New councillor for social affairs, youth, health, culture and sport elected
City Council elects Annett Meylan as Dagmar Ruscheinsky’s successor
At its meeting today, the City Council elected Annett Meylan as the new mayor for Department 5 – Social Affairs, Youth, Health, Culture and Sport. The 43-year-old succeeds Dagmar Ruscheinsky, who is due to retire at the end of January.
Annett Meylan lives in Chemnitz and has been head of the Zwickau district youth welfare office for the past four years. From 2017 to 2021, she was project manager for the project ‘Challenges and Opportunities in the Care, Support and Accommodation of Children and Young People with Complex Support Needs’ at Chemnitz University of Technology, in cooperation with the Chemnitz Youth Welfare Office. The MSc psychologist will take up her new post as mayor at the earliest possible date.
Department 5 is responsible for cultural affairs, the Chemnitz Art Collections, the Social Services Office, the Youth Welfare Office, the Sports Office and the Office for Health and Prevention.
Seven candidates stood for election to head Department 5.