Ferdinand Gatzweiler

Ferdinand "Ferdi" Gatzweiler (born June 2, 1955 in Stolberg (Rhld.) ) Is a German local politician of the SPD . From 2004 to 2014 he was full-time mayor of the city of Stolberg (Rhld.).

biography

Gatzweiler was born the second of three children. After attending the Grüntalstrasse elementary school, he went to the Goethe Gymnasium . After completing grade 11, he began an administration apprenticeship with the city of Stolberg in 1973. In 1978 he became head of department and in 1987, meanwhile trained as a graduate in administrative management (FH) , deputy head of the Office for Sport, School Administration and Culture, of which he became head in 1993. In 2001 he took over the youth welfare office .

After the result of the municipal election on September 26, 2004 , in which he ran for the first time, a runoff election between the previous incumbent Hans-Josef Siebertz (CDU) (38.9%) and Ferdinand Gatzweiler (41.9%) was necessary. In the runoff election on October 10, 2004, Gatzweiler was elected mayor with 58.7%.

In the local elections on August 30, 2009 , he was clearly confirmed in office with 47.7%. His strongest challenger, Paul M. Kirch from the CDU , only got 38.2%. During the election campaign he was also the candidate of the local branch of Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen , which, unlike all other parties , had not put up a candidate for mayor of their own.

In his second candidacy for re-election in May 2014 , Gatzweiler clearly failed with 29% against his challenger Tim Grüttemeier (CDU), who was elected the new mayor of the city of Stolberg with 51.8% in the first ballot.

Gatzweiler has been married to Brigitte Gatzweiler since 1982, with whom he has a son.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Results of the local elections on August 30, 2009 at WDR.de
2. ↑ Results of the local elections on May 25, 2014 at aachener-zeitung.de