14 Facts About Peter Feldmann

Peter Manuel Feldmann was born on 7 October 1958 and is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party.

Peter Feldmann was born into a Jewish family in Helmstedt.

Peter Feldmann then studied political science at the University of Marburg until 1986, before he took on an academic career as a lecturer there.

Peter Feldmann joined the Frankfurt city council in 1988 and was elected vice president of his party's parliamentary group in 2004.

Peter Feldmann has described himself as a "liberal Jew", but says his beliefs are a private matter.

Peter Feldmann was successful with an election programme putting social aspects such as affordable housing on top of the agenda.

Peter Feldmann is the first German-Jewish politician to be elected mayor of Frankfurt since Ludwig Landmann who was expelled from his office in 1933.

The Frankfurt SPD withdrew their support of Peter Feldmann and urged him to resign.

On 25 May 2022, Peter Feldmann announced that he would not resign, but would withdraw from duties until the summer break.

Peter Feldmann faced a recall election on 6 November 2022, after announcing and subsequently withdrawing his resignation.

In October 2023, Peter Feldmann announced that he had joined The Left and would work with the party on projects in Wetteraukreis.

Peter Feldmann later agreed not to pursue his application to join.

In 2016, Peter Feldmann married Zubeyde in Frankfurt am Main.

Peter Feldmann has a daughter from his previous marriage, who was born in 2009.