Friedrich Kitschelt

Friedrich Kitschelt, 2017

Friedrich Kitschelt (born October 24, 1957 in Cologne ) is a former ministerial official. Among other things, he was State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development .

Life

Friedrich Kitschelt is a trained journalist. He studied sociology, economics and law from 1977 to 1982 at the Universities of Bielefeld and Cologne. In 1985 he received his doctorate in sociology in Bielefeld with the subject: The art of surviving. Reproductive strategies of fishermen in Jamaica . The theoretical frame of reference of the dissertation was based on Karl Marx and Rosa Luxemburg and developed a decision-theoretical model in the critique of these approaches.

Kitschelt worked abroad for more than twelve years. After a research stay in Jamaica, he worked for the German Society for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) in India from 1985 to 1989 , before moving to the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) as personal speechwriter for Federal Minister Jürgen Warnke (CSU) in 1989 . After an assignment abroad from 1991 to 1995 at the German Embassy in Nairobi and a position as deputy head of the BMZ Central Evaluation department, he took over the management of the North-South Relations and Human Rights Policy department of the Federal Chancellery from 1997 to 2000 . He then acted as head of division at the permanent representation in Brussels and subsequently as European representative and head of the European division in the BMZ. From 2008 to 2010 Friedrich Kitschelt was appointed sub-department head for Asia, Southeast Europe and representative for Afghanistan. 2010–2013, he headed the Africa, Latin America Department as Ministerial Director; Global and sectoral tasks in the BMZ. Friedrich Kitschelt has been a permanent state secretary at the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development since January 2014. Friedrich Kitschelt is also chairman of the supervisory board of the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, chairman of the board of trustees of the German Development Institute (DIE), member of the board of trustees of the Development and Peace Foundation (SEF) and a member of the planning committee of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung .

Friedrich Kitschelt retired in April 2018. He switched to a position as a political, management and business consultant as well as a freelance expert. Kitschelt is married and has two children.

Controversy

In 2015, Der Spiegel reported that an employee of the BMZ was suing the ministry at the Cologne Administrative Court. The BMZ official accused the ministry management around Gerd Müller (CSU) of having urged department head Ursula Müller to retrospectively issue the plaintiff with a worse job reference. The aim was to get Gunther Beger to the post she was aiming for. Beger is a party friend and long-time employee of Gerd Müller. In May 2015, State Secretary Friedrich Kitschelt is said to have massively urged Ursula Müller to lower the grades of those affected. When Ursula Müller refused and informed the minister, she was transferred to Washington and Beger was promoted two steps as planned.

In 2015, the taz reported that some Pegida supporters who sought contact with the Dresden entrepreneur Reiko Beil wanted to exchange ideas with the Bundestag member Arnold Vaatz on the federal government's international efforts to combat the causes of flight. For the purpose of technical explanation it was intended that the programs should be presented by the responsible State Secretary. The appointment did not materialize, it was canceled due to severe criticism.

Individual evidence

↑ Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, BMZ: Dr. Friedrich Kitschelt. (No longer available online.) In: Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. Archived from the original on July 13, 2016 ; accessed on July 13, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bmz.de
^ GIZ: State Secretary Kitschelt is the new Chairman of the GIZ Supervisory Board. (No longer available online.) In: Homepage. GIZ, January 15, 2014, archived from the original on July 27, 2016 ; Retrieved October 18, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.giz.de
^ German Development Institute: Kuratorium. (No longer available online.) In: The Board of Trustees of the German Development Institute (DIE) is appointed by the federal government and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is made up of representatives from the federal and state ministries who are particularly interested in the work area of DIE, as well as representatives from public life. Its job is to supervise the work of the institute. German Development Institute (DIE), February 25, 2014, archived from the original on July 3, 2016 ; accessed on October 17, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
^ Foundation Development and Peace: Board of Trustees of the SEF. In: The Board of Trustees defines the guidelines, main tasks and program concepts for the work of the foundation, approves the annual work program, appoints and monitors the board in accordance with the founder's wishes, approves the budget and relieves the board. Development and Peace Foundation, March 23, 2014, accessed October 14, 2016 .
↑ Knaup, Horand, Neukirch, Ralf: Against ethos and conscience. Der Spiegel, January 4, 2015, accessed on September 4, 2016 (issue 05/2015).
^ SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg Germany: Lawsuit against BMZ for nepotism. In: SPIEGEL ONLINE. Retrieved July 13, 2016 .
^ Gerd Müller: Lawsuit against BMZ for nepotism . In: The time . January 23, 2015, ISSN 0044-2070 ( zeit.de ).
^ Dpa: CDU federal politician invites Pegida. TAZ, March 10, 2015, accessed October 17, 2016 .
^ Appointment on March 26th with State Secretary: CDU federal politician invites Pegida . In: the daily newspaper . October 3, 2015 ( taz.de [accessed July 13, 2016]).
↑ Fabian Reinbold: After severe criticism: State Secretary cancels Pegida meeting at the last minute. spiegel.de, March 26, 2015, accessed on September 4, 2016 : “Pegida representatives visit the Bundestag - and should meet the State Secretary of the Development Aid Ministry there. After severe criticism from MPs, he canceled the appointment at short notice. "

personal data
SURNAME	Kitschelt, Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German politician and State Secretary of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
DATE OF BIRTH	October 24, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cologne

[1] Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, BMZ: Dr. Friedrich Kitschelt. (No longer available online.) In: Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. Archived from the original on July 13, 2016 ; accessed on July 13, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bmz.de

[2] GIZ: State Secretary Kitschelt is the new Chairman of the GIZ Supervisory Board. (No longer available online.) In: Homepage. GIZ, January 15, 2014, archived from the original on July 27, 2016 ; Retrieved October 18, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.giz.de

[3] German Development Institute: Kuratorium. (No longer available online.) In: The Board of Trustees of the German Development Institute (DIE) is appointed by the federal government and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is made up of representatives from the federal and state ministries who are particularly interested in the work area of DIE, as well as representatives from public life. Its job is to supervise the work of the institute. German Development Institute (DIE), February 25, 2014, archived from the original on July 3, 2016 ; accessed on October 17, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[4] Foundation Development and Peace: Board of Trustees of the SEF. In: The Board of Trustees defines the guidelines, main tasks and program concepts for the work of the foundation, approves the annual work program, appoints and monitors the board in accordance with the founder's wishes, approves the budget and relieves the board. Development and Peace Foundation, March 23, 2014, accessed October 14, 2016 .

[5] Knaup, Horand, Neukirch, Ralf: Against ethos and conscience. Der Spiegel, January 4, 2015, accessed on September 4, 2016 (issue 05/2015).

[6] SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg Germany: Lawsuit against BMZ for nepotism. In: SPIEGEL ONLINE. Retrieved July 13, 2016 .

[7] Gerd Müller: Lawsuit against BMZ for nepotism . In: The time . January 23, 2015, ISSN 0044-2070 ( zeit.de ).

[8] Dpa: CDU federal politician invites Pegida. TAZ, March 10, 2015, accessed October 17, 2016 .

[9] Appointment on March 26th with State Secretary: CDU federal politician invites Pegida . In: the daily newspaper . October 3, 2015 ( taz.de [accessed July 13, 2016]).

[10] Fabian Reinbold: After severe criticism: State Secretary cancels Pegida meeting at the last minute. spiegel.de, March 26, 2015, accessed on September 4, 2016 : “Pegida representatives visit the Bundestag - and should meet the State Secretary of the Development Aid Ministry there. After severe criticism from MPs, he canceled the appointment at short notice. "