Sven Gerich

Sven Gerich
Mayor of Wiesbaden
Assumed office
1 July 2013
Preceded byHelmut Müller
Personal details
Born (1974-10-30) 30 October 1974 (age 50)
Hannoversch Münden, West Germany
Political partySocial Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)
ResidenceWiesbaden
Websitegerich-wiesbaden.de (German)

Sven Gerich (born 30 October 1974 in Hannoversch Münden) is a German politician from Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).

Life

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Gerich worked in his father's company in Wiesbaden. He has been mayor of Wiesbaden since 1 July 2013 .[1] On 24 January 2019, he announced that he would not run again in the May 2019 election.[2][3] Gerich is married to his partner Helge.[4] In June 2020, the Munich District Court sentenced Gerich to a fine of 28,800 euros and ordered the forfeiture of bribes in the amount of 20,000 euros.[5] Gerich was able to save his retirement benefits as a former OB because of the sentence, which did not lead to an indictment. The court also ordered the forfeiture of bribes.[6]

Other activities

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  • ESWE Versorgungs AG, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board[7]
  • Kraftwerke Mainz-Wiesbaden AG, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board[8]

References

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  1. ^ Website by Wiesbaden:Sven Gerich
  2. ^ hessenschau de, Frankfurt Germany (23 January 2019). "Offener Brief: CDU-Mann fordert Rücktritt von Wiesbadener OB" (in German). Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Wiesbaden: Gerich verzichtet auf OB-Kandidatur" (in German). Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  4. ^ FAZ.de: „Alle Mainzer sind vom anderen Ufer“(german)
  5. ^ "Strafbefehl gegen früheren Wiesbadener OB Sven Gerich". Wiesbadener Kurier (in German). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Behält der Wiesbadener Ex-OB seine Ruhestandsbezüge?". Wiesbadener Kurier (in German). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  7. ^ About Us ESWE Versorgungs AG.
  8. ^ Supervisory Board Kraftwerke Mainz-Wiesbaden.
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