Michael Wilhelm

Michael Wilhelm (born April 24, 1955 in Würzburg ) is a German politician . From 2008 to December 2017 he was State Secretary in the Saxon State Ministry of the Interior .

Life

After graduating from high school, Wilhelm completed an apprenticeship as a banker and then worked from 1977 to 1978 for Dresdner Bank in New York . From 1978 onwards Wilhelm studied law and economics at the University of Bayreuth , and graduated in 1984 with the second state examination in law. After completing his studies, he worked for the Bavarian Finance Administration from 1984 to 1993. In 1993 he moved to the Saxon State Ministry of Finance as head of department, and from October 2003 onwards, Wilhelm was the representative of the Free State of Saxony at the federal government .

Michael Wilhelm is married.

politics

From October 1, 2008 to December 18, 2017, Wilhelm was State Secretary in the Saxon State Ministry of the Interior, where he had already been Head of Office since June 2008. He thus succeeded Andrea Fischer , who moved to the Saxon State Ministry for Social Affairs as State Secretary .

After the formation of the black and yellow state government ( Tillich II cabinet ) in September 2009 and the inauguration of Interior Minister Markus Ulbig ( CDU ), Wilhelm kept his office as State Secretary.

In April 2013, Wilhelm came under public criticism when, in the run-up to the event “Swimming for Democracy and Tolerance” planned for the end of August 2013 in Döbeln, he suggested the possible participation of NPD members with the words “Why shouldn't they swim for democracy while they don't unroll any posters? ”commented. The opposition parties SPD and Die Linke then demanded his resignation. A representative of a victim counseling service for victims of right-wing extremist violence criticized the fact that such statements confirm neo-Nazis and upgrade them as an accepted part of society.

Following the resignation of Stanislaw Tillich as prime minister and took over the post by Michael Kretschmer Minister was Markus Ulbig subsequent cabinet formation of the Cabinet Kretschmer I by Roland Wöller replaced, the Günther Schneider appealed to his secretary of state.

Individual evidence

Web links

Curriculum vitae of Michael Wilhelm at the Saxon State Ministry of the Interior ( Memento from July 16, 2017 in the Internet Archive )

personal data
SURNAME	Wilhelm, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German politician, State Secretary in Saxony
DATE OF BIRTH	April 24, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wurzburg

[1] Lausitzer Rundschau Online New interior secretary found in Tillich cabinet , 23 June 2008.

[2] NPD at "Tolerance" event in Saxony. The State Secretary goes for a swim; taz of April 29, 2013 (accessed April 30, 2013)

[3] SPD outraged by State Secretary statements on the NPD, Freie Presse from April 17, 2013 (accessed April 30, 2013)

[4] Controversy over statements by politicians. Left calls on State Secretary Wilhelm to resign on Freie Presse from April 17, 2013 (accessed April 30, 2013)