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== Political career ==
== Political career ==
in 1980, Schäfer joined the CDU/[[Christian Social Union in Bavaria|CSU]] youth organisation [[Junge Union]] and was a board member from 1985 to 1999.<ref name="Türk" /> After the [[1999 Hessian state election]], Schäfer led the office of {{ill|Christean Wagner|de}}, the minister of justice in [[Hesse]],<ref name="Hesse" /><ref name="Bebenburg" /> and from 2002 the office of Minister President [[Roland Koch]]. <ref name="Hesse" /> From November 2005 until 2009, he was secretary of state for [[Jürgen Banzer]], minister of labour, family and health.<ref name="Finanz" /> During the [[financial crisis of 2007–08]], he coordinated state efforts to rescue [[Opel]], based in [[Rüsselsheim am Main]], in conjunction with the other three states where Opel had plants.<ref name="Türk" /> In February 2009, he became secretary of state for {{ill|Karlheinz Weimar|de}}, the minister of finance.<ref name="Bebenburg" />
In 1980, Schäfer joined the CDU/[[Christian Social Union in Bavaria|CSU]] youth organisation [[Junge Union]] and was a board member from 1985 to 1999.<ref name="Türk" /> After the [[1999 Hessian state election]], Schäfer led the office of {{ill|Christean Wagner|de}}, the minister of justice in [[Hesse]],<ref name="Hesse" /><ref name="Bebenburg" /> and from 2002 the office of Minister President [[Roland Koch]]. <ref name="Hesse" /> From November 2005 until 2009, he was secretary of state for [[Jürgen Banzer]], minister of labour, family and health.<ref name="Finanz" /> During the [[financial crisis of 2007–08]], he coordinated state efforts to rescue [[Opel]], based in [[Rüsselsheim am Main]], in conjunction with the other three states where Opel had plants.<ref name="Türk" /> In February 2009, he became secretary of state for {{ill|Karlheinz Weimar|de}}, the minister of finance.<ref name="Bebenburg" />


In August 2010, Schäfer became {{ill|Hessisches Ministerium der Finanzen|de|lt=state minister of finance}} under Hesse's new Minister President [[Volker Bouffier]]. He was a member of the [[Hessischer Landtag]], the state parliament, from 2014 onward.<ref name="Finanz" /> In 2018, he was re-elected, this time directly.<ref name="Bebenburg" /><!--Von 1990 bis 2012 war Schäfer Kreistagsabgeordneter im [[Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf]]. Von 2002 bis 2013 war er stellvertretender Kreisvorsitzender und ab 2013 Kreisvorsitzender der CDU Marburg-Biedenkopf. Ab 2008 gehörte Schäfer dem Landesvorstand der [[CDU Hessen]] an.--> He was regarded as a likely successor to Bouffier.<ref name="Bebenburg" /><ref name="Rösmann" />
In August 2010, Schäfer became {{ill|Hessisches Ministerium der Finanzen|de|lt=state minister of finance}} under Hesse's new Minister President [[Volker Bouffier]]. He was a member of the [[Hessischer Landtag]], the state parliament, from 2014 onward.<ref name="Finanz" /> In 2018, he was re-elected, this time directly.<ref name="Bebenburg" /><!--Von 1990 bis 2012 war Schäfer Kreistagsabgeordneter im [[Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf]]. Von 2002 bis 2013 war er stellvertretender Kreisvorsitzender und ab 2013 Kreisvorsitzender der CDU Marburg-Biedenkopf. Ab 2008 gehörte Schäfer dem Landesvorstand der [[CDU Hessen]] an.--> He was regarded as a likely successor to Bouffier.<ref name="Bebenburg" /><ref name="Rösmann" />

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Thomas Schäfer
Thomas Schäfer in 2019
Minister of Finance in Hesse
In office
31 August 2010 – 28 March 2020
Preceded byKarlheinz Weimar [de]
Personal details
Born(1966-02-22)22 February 1966
Hemer, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Died28 March 2020(2020-03-28) (aged 54)
Hochheim am Main, Hesse, Germany
Political partyCDU
Alma materUniversity of Marburg
ProfessionLawyer

Thomas Schäfer (German: [ˈtoːmas ˈʃɛːfɐ]; 22 February 1966 – 28 March 2020) was a German lawyer and politician for the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU). He was Minister of Finance of Hesse between 2010 and 2020.

Early life and education

Schäfer was born in Hemer and grew up in Biedenkopf.[1] After completing the Abitur in 1985, he trained as a banker at the local savings bank [de].[1] He studied law at the University of Marburg, graduating in 1997.[1]

From 1995 to 1998, Schäfer taught private and public law at the Deutsche Angestellten-Akademie [de] in Marburg.[1][2] From 1998 onward he worked as a lawyer for the Commerzbank in Frankfurt am Main.[1] In 1999, he earned a doctorate under the supervision of Werner Frotscher.[1]

Political career

In 1980, Schäfer joined the CDU/CSU youth organisation Junge Union and was a board member from 1985 to 1999.[3] After the 1999 Hessian state election, Schäfer led the office of Christean Wagner, the minister of justice in Hesse,[1][4] and from 2002 the office of Minister President Roland Koch. [1] From November 2005 until 2009, he was secretary of state for Jürgen Banzer, minister of labour, family and health.[2] During the financial crisis of 2007–08, he coordinated state efforts to rescue Opel, based in Rüsselsheim am Main, in conjunction with the other three states where Opel had plants.[3] In February 2009, he became secretary of state for Karlheinz Weimar [de], the minister of finance.[4]

In August 2010, Schäfer became state minister of finance [de] under Hesse's new Minister President Volker Bouffier. He was a member of the Hessischer Landtag, the state parliament, from 2014 onward.[2] In 2018, he was re-elected, this time directly.[4] He was regarded as a likely successor to Bouffier.[4][5]

On 27 March 2020, he announced, together with the minister of economy, Tarek Al-Wazir, the state's financial help in the Coronavirus crisis for freelancers and small businesses, where Schäfer said: "The fight against the Corona crisis will not fail because of money." ("Am Geld wird die Bekämpfung der Corona-Krise nicht scheitern.")[3]

Death

On the morning of 28 March 2020, his body was found next to the Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line near Hochheim am Main, and police speculated that he had committed suicide.[6][7][8] Schäfer's death came "as a shock", as days prior he had expressed that his work was "a pleasure and an honour". He was known as a jovial man with good humor, though he had visibly lost weight for "some time".[5] According to Bouffier, Schäfer's "worry about the future might have crushed him".[9] He is survived by his wife and 2 children.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Dr. Thomas Schäfer". State of Hesse. 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Dr. Thomas Schäfer (in German) Hessisches Finanzministerium
  3. ^ a b c Türk, Wolfgang (29 March 2020). "Tod von Finanzminister Schäfer - ein Nachruf / Er wirkte wie ein Fels in der Brandung". Hessenschau (in German). Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d Bebenburg, Pitt von (29 March 2020). "Finanzminister Thomas Schäfer ist tot - Tod des Kronprinzen für Hessen". Frankfurter Rundschau. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b Rösmann, Tobias (28 March 2020). "Finanzminister Thomas Schäfer: Dröhnend und sensibel". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  6. ^ German state finance minister Thomas Schäfer found dead Deutsche Welle 28 March 2020
  7. ^ "Thomas Schäfer, Finanzminister von Hessen, tot aufgefunden". Frankfurter Rundschau. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  8. ^ Online, FOCUS. "Hessens Finanzminister Thomas Schäfer tot an ICE-Strecke gefunden". FOCUS Online (in German). Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  9. ^ Maus, Robert; Wiesbaden (29 March 2020). "Bouffier über Schäfer: „Ein großer Verlust für unser Land"". FAZ.NET (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  10. ^ Arthur, Baaba (29 March 2020). "German finance minister commits suicide after 'virus crisis worries'". GhanaCrusader.com.

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