Dr. Christian Pundt (born in 1973 in Lohne) is a German independent politician and has served as district administrator of the Oldenburg district since November 1, 2021. Prior to that, he was mayor of the municipality of Hatten.

Pundt completed police training in Hann. Münden and was subsequently assigned to the police force in Oldenburg. At the same time, he attended night school and studied at the Lower Saxony University of Applied Sciences for Public Administration and Justice as well as at the University of Hamburg. He earned his doctorate at the University of Bremen and taught criminology part-time at the University of Public Administration in Bremen. At the Federal University of Applied Sciences in Münster, he taught leadership theory and the social science foundations of administrative action.

In 2014, Pundt ran as an independent candidate in the mayoral election in Hatten and was elected mayor.

He ran again as an independent in the 2021 district administrator election, though with the support of the SPD, Alliance 90/The Greens, the FDP, and the UWG Oldenburg.

He won in the first round with about 63% of the vote.