René Wilke

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René Wilke (2016)

René Wilke (born June 30, 1984 in Frankfurt (Oder) ) is a German politician of the party Die Linke and Lord Mayor of the city of Frankfurt (Oder). In the state elections in Brandenburg in 2014 he was elected as a direct candidate in the state electoral district of Frankfurt (Oder) in the Brandenburg state parliament and represented the electoral district there until his resignation.

Life

As a child, Wilke lived in Moscow for five years until 1995 . He then attended the Otto-Brenner-Gymnasium in Frankfurt (Oder) and finished it with the Abitur. From 2005 to 2012 he studied cultural , political and administrative sciences and psychology at the European University Viadrina and the Open University in Hagen . In 2011 he acquired a qualification as a mediator with a focus on conflict management . In 2013 he completed his professional training as an office communication clerk . Before he became a member of the state parliament, he worked for the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and for the following members: Kerstin Meier (member of the Brandenburg state parliament), Thomas Nord ( member of the German Bundestag ), Helmut Scholz ( member of the European Parliament ) and Lothar Bisky (Member of the Bundestag).

Political career

At the age of 16 Wilke joined the party of democratic socialism (PDS), whose district chairman in Frankfurt (Oder) he became three years later. In Frankfurt (Oder) he was a member of the city ​​council from 2014 to 2018 and in this parliamentary group chairman of his parliamentary group as well as chairman of the economic and working committee.

Member of the Brandenburg State Parliament

In the election on September 14, 2014, Wilke was able to win his constituency with more than 10 percentage points ahead of Michael Möckel, the second-placed direct candidate from the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU). He was one of four directly elected members of the Brandenburg parliamentary group of his party.

Wilke was a member of the parliamentary group's executive committee, initially as an assessor and later as deputy group chairman. He was spokesperson for social, health, care and senior citizens policy until June 6, 2016, when he took on the role of spokesperson for household and finance. René Wilke was deputy chairman of the state parliament's committee for budget and finance and also a member of the committee for internal affairs and local affairs.

Because of his assumption of office as Lord Mayor of Frankfurt, Wilke resigned his state parliament mandate on May 6, 2018. Carsten Preuss moved up for him in the state parliament.

Candidate for Lord Mayor

After Gregor Gysi had already spoken out in favor of Wilke's candidacy for the mayor of Frankfurt in September 2017, he announced his candidacy on October 5, 2017. His candidacy was supported by the Frankfurt Geht Besser list association , which was formed by the parties Die Linke and Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen as well as non-party personalities from Frankfurt. The district association of his party elected him unanimously as his candidate for the mayoral election. In December 2017, a joint election meeting of the Frankfurt Geht Besser list unanimously confirmed his nomination. Wilke's candidacy was also supported by the Citizens 'Initiative Urban Redevelopment , the Frankfurt Citizens' Initiative and the PARTY party . René Wilke ran against the incumbent Mayor Martin Wilke (independent), to which it is neither related by marriage related, the two aldermen Markus Derling (CDU) and Jens-Marcel Ullrich ( SPD ) and Wilko Moeller ( AFD ).

On March 4, 2018, Wilke achieved the best result of all candidates in the first round of the mayoral election with 43.4%. He won the runoff election on March 18, 2018 with 62.5%. René Wilke replaced Martin Wilke as the youngest Lord Mayor in Frankfurt's history on May 6, 2018 and became the youngest Lord Mayor of Brandenburg. At the same time, Frankfurt (Oder) is the first city in Brandenburg and the largest city in Germany with a Mayor of the Left.

Term of office as Lord Mayor

René Wilke was sworn in as Lord Mayor on May 6, 2018. His term of office is eight years and therefore ends on May 5, 2026.

In March 2020 he was one of seven Lord Mayors who demanded that the German government create a legal framework to allow municipalities to accept primarily unaccompanied minor refugees on a voluntary basis. Specifically, Wilke suggested accommodating three unaccompanied underage refugees in Frankfurt (Oder). While the proposal found support in the city, it was attacked online for this.

Web links

Commons : René Wilke  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wilkes biography on his website ( Memento of the original from February 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) 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. (Accessed September 24, 2014) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / rene-wilke.de
  2. ↑ René Wilke is left parliamentary group leader in Frankfurt , Blickpunkt. June 21, 2014. 
  3. ↑ Martin Stralau: Neumann should follow Fritsch , Märkische Oderzeitung . June 11, 2014. 
  4. ^ René Wilke in the parliamentary group of the left in the state parliament , focus. November 7, 2014. 
  5. ↑ Heinz Kannenberg: Gysi suggest René Wilke , Märkische Oderzeitung. September 21, 2017. 
  6. ^ Andreas Fritsche: Wilke against Wilke , New Germany . October 5, 2017.  ( 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: Toter Link / www.neues-deutschland.de  
  7. ↑ Heinz Kannenberg: René Wilke wants to become mayor , Märkische Oderzeitung. October 6, 2017. 
  8. ↑ Frauke Adesiyan: party conference unanimously for René Wilke , Märkische Oderzeitung. 16th October 2017. 
  9. ↑ René Wilke nominated , Märkische Oderzeitung. December 12, 2017. 
  10. ↑ Klemt, Henry-Martin: Election campaign in the living rooms , New Germany. 2nd March 2018. 
  11. ↑ Thomas Gutke: No recommendation: CDU and SPD remain impartial , Märkische Oderzeitung. March 9, 2018. 
  12. ^ Facebook posting by the Frankfurt (Oder) district association of the PARTY (accessed on March 12, 2018)
  13. ↑ Seiring, Claudia: Departure in the East , Tagesspiegel . 4th May 2018. 
  14. ^ Daum, Philipp: Mayor election in Frankfurt / Oder: Aufbruch Ost , Die Tageszeitung . March 26, 2018. 
  15. ↑ DER SPIEGEL: Federal Government: Mayor Admission of Underage Refugees from Greece - DER SPIEGEL - Politics. Retrieved March 6, 2020 .
  16. ↑ Paul Middelhoff: Nobody has spat on him yet , Die Zeit. March 11, 2020. 
personal data
SURNAME Wilke, René
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician (Die Linke), MdL
DATE OF BIRTH June 30, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfurt (Oder)