City administration
Mayor and Chief Financial Officer Kurt Dannenberg
© Stadt Gera
| Date of birth | 19. September 1968 |
| Place of birth | Hilten/County of Bentheim |
| Nationality | German |
Professional background and training
| seit 30.01.2014 | Mayor and first full-time alderman |
| 2012 – 2014 | Advisor in the Policy Department of the Federal Ministry of Defense, Berlin |
| 2011 – 2012 | Participation in the 26th International Training Course of the Geneva Center for Security Policy and Master of Advanced Studies in International and European Security Policy at the University of Geneva |
| 2009 – 2011 | Commander of Armored Engineer Battalion 701, Gera, during this time from 11/2009 - 03/2010 Chief Engineer at Regional Command North, Mazar-e-Sharif (Afghanistan) |
| 2006 – 2009 | Secondment to the Federal Foreign Office as an advisor in the German NATO representation, Brussels |
| 2004 – 2006 | Head of Logistics Department of Panzergrenadierbrigade 1, Hildesheim, during this time from 01/2005 - 07/2005 Military Assistant to the Commander of the 3rd German Operational Contingent, Kunduz/Feyzabad (Afghanistan) |
| 2002 – 2004 | 45th Army General Staff Course at the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College, Hamburg |
| 1999 – 2002 | Company Commander 2nd Engineer Battalion 320, Lahnstein |
| 1997 – 1999 | Platoon leader and planning officer, 210 Armored Engineer Company, Höxter |
| 1992 – 1997 | Degree in mechanical engineering at the Helmut Schmidt University of the Federal Armed Forces, Hamburg |
| 1989 – 1992 | Training and subsequent promotion to officer |
| 1989 | Acceptance as a regular soldier in the army/pioneer force |
| 1988 | Joining the Bundeswehr as a conscript |
| 1988 | Abitur at Kreuzgasse grammar school in Cologne |
Volunteering
| Deputy state chairman of the Mittelstands- und Wirtschaftsunion (MIT), Thuringia state association |
| President of the Gera Municipal Sports Association |
| Chairman of the Gera Swimming Club |
| Chairman of the Board of the von Wiese Foundation |
| Past President of the Rotary Club Gera |
Awards
| Bronze badge of honor of the Thuringian youth fire department |
| Bundeswehr Cross of Honor in silver and gold |
| German Armed Forces ISAF Service Medal in silver |
| NATO ISAF Medal in Silver |
| Medal of Honor of the City of Cologne in bronze for special sporting achievements |
| "Paul Harris Fellow" - Rotary International award |