GermanyState executives & mayorsSocial Democratic Party of GermanyNorth Rhine-Westphalia · OberhausenMayor
Thorsten Berg
Profile
Thorsten Berg is a German politician who has served as the Mayor of Oberhausen since November 2025. Born in Gelsenkirchen in 1969, he was raised in Oberhausen and pursued a career in banking, eventually managing a large branch of the Stadtsparkasse Oberhausen. After unsuccessful bids in 2020, he was elected Mayor in 2025 as a candidate for the Social Democratic Party (SPD), ending a decade of CDU leadership in the city. He is married and resides in the Alstaden district.
Details
- Born
- 1969 · 57 years old
- Birth place
- Gelsenkirchen, Germany
- Education
- Novalis-Gymnasium
- Career
- Bank clerk and branch manager at Stadtsparkasse Oberhausen
