Thomas Westphal

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Thomas Westphal (2018)

Thomas Westphal (born February 22, 1967 in Lübeck ) is a graduate economist, politician ( SPD ) and managing director of the economic development department of the city of Dortmund . Before that, he was managing director of the metropoleruhr economic development agency (wmr) , of which he is still a member of the advisory board. From 1993 to 1995 he was federal chairman of the Jusos . Westphal has been deputy chairman of the SPD sub-district of Dortmund since April 2018 and the SPD's candidate for the 2020 local elections for the office of Lord Mayor of Dortmund.

Professional background

Westphal grew up in Lübeck and studied economics in the second educational path at the University of Politics and Economics in Hamburg . For many years he is co-editor of the Spw - magazine for socialist politics and economy .

After Westphal was managing director of the metropoleruhr economic development agency (wmr) from 2010 , he took over the post of managing director of the city of Dortmund's economic development agency in 2013 . Before that, he worked at Rhenus AG , SCI Verkehr GmbH and ISA Consult, and most recently at Wincanton GmbH in Weinheim .

As part of his work as managing director of the economic development agency, Westphal initiated a new economic policy direction for the city of Dortmund at the end of 2014.

Westphal describes the founding of new companies as a "decisive driving force" for structural change in Dortmund. With the settlement of new, knowledge-intensive start-ups and the expansion of the branches of local companies, Dortmund should become an important location for innovations. Specifically, this means the establishment of new research institutes and universities as well as the long-term commitment of founders to Dortmund. The aim is to increase the overall city-wide demand for services such as restaurants, hotels and retail through the retention of skilled workers and trade tax revenue at the Dortmund location.

politics

Beginnings and Juso federal chairman

Thomas Westphal was initially active in Lübeck and Schleswig-Holstein with the Jusos and in the SPD . He belonged to the current that called itself "Juso-Linke" and was also called "Stamokaps" .

In 1993 Westphal was elected chairman of the Federal Jusos Congress. At the Juso Federal Congress in Gera in May 1995, he was re-elected by the so-called reform socialists with a majority of one vote over his opponent Stephan Grüger . Because invalid votes for Westphal were counted and delegates from various regional associations who were incorrectly elected, the SPD's Federal Arbitration Commission declared the chairperson election invalid a few weeks later. Thereupon an extraordinary federal congress of the Jusos with new elections took place in Bonn - Bad Godesberg . Westphal decided not to run again and proposed Andrea Nahles as his successor.

SPD Vice and Lord Mayor candidate in Dortmund

Westphal has been deputy chairman of the SPD sub-district of Dortmund since April 2018. He is the SPD's candidate for the 2020 local elections for the office of Lord Mayor of Dortmund .

Private

Thomas Westphal has lived in Dortmund since 1996. He is married and has two children.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Thomas Westphal becomes the new managing director of wmr. (No longer available online.) In: experconsult.de. Archived from the original on April 10, 2017 ; Retrieved April 9, 2017 . 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.experconsult.de
  2. ↑ Supervisory Board & Advisory Board. In: business.metropoleruhr.de. March 23, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2017 .
  3. ↑ a b c Thomas Westphal becomes the new managing director. (No longer available online.) In: ruhrnachrichten.de. Archived from the original on April 10, 2017 ; Retrieved April 9, 2017 . 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.ruhrnachrichten.de
  4. ↑ From Nordstadtblogger-Redaktion: New elections at the SPD in Dortmund: The subdistrict sets new content-related and personal accents for federal and state. April 28, 2018, accessed on March 1, 2019 (German).
  5. ↑ That's us! In: spw.de. February 17, 2010, accessed April 9, 2017 .
  6. ↑ PresseBox (c) 2002-2019: Thomas Westphal becomes the new managing director of wmr, Business Metropole Ruhr GmbH (BMR), press release - PresseBox. September 28, 2010, accessed on September 5, 2019 (German).
  7. ↑ Michael Schnitzler: Two brothers promote the founding location Dortmund and the start-up fair “Die Initiale”. Retrieved September 5, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Printed matter no .: 13824-14. Retrieved September 5, 2019 .
  9. ^ Henning Sußebach: Andrea Nahles, new chairwoman of the Jusos. In: berliner-zeitung.de. April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2017 .
  10. ↑ Our OB candidate: Thomas Westphal. Retrieved December 5, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Westphal is the new business developer. Retrieved September 5, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Westphal, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 22, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Lübeck , Germany