Petra Wust

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Petra Wust (born on April 6, 1952 in Wolfen ) is a German graduate engineer and local politician . From 2003 to 2007 she was Lord Mayor of Wolfen and subsequently Lord Mayor of Bitterfeld-Wolfen until 2017 .

Life

Petra Wust grew up in Bitterfeld , where she attended the Helene Lange School, among other things. In what was then the city's chemical combine , she trained as a data processing specialist . After graduating, she worked for the state insurance company in Bitterfeld and for the Wolfener Filmfabrik . At the same time, she studied at the technical college for finance in Gotha (degree in engineering economics ). In 1970 she married and in 1971 her son was born.

Local politics

In 1990, Wust started working for the city ​​administration of Wolfen as a finance officer. A year later she also became deputy mayor. In September 2001 she was elected deputy mayor by the Wolfen city council. From November 2001 she was acting mayor because of the serious illness of the incumbent Lutz Born. In the Mayor election on January 26, 2003, as a non-party , she surprisingly won a majority in the first ballot.

When the joint town of Bitterfeld-Wolfen was founded, Wust was appointed acting mayor as the mayor of the largest part of town in July 2007 . She was confirmed in office in the new city's first mayor election in November 2009. As the founding mayor, she faced the challenge of breaking down double structures and at the same time creating a new sense of community. As she was certified in retrospect, she coped well with this phase. Her administrative experience and local knowledge and the ability to take a clear position helped her. In later years it was criticized that she lacked the will to design. With the economic crisis, the city's income fell, the initial success story of Solar Valley broke off in 2012 with the insolvency of Q-Cells . After the 2014 local elections, relations between the woman in charge of the city and the city council deteriorated. Some councils attacked Wust again and again. During this time, due to her non-party status, she lacked a power base that she could fall back on. In 2015, Wust took a clear position against right-wing violence in the city.

For reasons of age, Wust did not stand for election in 2017. Her term ended on March 5, 2017.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e choice. Confirmed boss of the twin cities. Petra Wust wins in Bitterfeld-Wolfen. In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung . November 23, 2009.
  2. ↑ a b The day of the decision is still pending / Petra Wust and Dagmar Zoschke will compete against each other again on November 22nd for the mayor's office . In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung . November 9, 2009.
  3. ↑ a b Lord Mayor election Wolfen. Seven candidates apply for a place in the town hall. The application deadline ended yesterday - election on January 26th . In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung . December 31, 2002.
  4. ↑ Election of the mayor's deputy. Wust represents Born. Wolfens city council decides almost unanimously . In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung . September 7, 2001.
  5. ↑ City Councilor Wolfen II. Born is retiring. Health precludes further administration . In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung . October 19, 2002.
  6. ↑ a b The old boss is also the new one . In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung . November 23, 2009.
  7. ↑ Frank Czerwonn: farewell without tears . In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung . March 4, 2017, p. 10 .
  8. ↑ Lisa Garn: Standstill and Debt . In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung . October 22, 2016.
  9. ^ Change of office in Rathausspitze is imminent . In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung . February 6, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Wust, Petra
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German graduate engineer and economist, former mayor of Wolfen and Bitterfeld-Wolfen
DATE OF BIRTH April 6, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Wolfen