Petra Roth (2007)

Petra Roth (born May 9, 1944 in Bremen) is a German politician and mayor of Frankfurt since 1995. May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Bremen, see Bremen (disambiguation). ... This is a list of mayors of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. ... For other uses, see Frankfurt (disambiguation). ...

Political career

After moving to Frankfurt, Petra Roth joined the local Christian Democratic Union organization. Afterwards she was elected to the local city council and between 1987 and 1995, to the Parliament of Hessen. The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU - Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the largest conservative political party in Germany. ... Hesse is also the name of the German writer Hermann Hesse, as well as the German mathematician Otto Hesse. ...

Between 1992 and 1995 she was chairman of the CDU Frankfurt.

On June 25, 1995, Petra Roth was elected mayor of Frankfurt, defeating the incumbent Andreas von Schoeler and becoming the first directly elected woman mayor of the city. June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2001, she won the second round in a tight race against Achim Vandreike (SPD). SPD redirects here. ...

On January 28, 2007, she was re-elected in the first round with 60.5% of the votes. January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...

Honors

In 2001, for her activity in the service of the Franco-German cooperation, she received the Légion d'honneur order, Officier class. François Mitterrand and Helmut Kohl in Verdun in 1984 The Franco-German Cooperation or Franco-German Partnership are terms to describe the high collaboration between the countries of France and Germany in the post-1945 world. ... Chiang Kai-sheks Légion dhonneur. ...

Private life

A professional medical assistant, she is widowed and has 2 sons. Copyright© 1996-2005 AAMA. A medical assistant (MA) is a multi-skilled allied healthcare practitioner who is competent in both a wide variety of clinical and laboratory procedures, as well as many administrative roles. ...

External link

• (German) Personal website

This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding German Wikipedia article as of March 5, 2007. March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...