Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel
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Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel (né Schäfer; born 1 October 1969) is a former German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as member of the management board of GIZ since 2019.
Quick Facts Leader of the Social Democratic Party Acting, General Secretary ...
Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel | |
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Leader of the Social Democratic Party Acting | |
In office 3 June 2019 – 1 October 2019 | |
General Secretary | Lars Klingbeil |
Preceded by | Andrea Nahles |
Succeeded by | Saskia Esken and Norbert Walter-Borjans |
Leader of the Social Democratic Party in Hesse | |
In office 28 February 2009 – 1 October 2019 | |
Preceded by | Andrea Ypsilanti |
Succeeded by | Nancy Faeser |
Deputy Leader of the Social Democratic Party | |
In office 14 November 2009 – 1 October 2019 | |
Leader | Sigmar Gabriel Martin Schulz Andrea Nahles |
Preceded by | Andrea Nahles |
Succeeded by | Kevin Kühnert |
Member of the Hessian Landtag | |
In office 5 April 2003 – 1 October 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1969-10-01) 1 October 1969 (age 54) Oberstdorf, West Germany |
Political party | SPD |
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Schäfer-Gümbel notably was the leader of the opposition SPD party bloc in the Hessian state parliament. He lost his bid for the office of Minister-President of Hesse in the January 2009 Hessian state election, where he had challenged incumbent Roland Koch (CDU).[1] Schäfer-Gümbel served as deputy leader of the SPD from December 2013. He was one of three ad interim successors of former SPD leader Andrea Nahles in the transition phase.[2]