Henning Voscherau

Henning Voscherau (13 August 1941 – 24 August 2016) was a German politician. He was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. He was the first mayor of Hamburg from 1988 until 1997. He was the President of the Bundesrat from 1990 until 1991.

Henning Voscherau
First Mayor of Hamburg
In office 8 June 1988 – 8 October 1997
Preceded by	Klaus von Dohnanyi
Succeeded by	Ortwin Runde
President of the Bundesrat
In office 1990–1991
President	Richard von Weizsäcker
Chancellor	Helmut Kohl
Preceded by	Walter Momper
Succeeded by	Alfred Gomolka
Personal details
Born	(1941-08-13)13 August 1941 Hamburg, Germany
Died	24 August 2016(2016-08-24) (aged 75) Hamburg, Germany
Nationality	German
Political party	Social Democratic Party of Germany
Alma mater	University of Hamburg

Voscherau died from brain cancer on 24 August 2016 in Hamburg at the age of 75.