Sören Link (Social Democratic Party of Germany) has been Mayor of Duisburg since 1 Jul 2012. Since Sören Link took office in July 2012, population has edged up 0.2% a year. Among the 25 cities with a year or more of figures, Duisburg ranks 12th on the fall in unemployment and 26th of 46 on population growth. For comparison, population edged down 0.5% a year under Adolf Sauerland, 2004 to 2012. Since day zero GDP per person edged up 0.9% a year, 8.8% in all.
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