Jürgen Linden (born January 13, 1947) is a German politician (Social Democratic Party of Germany) and was Lord Mayor of Aachen from 1989 to 2009.

Linden is the speaker of the board of directors of the Charlemagne Prize of the city of Aachen which is awarded since 60 years to people who extraordinarily contributed to the unification of Europe.

Famous prize winners were Winston Churchill, Konrad Adenauer, Juan Carlos I of Spain, Henry Kissinger, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, Tony Blair, Angela Merkel and others.

[4] Linden called into life the Aachen Cultural Summer, a series of events including classical and rock concerts, readings and dance performances.

Linden contributed to the economic development of the city of Aachen due to contacts with industry and trade and important German policy makers.