Overview

• Tina Haltermann, elected in an April 6 runoff, will be sworn in at Westerland town hall at 19:00 on April 30, 2025.
• Her official six-year term starts May 1, though duties will commence May 2 due to a public holiday.
• Haltermann is the second woman to serve as mayor of Westerland and brings over two decades of experience on Sylt.
• Key priorities include addressing illegal vacation rentals and implementing an island-wide administrative overhaul.
• The election followed the ousting and subsequent unexplained death of former mayor Nikolas Häckel in late 2024.