Markus Herrera Torrez

Markus Herrera Torrez (* 1988 in Zwenkau ) is a German politician ( SPD ) and Lord Mayor of Wertheim . He is the 26th mayor of Wertheim since 1810.

Life

Herrera Torrez grew up in Lauffen am Neckar and graduated from high school there. He then studied history and political science at the University of Mannheim . From 2009 to 2016 he was a member of the municipal council of Lauffen am Neckar. From 2012 to 2015 he was state chairman of the Jusos Baden-Württemberg, since 2014 he was also a member of the SPD state executive in Baden-Württemberg, and in 2017 he also took over the chairmanship of the SPD district association Heilbronn-Land. After completing his studies, Herrera Torrez completed a trainee program at IG Metall . He was then taken on as trade union secretary and in this function seconded to the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) in Brussels for two years . From the end of his activities abroad he worked in Frankfurt am Main as a consultant to the 1st chairman of IG Metall.

In January 2019, Herrera Torrez announced his candidacy as Lord Mayor of Wertheim . In the election on February 3, 2019, he received 63.3% of the votes cast and thus won the first ballot. He took over his office on May 1, 2019 from his predecessor Stefan Mikulicz , who no longer ran for election.

The inauguration took place on May 3, 2019. Due to the great interest, the event had to be moved to the Main-Tauber-Halle.

Individual evidence

↑ About me »Markus Herrera Torrez - Lord Mayor for Wertheim. In: Markus Herrera Torrez. Retrieved on February 17, 2019 (German).
↑ Herrera Torrez wants to become mayor in Wertheim - STIMME.de. Retrieved February 17, 2019 .
↑ About me »Markus Herrera Torrez - Lord Mayor for Wertheim. In: Markus Herrera Torrez. Retrieved on February 17, 2019 (German).
↑ SWR Aktuell, SWR Aktuell: SPD man Herrera Torrez becomes the new mayor of Wertheim. Retrieved February 17, 2019 .
↑ Great interest in the inauguration of the OB. In: NOKZEIT. April 20, 2019, accessed on April 20, 2019 (German).

Web links

Homepage of Markus Herrera Torrez

personal data
SURNAME	Herrera Torrez, Markus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German politician (SPD) and Lord Mayor
DATE OF BIRTH	1988
PLACE OF BIRTH	Zwenkau

[1] About me »Markus Herrera Torrez - Lord Mayor for Wertheim. In: Markus Herrera Torrez. Retrieved on February 17, 2019 (German).

[2] Herrera Torrez wants to become mayor in Wertheim - STIMME.de. Retrieved February 17, 2019 .

[3] About me »Markus Herrera Torrez - Lord Mayor for Wertheim. In: Markus Herrera Torrez. Retrieved on February 17, 2019 (German).

[:0-4] SWR Aktuell, SWR Aktuell: SPD man Herrera Torrez becomes the new mayor of Wertheim. Retrieved February 17, 2019 .

[5] Great interest in the inauguration of the OB. In: NOKZEIT. April 20, 2019, accessed on April 20, 2019 (German).