Harald Leitherer

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Harald Leitherer (born April 18, 1953 in Schweinfurt ) is a German politician (formerly CSU ). From February 1, 1995 to January 31, 2013, he was District Administrator of the Schweinfurt district .

Life

After graduating from the Celtis-Gymnasium in Schweinfurt in 1972 , he did his military service in the Air Force . He then studied law at the University of Würzburg . After passing the second state examination in 1983, he worked as a lawyer . In 1994 he was elected district administrator for the first time. He was confirmed in this office in 2000 and 2006.

Harald Leitherer was treasurer of the CSU Lower Franconia.

In the district election in September 2012, Leitherer lost to his challenger Florian Töpper (SPD), who was also nominated as a candidate by Alliance 90 / The Greens. Leitherer's term of office ended on January 31, 2013.

In July 2018 he left the CSU after 49 years. The reasons he gave for this was that he saw the CSU on the way to becoming a "populist" party. He also criticized Horst Seehofer's dealings with Chancellor Angela Merkel . This is "completely unbearable". He also accused Seehofer of a "personality deficit".

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ District of Schweinfurt: District Administrator Harald Leitherer. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on June 16, 2012 ; Retrieved August 24, 2012 . 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.landkreis-schweinfurt.de
  2. ↑ CSU Lower Franconia: District Board 2011-2013. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved August 24, 2012 .  ( 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.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.csu.de  
  3. ↑ District of Schweinfurt: District election 2012. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on November 27, 2012 ; Retrieved January 5, 2013 . 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.lrasw.de
  4. ↑ Resigned from the CSU after 49 years . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.

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personal data
SURNAME Leitherer, Harald
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bavarian politician (CSU), district administrator
DATE OF BIRTH April 18, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Schweinfurt