Gerhard Glogowski
Gerhard Glogowski ( born February 11, 1943 in Hannover ) is a German SPD politician. He was from 1990 to 1998 Lower Saxon Minister of the Interior and of 28 October 1998 to December 14, 1999 Prime Minister of Lower Saxony.
Family and professional training
Glogowski grew up in Bonn. His father was a chauffeur of the SPD politician Herbert Wehner and Erich Ollenhauer. After attending elementary school Glogowski graduated in Bonn an apprenticeship as a toolmaker. At the same time he attended an evening school, in order to obtain the Abitur. Subsequently, he studied at the School of Economics and Politics in Hamburg to the degree in economics.
Political career
Glogowski is a member of the SPD since 1960 member of IG Metall and since 1961. He was district chairman of the SPD district Braunschweig and vice chairman of the National Association of Lower Saxony the SPD.
His first political office he took over in 1966 as a councilor of the former town Waggum from 1968 to 1972 as a group leader of his party. He became mayor in 1972. From 1972 to 1974 he was also a deputy in the county council of the county of Brunswick and there Deputy SPD parliamentary group. In the years 1976 to 1981 and 1986 to 1990 Gerhard Glogowski honorary Mayor of the City of Brunswick.
1978 Glogowski was elected to the parliament of Lower Saxony, where he served without interruption until 2003. From 1984 to 1990 he was Deputy Chairman of the SPD there Landtag fraction.
Glogowski was at times - before his tenure as Interior Minister - President of Lower Saxony of Cities. He also belonged for several years at the supervisory boards of Volkswagen AG, the North German Landesbank and Public Insurance Braunschweig. He was a member of the supervisory boards of the steel mills Peine -Salzgitter AG, Stadtwerke Braunschweig, the Lower Saxony Verfrachtungsgesellschaft, Nord / LB and the Brunswick coal mines, as well as a member of the Advisory Board of remote Gas Salzgitter GmbH.
Home Secretary and Minister President of Lower Saxony
Of 21 June 1990 to 28 October 1998, he was in Lower Saxony Interior Minister and Deputy Prime Minister under Gerhard Schröder.
According to Schröder's election as Chancellor on 27 October 1998 Glogowski came on 28 October 1998 its successor as Prime Minister of Lower Saxony. Critics in Hanover threw Glogowski already in his time as Minister of the Interior before he had above all the interests of the city of Braunschweig in view. Because he was accused of having material benefits procured by his office, Glogowski resigned as Prime Minister on 26 November 1999.
Gerhard Glogowski belonged from 1990 to 1999 on the following cabinets:
- Cabinet Schröder I ( Lower Saxony) (1990-1994, Minister of the Interior, Deputy Prime Minister )
- Cabinet Schröder II ( Lower Saxony) (1994-1998, Minister of the Interior, Deputy Prime Minister )
- Cabinet Schröder III (Lower Saxony) (1998, Minister of the Interior, Deputy Prime Minister )
- Cabinet Glogowski (1998-1999)
Commitment to Eintracht Braunschweig
Gerhard Glogowski sat down again and again and for the Brunswick gymnastics and sports club Eintracht 1895 eV (Eintracht Braunschweig). In the 80's he was instrumental in decisions of the City of Brunswick to preserve the club stadium at the Hamburger Straße (Eintracht - Stadion) with. As of Lower Saxony Interior Minister he pushed for the expansion of the stadium. The state of Lower Saxony finally granted for the project in significant promotion of sports agents. From 2000 until 2007 Glogowski was president of the association. In December 2007 he was appointed honorary president.
Honors
Gerhard Glogowski since December 1994 Honorary Senator of the TU Braunschweig.
On 18 December 2007 the Council of the City of Brunswick decided by a majority of controversial debate to appoint Glogowski honorary citizen of the City of Brunswick. The appointment took place on 11 February 2008.
Quotes
" NPD, DVU, Republicans, I was no different. This is all right-wing sump for me. That would mean: to sort shit after smell ".