Dr. Stephan Keller, Author at

Dr. Stephan Keller

Dr. Stephan Keller is the Mayor of Düsseldorf, Germany’s seventh-largest city. He was elected in September 2020 and is a member of the Christian Democratic Party (CDU). Keller was born in the German city of Aachen in 1970. He studied law in Bayreuth and Birmingham. He completed his studies with the 1st State Law Examination at the University of Bayreuth, the Master of Laws (LL.M.) at the University of Birmingham (1996), and the 2nd State Law Examination at the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf (1999). In 2010, he was awarded a law doctorate (Dr. iur.) from the Ruhr University in Bochum. From 1999 to 2000, he worked as a consultant for fundamental issues of the municipal constitution, administrative structure reform, and immigration law at the German Association of Cities in Cologne. From 2000 to 2005, he managed the office of the chief executive. In 2006, he then moved to the Association of Towns and Municipalities of North Rhine-Westphalia in Düsseldorf as Alderman for Urban Development, Environment, and Municipal Economy. From 2011 to 2016, he served as Commissioner for law, order, and traffic in the state capital of Düsseldorf. Before he was elected Mayor of Düsseldorf, he served as deputy mayor and city director in Cologne. Keller is married and father of three children.

The pressure to find suitable and affordable housing in Düsseldorf is increasing day-by-day. The city is working to expand their approach into a “Düsseldorf building land model” to accelerate the development of new residential areas and establish consistent guidelines.