Belit Nejat Onay (born 15 January 1981) is a German politician for the Alliance 90/The Greens. He was elected Mayor of Hanover in 2019, and took office on 22 November.
Under his leadership mit Hanover launched a pilot project ("RESTART: #HANnovativ") to become a Smart City. In 2024, he announced a dedicated 48 million euro fund for digitisation. The annual German "Smart-City-Index" 2025 noted Hanover's rise to rank 7.
Role in national politics Onay was born in Goslar. In the negotiations to form a so-called traffic light coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Green Party and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) on the national level following the 2021 German elections, he was part of his party's delegation in the working group on social policy, co-chaired by Dagmar Schmidt, Sven Lehmann and Johannes Vogel.Britt-Marie Lakämper (October 21, 2021), SPD, Grüne, FDP: Diese Politiker verhandeln die Ampel-Koalition Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.
Onay was nominated by his party as delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the Federal President of Germany in 2022.Drucksache 18/10450: Niedersächsische Mitglieder der 17. Bundesversammlung am 13. Februar 2022 State Parliament of Lower Saxony.
Other activities Corporate boards Deutsche Messe AG, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2020)Supervisory Board Deutsche Messe. Sparkasse Hannover, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2019)Supervisory Board Sparkasse Hannover.
Non-profit organizations Islamkolleg Deutschland (IKD), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2021)Board of Trustees Islamkolleg Deutschland (IKD).
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Personal website