Henning Scherf (born 31 October, 1938 in Bremen) is a German lawyer and politician. He was the Mayor of Bremen from 4 July 1995 to 8 November 2005. After studying law and social sciences from 1958 - 1962 in Berlin, Hamburg and Freiburg he worked for a protestant students association (Evangelisches Studentenwerk) until 1964. He has been a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany since 1963. In 1968 Scherf got his law doctorate from University of Hamburg. Wikipedia
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