Künast), from 2009 he served as deputy leader. For the 2005 federal elections, Kuhn was the campaign manager of Alliance 90/The Greens. At the 2009 election, he unsuccessfully contested the single member constituency of Heidelberg. Between 2007 and 2009, Kuhn was one of 32 members of the Second Commission on the modernization of the federal state (Föderalismuskommission II), which had been established to reform the division of powers between federal and state authorities in Germany. Mayor of Stuttgart, 2012–present On 21 October 2012 Kuhn was elected Lord Mayor of Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg with 52.9% of the votes. His 8-year-term as Mayor (Oberbürgermeister) began in January 2013. Stuttgart has a population of about 600,000 and is capital city of the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg. Kuhn was the first candidate of the German Green party to win in a city of such importance. Kuhn took over from Wolfgang Schuster, his predecessor, on 7 January 2013. In early 2020, he announced that he would not stand in the next elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of his second term later that year. Other activities Corporate boards Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW), Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board Stuttgart Airport, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart (VVS), Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board Stadtwerke Stuttgart, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board Non-profit organizations Heinrich Böll Foundation, Member of the Board Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Member of the Board of Trustees Theaterhaus Stuttgart, Member of the Board of Trustees Personal life Kuhn is married and has two sons. Kuhn also supports the football club FC Bayern München. See also Dieter Salomon, the first Green party mayor of a German Großstadt (a large city) References External links (in German) Official website Bundestag page Abgeordnetenwatch Wirtschaftswoche 1955 births Living people Mayors of Stuttgart Members of the Bundestag for Baden-Württemberg Members of the Bundestag 2009–2013 Members of the Bundestag 2005–2009 Members of the Bundestag 2002–2005 Members of the Bundestag for Alliance 90/The Greens Recipients of the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg