Henning Scherf

Henning Scherf
Henning Scherf
	Scherf as Mayor
President of the Senate and Mayor; of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
	In office; 4 July 1995 – 8 November 2005
Deputy	Ulrich Nölle; Hartmut Perschau; Peter Gloystein; Thomas Röwekamp;
Preceded by	Klaus Wedemeier
Succeeded by	Jens Böhrnsen
Vice President of the Senate and Mayor; of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
	In office; 18 September 1985 – 11 December 1991
President	Klaus Wedemeier;
Preceded by	Moritz Thape
Succeeded by	Claus Jäger
President
Bremen Senator
Senator for Justice and the Constitution
	In office; 11 December 1991 – 8 November 2005
President	Klaus Wedemeier; himself;
Deputy	Michael Göbel; Ulrich Mäurer
Preceded by	Volker Kröning
Succeeded by	Jens Böhrnsen
Senator for Education, Science and Arts
	In office; 6 February 1990 – 4 July 1995
President	Klaus Wedemeier;
Deputy	Reinhard Hoffmann
Preceded by	Horst Werner Franke
Succeeded by	Bringfriede Kahrs
Senator for Health
	Interim
	In office; 31 January 1987 – 26 January 1988
President	Klaus Wedemeier;
Deputy	Friedrich Hennemann
Preceded by	Herbert Brückner
Succeeded by	Vera Rüdiger
Senator for Youth and Social Affairs
	In office; 7 November 1979 – 6 February 1990
President	Hans Koschnick; Klaus Wedemeier;
Deputy	Hans-Christoph Hoppensack
Preceded by	Walter Franke
Succeeded by	Sabine Uhl
Senator for Finance
	In office; 27 September 1978 – 7 November 1979
President	Hans Koschnick;
Deputy	Günter Stahl
Preceded by	Hans Stefan Seifriz (interim)
Succeeded by	Moritz Thape
Personal details
Born	31 October 1938; Bremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Nazi Germany (now Germany)
Political party	Social Democratic Party (1963–)
Spouse	Luise Scherf
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Freiburg; Free University of Berlin
Occupation	Politician; Lawyer; Actor;

Henning Scherf (born 31 October 1938) is a German lawyer and politician of the SPD party who served as President of the Senate and Mayor of Bremen from 4 July 1995 to 8 November 2005.