David Ellensohn

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David Ellensohn

David Ellensohn (born July 24, 1963 in London ) is an Austrian politician ( Greens ). From 2001 to 2004 he was a member of the Vienna State Parliament and City Council and from 2004 to 2010 a non-executive city council and a member of the Vienna provincial government. In 2010 he took over the role of club chairman of the Greens in the Vienna state parliament and local council.

David Ellensohn ran for election as the top candidate of the Vienna Greens for the election to the 21st state parliament in Vienna , which should take place in October 2020 at the latest, and was defeated by Birgit Hebein .

Professional and academic career

David Ellensohn completed his school education in Vorarlberg from 1969, which he completed after attending elementary school and grammar school in 1982 with the Matura at a commercial academy . After completing his school education, Ellensohn worked between 1982 and 1983 as an employee in the financial accounting of a textile company. He then studied business administration and political science , which he dropped out in 1990 without a degree. Afterwards Ellensohn worked from 1991 to 2001 as (chief) editor of the "Sportzeitung".

Political career

According to his own statements, David Ellensohn was politicized by the discussion about the Zwentendorf nuclear power plant and the construction of the power plant near Hainburg . Between 1996 and 2001 he was a district councilor or club chairman in the 15th district of Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus in Vienna , and between 1997 and 2001 he was also a member of the state board of the Vienna Green Party. During the years 2000 and 2001 Ellensohn was also the deputy of the state spokesperson Monika Vana . In 2001 Ellensohn was elected to the Vienna State Parliament and City Council, where he worked in the areas of housing, sports & leisure, media and consumer protection. In 2004 he replaced Maria Vassilakou as non-executive city councilor, who moved back to the state parliament and local council and took over the chairmanship of the club. Ellensohn ran in the state and municipal council elections in 2010 in second place on the green state list and in first place in the Penzing constituency. After losses in the state elections, the Greens lost one of their two seats in the state government, but coalition negotiations with the SPÖ in November 2010 led to the first red-green coalition at state level. Maria Vassilakou then moved to the state government as deputy mayor and acting city councilor, while Ellensohn took over the role of Vassilakou's club chairman.

criticism

In 2001 Ellensohn was criticized after he wrote literally in an email to the young ÖVP Penzing "You wankers, you can shove your fuck fantasies up your ass."

In May 2019 Ellensohn and the Green Club in the Vienna City Hall were sentenced to a total of 5000 euros fine and publication of the judgment for defamation . He had instructed the press officer in Norbert Hofer's (FPÖ) department to deliberately use extension 8818 as a Nazi code. Since this extension has existed since 2014 and also among other ministers and press officers, the employee did not have to put up with the insinuation that he was close to Nazi ideas.

Private

David Ellensohn is married and has three children.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Birgit Hebein is the new number one. Retrieved November 26, 2018 .
  2. ↑ 410 voters and two green candidates orf.at, August 26, 2018, accessed August 26, 2018. - The candidacy period runs from August 20 to September 2, 2018.
  3. ↑ Scandal surrounding Green MPs in Vienna , Format 44/01 of October 29, 2001, page 19
  4. ↑ Green Town Hall Club convicted of defamation. May 9, 2019, accessed May 10, 2019 .

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personal data
SURNAME Ellensohn, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian politician (Greens), member of the state parliament
DATE OF BIRTH July 24, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH London