Mayor Dennis Weilmann

My highlights from 2024

Hello and welcome!

My name is Dennis Weilmann - I have been Lord Mayor of my home city of Wolfsburg since September 2021. I want to make sure that life in Wolfsburg continues to be good and even better. Together with you, the people of Wolfsburg, I would like to make my contribution to making Wolfsburg livable and lovable for the future.

A functioning urban society without voluntary work, for example, is inconceivable to me. And that is why the focus must be on this voluntary contribution to the common good. During my term as mayor, I will take numerous measures to strengthen volunteerism! But we are also seeing right now how important a healthy and functioning local economy is. An intact local economy ultimately also ensures that social and community programs and projects can be supported. Another main focus is on education, culture, sports as well as other important issues.

Our hometown has always been dynamic, bright and economically well positioned. But we must not stand still! We must move forward, make courageous decisions, always be a corner faster. This also includes the topic of downtown development. In the short term, we need a better quality of stay - it must be fun to drive into the city and spend the day there. That's what I'm working for: a lively, attractive, green center that appeals to all generations! I will work to ensure that all people who want to live in Wolfsburg also find a suitable home here - and above all that Wolfsburg also remains the home of the people of Wolfsburg.

For me, a citizen-oriented attitude and responsiveness is a cornerstone of good politics, which is why talking to you in person is very important to me. I look forward to your wishes and suggestions.

Your Dennis Weilmann

City of Wolfsburg, City Councilor, Department for Economic Affairs, Digital Affairs and Culture

City of Wolfsburg, City Councilor, Head of Department for Economy, Digital Affairs and Culture

Planetarium gGmbH, Managing Director

About Dennis Weilmann

Career

since 09/2021

City of Wolfsburg, Lord Mayor

2020-2021

City of Wolfsburg, First City Councilor, Department for Economic Affairs, Digital Affairs and Culture

2018-2020

City of Wolfsburg, City Councilor, Department for Economic Affairs, Digital Affairs and Culture

since 2019

Planetarium gGmbH, Managing Director

since 2018

Wolfsburg Wirtschaft und Marketing GmbH, Managing Director

2008-2017

City of Wolfsburg, Head of the Communications Department

2008-2011

City of Wolfsburg, Head of the Office of Lord Mayor Prof. Rolf Schnellecke

2007-2008

Lower Saxony Ministry of Justice, Head of the Press and Public Relations Department, Press Spokesman

2005-2007

Lower Saxony Ministry of Justice, Personal Assistant to Minister Elisabeth Heister-Neumann, Deputy Press Officer, Cabinet Secretary, Deputy Head of Minister's Office

2003-2005

Higher Regional Court of Braunschweig, legal clerkship

2002-2003

CDU in Lower Saxony, Organization Officer

1996-2005

a. o. Wolfsburger Nachrichten, freelance journalist

City of Wolfsburg, City Councilor, Head of Department for Economy, Digital Affairs and Culture

City of Wolfsburg, City Councilor, Head of Department for Economy, Digital Affairs and Culture

Planetarium gGmbH, Managing Director

Planetarium gGmbH, Managing Director

Planetarium gGmbH, Managing Director

Planetarium gGmbH, Managing Director
Training

2003-2005

Higher Regional Court of Braunschweig, legal clerkship

1996-2001

Georg-August-University of Göttingen, law studies

1994-1995

Wolfsburg Hospital, Civilian Service

1987-1994

Kreuzheide, orientation school and high school

1981-1987

Westhagen and Alt Wolfsburg, elementary schools
Member
Member of the Supervisory Board

Allianz für die Region GmbH

Grizzly Wolfsburg GmbH

LSW Holding Verwaltungs-GmbH

Medical Care Center at the Hospital GmbH

Metropolregion Hannover Braunschweig Göttingen Wolfsburg GmbH

Neuland Wohnungsgesellschaft mbH

Stadtwerke Wolfsburg AG

VfL Wolfsburg -Football GmbH

Wolfsburg AG

Wolfsburg Business and Marketing GmbH

Member of the association

Lower Saxony Hospital Association e.V.

ready4work Förderverein e.V.

Member of the association

Regional Association Greater Braunschweig

Savings bank association

Member of the Board of Directors

Wolfsburger Struktur- und Beteiligungsgesellschaft (WSB AöR)

Member of the Board of Directors of Sparkasse Celle-Gifhorn-Wolfsburg

Member of the foundation

Wolfsburg Community Foundation

Wolfsburg Family Foundation

Cultural and Social Foundation of Sparkasse Celle-Gifhorn Wolfsburg

Lower Saxony Savings Bank Foundation

phaeno Foundation

Member of the board of trustees

Internationaler Freundeskreis Wolfsburg e.V.

New School Wolfsburg gGmbH

Volkswagen Art Museum Art Foundation

Member of the Association of German Cities

Member of the Lower Saxony Association of Cities
Duties of the Lord Mayor
The Lower Saxony Municipal Constitution Act (Niedersächsisches Kommunalverfassungsgesetz NKomVG) confers important responsibilities on the Lord Mayor, above all the competence for state tasks delegated by the federal and state governments.

In detail, the duties of the Lord Mayor are regulated in Section 85 of the NKomVG and include:

Representation

Management of the city administration

Preparation of the decisions of the Management Committee

Execution of the decisions of the Council as well as the Administrative Committee and fulfillment of the tasks assigned to it by the Administrative Committee

Decisions on measures in the field of defense, including the protection of the civilian population, and on measures for the fulfillment of other tasks which the state carries out on behalf of the federal government or for the execution of which the federal government may issue individual instructions

Decisions on licenses under trade law and immission control law

decisions on tasks subject to secrecy

Execution of instructions issued by the municipal and specialized supervisory authorities, insofar as there is no discretionary power in this respect

Execution of the transactions of the current administration not falling under numbers 1 to 6

Duty to inform the citizens
Secondary activities of the Lord Mayor
Lord Mayor Dennis Weilmann performs the following functions in the following bodies:
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Wolfsburg AG
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Allianz für die Region GmbH
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Grizzly Wolfsburg GmbH
- Member of the Supervisory Board of LSW Holding Verwaltungs-GmbH
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum am Klinikum GmbH
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Metropolregion Hannover Braunschweig Göttingen Wolfsburg GmbH
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Neuland Wohnungsgesellschaft mbH
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Stadtwerke Wolfsburg AG
- Member of the Supervisory Board of VfL Wolfsburg -Fußball GmbH
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Wolfsburger Wirtschaft und Marketing GmbH
- Member of the Management Board of Niedersächsische Krankenhausgesellschaft e.V.
- Member of the Executive Board of ready4work Förderverein e.V.
- Member of the Association Council of the Greater Braunschweig Regional Association
- Member of the Association Assembly of the Savings Banks Association
- Chairman of the Administrative Board of Wolfsburger Struktur- und Beteiligungsgesellschaft (WSB AöR)
- Member of the Board of Directors of Sparkasse Celle-Gifhorn-Wolfsburg
- President of the phaeno Foundation
- Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Wolfsburg Community Foundation
- Member of the Board of Trustees of the Wolfsburg Family Foundation
- Member of the Board of Trustees of the Cultural and Social Foundation of Sparkasse Celle-Gifhorn Wolfsburg
- Member of the Board of Trustees of the Lower Saxony Savings Bank Foundation
- Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Internationaler Freundeskreis Wolfsburg e.V.
- Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Neue Schule Wolfsburg gGmbH
- Member of the Board of Trustees of Kunststiftung Volkswagen Kunstmuseum
- Member of the Main Committee of the Association of German Cities
- Member of the Sports Committee of the Association of German Cities
- Member of the Conference of Lord Mayors of the Association of Cities and Towns of Lower Saxony
- Member of the Hospital Planning Committee of the State of Lower Saxony

Income of the Lord Mayor from sideline activities

Amount of remuneration or pecuniary benefits received by the Lord Mayor annually in euros

Representation of the City on the Supervisory Board of Stadtwerke Wolfsburg AG		2.024,80
Representation of the City on the Supervisory Board of Neuland Wohnungsgesellschaft mbH		1.437,92
Representation of the city on the supervisory board of Wolfsburger Wirtschaft und Marketing GmbH (WMG)		300,00
Member of the Supervisory Board of LSW Holding Verwaltungs-GmbH		6.000,00

Contact

City Hall

City of Wolfsburg

Mayor's Office
City Hall A
Porschestrasse 49
38440 Wolfsburg
Telephone: 05361 28-2207
E-mail: sekretariat.oberbuergermeister@stadt.wolfsburg.de
Social media
Lord Mayor Dennis Weilmann has his own active social media presence. Under @DEweilmann, he regularly reports on activities or important appointments on Facebook and provides an insight into the diverse tasks of a Lord Mayor. He is also present on the city administration's central social media sites.

To the Facebook presence of Dennis Weilmann

Annual balance sheets

On the annual balance sheets for 2022 and 2023

In conversation with the mayor

approachable - personal exchange on site

As part of ansprechbar, the Lord Mayor regularly visits you. Get into a personal conversation with the Lord Mayor about our Wolfsburg, current issues and let him know what concerns you.

You can find out when the Lord Mayor will be at your location and all other ansprechbar dates here:

No current dates

You will recognize the campaign by the "ansprechbar" pavilion, which serves as a contact point.
#approachable | Annual review 2023 and what can Wolfsburg expect in the coming year?
#ansprechbar / 85 years of Wolfsburg - between party and urban development
#ansprechbar / All inclusive - Equality and inclusion in Wolfsburg

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