Michael Braun (politician)

Michael Braun

Michael Braun (born January 21, 1956 in Berlin ) is a German politician ( CDU ). From 1995 to 2016 he was a member of the Berlin House of Representatives and from December 1 to 12, 2011 Senator for Justice and Consumer Protection of the State of Berlin.

education and profession

Braun passed his Abitur in 1974 at the Arndt-Gymnasium Dahlem and studied at the Free University of Berlin . He has been working as a lawyer since 1984 and as a notary since 1996.

family

He is married and has two children, a son and a daughter.

politics

Braun has been a member of the CDU since 1976. From 1979 to 1987 he was district chairman of the Junge Union Zehlendorf, 1989 to 1991 regional chairman of the Junge Union and 1991 to 2009 CDU local chairman Zehlendorf-Süd. From April 2005 to mid-May 2013 he was district chairman of the CDU Steglitz-Zehlendorf, from 2009 to 2017 he was deputy chairman and later an assessor on the board of the CDU Berlin.

Braun has been a member of the Berlin House of Representatives since November 1995 and belongs to the CDU parliamentary group. From 1999 to 2001 and from January 2004 to September 2008 and from January 2009 to the end of November 2011 he was also 1st Deputy Chairman of the CDU parliamentary group. He was the cultural policy spokesman for the CDU parliamentary group and author of the motion for the erection of a Berlin memorial for the rape victims of World War II. Braun was elected to the Zehlendorf district list in 1995 and has been a directly elected member of parliament since 1999. In 1999 he won the constituency of Zehlendorf 2 with 55.0%, in the elections in 2001, 2006 and 2011 the constituency of Steglitz-Zehlendorf 7 with 36.3%, 39.9% and 44.4% of the first votes.

On December 1, 2011, Braun was sworn in as Senator for Justice and Consumer Protection in the new Senate by Klaus Wowereit . The appointment met with criticism, including from the opposition and some media, as he worked as a notary with companies that have sold so-called junk properties using dubious methods and, according to consumer advocates, was actively involved in the mass sale of the worthless real estate. Braun denied the allegations. He stated that he had "dutifully provided information and advice" and referred to his notarial confidentiality. At the meeting of the House of Representatives on December 8, 2011, the governing mayor defended Braun, since in the legal sense there was nothing wrong with Braun's behavior. On December 12, 2011, Braun initially announced that he would rest his position as Senator for Consumer Protection and hand over this function to his State Secretary Sabine Toepfer-Kataw for a short time . His position as Justice Senator remains unaffected. Only hours later, after eleven days in office as Justice and Consumer Protection Senator, he asked Governing Mayor Wowereit to be dismissed. In contrast to a resignation, Braun secured a “transitional allowance” for at least six months.

The allegations made by Braun were examined by the public prosecutor's office and the president of the regional court as the supervisory authority for notaries. On March 20, 2012, the President of the Regional Court found that he had no evidence that Braun had worked with real estate sellers or distributors. He further stated that the prosecution two methods lack of sufficient evidence in accordance with § 170, para. 2 StPO set has. Even knowingly false notarizations are not to be blamed for Braun. At the same time, Braun announced that it would waive any further payment of the transition allowance and later repaid it two months.

On November 23, 2012, Braun announced that he no longer wanted to run for the district board of the CDU Steglitz-Zehlendorf.

In the legislative period until 2016 he was a member of the culture committee and research policy spokesman for the CDU parliamentary group.

Web links

Commons : Michael Braun - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Profile on the side of the CDU parliamentary group

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Braun's morals. In: Berliner Zeitung - December 8, 2011, accessed December 9, 2011.
↑ The Braun case. In: Der Tagesspiegel . December 9, 2011, accessed December 9, 2011.
^ Berlin opposition calls for the resignation of Justice Senator Braun, In: Stern . December 9, 2011, accessed December 12, 2011.
↑ Braun lets office as consumer protection senator rest. In: Welt Online . December 12, 2011, accessed December 12, 2011.
↑ Request for discharge: Financially cushioned departure. In: Der Tagesspiegel . December 12, 2011, accessed December 12, 2011.
↑ Jan Thomsen: Braun sees himself rehabilitated. In: Berliner Zeitung. March 26, 2012, accessed April 1, 2012.
↑ Jens Anker, Christina Brüning: Heilmann should inherit Braun as CDU district chief. In: Berliner Morgenpost . November 23, 2012.

personal data
SURNAME	Braun, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German politician (CDU) and notary
DATE OF BIRTH	January 21, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH	Berlin

[immo-1] Braun's morals. In: Berliner Zeitung - December 8, 2011, accessed December 9, 2011.

[2] The Braun case. In: Der Tagesspiegel . December 9, 2011, accessed December 9, 2011.

[3] Berlin opposition calls for the resignation of Justice Senator Braun, In: Stern . December 9, 2011, accessed December 12, 2011.

[4] Braun lets office as consumer protection senator rest. In: Welt Online . December 12, 2011, accessed December 12, 2011.

[5] Request for discharge: Financially cushioned departure. In: Der Tagesspiegel . December 12, 2011, accessed December 12, 2011.

[6] Jan Thomsen: Braun sees himself rehabilitated. In: Berliner Zeitung. March 26, 2012, accessed April 1, 2012.

[7] Jens Anker, Christina Brüning: Heilmann should inherit Braun as CDU district chief. In: Berliner Morgenpost . November 23, 2012.