, 1974.

1978 – 1982 and 1983 – 1986 Schulz was President of Hamburg Parliament.

External links

• Schulz Noack Bärwinkel – Lawyers office homepage