Christian Ude (born 26 October 1947) is a German politician who served as mayor of Munich from 1993 to 2014.

[1] On 12 September 1993, Ude was elected as lord mayor[2] and successor of Georg Kronawitter.

In August 2011 Christian Ude announced his intention to become the SPD's leading candidate for the upcoming Bavarian state election in 2013.

[3][4][5][6][7] In addition to his position as lord mayor, Ude is also a political cabaret artist.

There is a "Culture and Education Center" named after Christian Ude in Tunceli, Pülümür.