Peter Schulz

Not to be confused with Peter Schutz.

Peter Schulz (25 April 1930 – 17 May 2013) was a German politician, member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and First Mayor of Hamburg (1971 – 1974).

Peter Schulz
First Mayor of Hamburg
In office 16 June 1971 – 12 November 1974
President	Gustav Heinemann Walter Scheel
Chancellor	Willy Brandt Helmut Schmidt
Preceded by	Herbert Weichmann
Succeeded by	Hans-Ulrich Klose
Personal details
Born	(1930-04-25)25 April 1930 Rostock
Died	17 May 2013(2013-05-17) (aged 83) Hamburg
Nationality	German
Political party	Social Democratic Party (SPD)

Schulz was born in Rostock. He studied law at the University of Hamburg and after his graduation in 1958 Schulz founded his own office.

Political life

In 1961 he was elected in the Hamburg Parliament and served as Senator of Justice from 1966. In 1970 he became Senator for Schools and Youth and Second Mayor.^[1] On 16 June 1971 he was elected as First Mayor of Hamburg but resigned after the 1974 election, on 12 November 1974.

From 1978 to 1982 and from 1983 to 1986 Schulz was President of Hamburg Parliament.^[1]