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Mayor
Prof. Dr. Eckart Würzner has been Mayor of the City of Heidelberg since 14th December 2006. Following his second period of office, he was re-elected for a further eight years in November 2022. The Mayor is head of the city administration and at the same time chairman of the City Council.