Herbert Wagner (politician)

Herbert Wagner ( born September 21, 1948 in Neustrelitz ) is a German politician ( CDU).

Life

After schooling Wagner first completed an apprenticeship as a heating engineer. This was followed by a course of study as an electronics engineer at the Technical University of Dresden, which he successfully completed in 1973. From 1973 to 1990 Wagner then worked as a development engineer in Dresden. He received his doctorate in 1985, Dr. -Ing.

Politically active Wagner was only during the peaceful revolution in the GDR. It was established in November 1989, member of the Group of 20, which sought dialogue with the Dresden party leadership under then- Mayor Wolfgang Berghofer. As of November 1989, he was so co-organizer of the Monday demonstrations in Dresden.

From 1990 he was active in local politics in Dresden, first as a newly elected leader of the Democratic base fraction in the Dresden city council. Also in 1990, Herbert Wagner joined the CDU. After the first free elections in the GDR in May 1990, he was, at that time elected by the City Council, Mayor of Dresden. The first OB- direct elections in 1994 he was able to maintain his position successfully. During his time as OB Wagner was also President of the Saxon Towns and Municipalities, as well as Deputy President of the German Association of Cities. In 2001 he was defeated, however, his challenger Ingolf Rossberg (FDP ), which was supported by the bipartisan initiative OB for Dresden. After the election defeat until summer 2008 Wagner CEO of KDN was Municipal Data Network GmbH Dresden. Volunteering Dr. Wagner engaged in the Bautzen Memorial Road Dresden as Chairman of the Board and the Advisory Board of the Saxon Memorial Foundation in memory of the victims of political tyranny.

Wagner is married and has three children.

Honors

On 26 May 1999 he was awarded the Saxon Constitutional Medal of Landtagspräsident Erich Iltgen. On 13 October 2009 he received on the occasion of "20 Years of Peaceful Revolution " the Saxon Order of Merit.

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