Dieter Reiter (born 19 May 1958) is a German politician who served as the mayor of Munich from 2014 until 2026. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
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Career
Reiter was born in Rain, Swabia, a small town in Bavaria. He studied at the Fachhochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung und Rechtspflege in Hof, where he finished 1981. On 30 March 2014, he was elected mayor of Munich with 56.7% of the votes. He succeeded Christian Ude, who served as mayor from 1993 to 2014. Reiter was SPD delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2017.
In 2021, Reiter proposed illuminating the stadium for UEFA Euro 2020 in rainbow colors to protest the Hungarian anti-LGBT law, but this was rejected by UEFA.
On March 22, 2026, Reiter lost the mayoral elections in Munich against Dominik Krause.
Other activities
Corporate boards
FC Bayern, member of the advisory board
Stadtwerke München (SWM), ex officio chairman of the supervisory board
Munich Airport, ex officio member of the supervisory board
Messe München, ex officio member of the supervisory board
Non-profit organizations
LMU Munich, member of the board of trustees
Technical University of Munich (TUM), member of the board of trustees
Deutsches Museum, member of the board of trustees
Ifo Institute for Economic Research, member of the board of trustees
ver.di, member
Personal life
Reiter has been married twice and is the father of a son from his first marriage. His second wife, Petra, has two children of her own from a previous relationship.