Hans-Jürgen Uhl
Hans-Jürgen Uhl (born October 6, 1951 in Wetzlar ) is a former German politician (until 2007 SPD ).
Life and work
After graduating from high school in 1970, Uhl completed a teaching degree in politics , education and German at the Justus Liebig University in Giessen , which he completed with the state examination. After completing his legal clerkship , he briefly worked as a teacher at a comprehensive school .
Uhl then moved as a speaker for total and Group Works Council of Volkswagen AG in Wolfsburg . Here he took over in 1985 the coordination of the General and Group Works Council, the General and Group operation Committee and the Economic Committee. From 1990 to 2006 he was a member of the works council of Volkswagen AG himself and during this time was managing director of the general and group works council. Uhl then continued to work for Volkswagen AG on a part-time contract until he was released from his service in June 2007.
From 1992 to 2003 Uhl was Secretary General of the European Group Works Council, which he co-founded, and from 1999 to 2003 also of the World Group Works Council.
Political party
Uhl joined the SPD as a schoolboy. He was chairman of the Wolfsburg sub-district of the working group for employee issues and from 2003 to 2007 deputy chairman of the SPD district association Helmstedt .
On June 3, 2007, Uhl resigned from the SPD in order to forestall an expulsion from the party as a result of the VW corruption affair.
MP
Uhl was a member of the German Bundestag from 2002 until his resignation on June 1, 2007 . Since October 2005 he has been the deputy spokesman for the Lower Saxony state group in the SPD parliamentary group .
Hans-Jürgen Uhl has always entered the Bundestag as a directly elected member of the Helmstedt-Wolfsburg constituency . In the 2005 Bundestag election , he received 49.5% of the first votes .
VW corruption affair
In October 2005, in connection with the VW corruption affair, Uhl came under suspicion of aiding and abetting embezzlement. He is said to have participated in pleasure trips financed by Volkswagen. The Bundestag lifted his immunity in December 2006 , clearing the way for the indictment. According to the daily newspaper Die Welt , the Braunschweig public prosecutor confirmed the initial suspicion. Uhl is said to have used the services of prostitutes at Volkswagen's expense in ten cases between the end of 1999 and the end of 2005 . He is also charged with several false affidavits . According to witness reports, Uhl is said to have been present at various sex parties in Europe and Asia.
Thereupon various parliamentary colleagues urged Uhl to suspend his mandate . On May 29, 2007, Uhl announced that he would resign from the Bundestag because the affidavits he had given were largely false and left the Bundestag on June 1, 2007. On June 4, 2007, he also resigned from the SPD, thus preventing a party from being expelled . It had become clear to him that he could no longer incriminate his party with his misconduct.
On June 14, 2007, the Wolfsburg District Court sentenced Uhl to a fine of 280 daily rates , which corresponds to his income of 39,200 euros. At the trial, he had confessed to visits to brothels at Volkswagen's expense and the submission of untrue affidavits.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ SPIEGEL Online from June 4, 2007
- ↑ FAZ of January 4, 2007
- ↑ NDR article on the VW affair ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. dated May 16, 2006
- ↑ SPIEGEL Online from May 29, 2007
- ↑ www.welt.de - “Prostitute Scandal. VW sinner Uhl anticipates exclusion from the SPD "
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Uhl, Hans-Jürgen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (SPD), Member of the Bundestag |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 6, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wetzlar |