Dieter Salomon
Dieter Salomon | |
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| Mayor of Freiburg | |
| In office 2002 – 30 June 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Rolf Böhme |
| Succeeded by | Martin Horn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 August 1960 Melbourne, Australia |
| Political party | Alliance '90/The Greens |
| Spouse | Helen Hall-Salomon |
| Children | 1 |
| Occupation | Politician, Mayor, retired from politics 30 June 2018 |
| Website | http://www.dieter-salomon.de (offline) |
Dieter Salomon (born 9 August 1960 in Melbourne, Australia) is a German politician of Alliance '90/The Greens who served as mayor of Freiburg im Breisgau for two terms from 2002 until 2018.
Biography
[edit]Salomon grew up in the German Allgäu. He received his Abitur in 1979 in Oberstdorf, and moved to Freiburg to study Political Science, Public Finance, and Roman Philology. He received a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Freiburg in 1991. During his time as a student, he became active in the local chapter of the Alliance 90/The Greens.
Salomon was married to Helen Hall-Salomon, and has one child from a previous marriage. Since 2011, he lived separated from his wife.[1][2] At the end of 2015, he married his new partner in Melbourne, Helga Mayer.[3]
Political career
[edit]From 1990 until 2000, Salomon was a member of Freiburg city council, and was a member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg from 1992. From April 2002, he was the head of the Baden-Württemberg Green Party fraction, and lead candidate for state elections.
Salomon became mayor of Freiburg on 1 July 2002, after receiving 64.4% of votes on the second ballot held on 5 May 2002, thereby becoming the first Green mayor of a large German city, and only the second or third in the whole of Germany.[citation needed] Once elected mayor of Freiburg, he resigned his position in the Landtag. Within the Green Party, he is considered a Realo.
Salomon was defeated in the mayoral election of 6 May 2018 by surprise winner Martin Horn. The second round voting result was Martin Horn 44.3% - Dieter Salomon 30.7%. Martin Horn won by the 2nd round simple majority rule.
In a post declaration interview with the media, Salomon announced his retirement from politics.
Salomon served as a Green Party delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2012.[4]
Other activities
[edit]Corporate boards
[edit]- Abfallwirtschaft und Stadtreinigung Freiburg (ASF), Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board (2002–2018)[5]
- Badenova, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board (2002–2018)[6]
- Freiburger Stadtbau (FSB), Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board (2002–2018)[7]
- L-Bank, Member of the Supervisory Board (2002–2018)[8]
- LBBW Immobilien, Member of the Supervisory Board[9]
- Messe Freiburg, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board (2002–2018)[6]
Non-profit organizations
[edit]- Grüner Wirtschaftsdialog, Member of the Advisory Board (since 2021)[10]
- Association of German Cities, Deputy Member of the Presidium (2004–2018)
- Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Member of the Board of Trustees
- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Member of the Board of Trustees
- University of Freiburg, Member of the Advisory Board[11]
Written works
[edit]- Salomon, Dieter (1992). Grüne Theorie und graue Wirklichkeit: die Grünen und die Basisdemokratie (in German). Freiburg: Arnold-Bergstraesser-Institut. ISBN 978-3-928597-03-6. OCLC 32350409.
- Thaa, Winfried; Salomon, Dieter; Gräber, Gerhard (1994). Grüne an der Macht: Widerstände und Chancen grün-alternativer Regierungsbeteiligungen (in German). Cologne: Bund-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7663-2521-1. OCLC 31605999.
References
[edit]- ^ Zeitung, Badische (3 November 2011). "OB Salomon trennt sich von seiner Ehefrau - Freiburg - Badische Zeitung". www.badische-zeitung.de (in German). Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Lebenslauf auf der Homepage der Stadt Freiburg Archived 18 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ OB Dieter Salomon und Helga Mayer haben in Melbourne geheiratet in: Badische Zeitung vom 11. Januar 2016. Retrieved, 11 January 2016.
- ^ Ordentliche Mitglieder der 15. Bundesversammlung Bundestag.
- ^ About Us Abfallwirtschaft und Stadtreinigung Freiburg (ASF).
- ^ a b Supervisory Board Badenova.
- ^ Supervisory Board Freiburger Stadtbau GmbH (FSB).
- ^ Supervisory Board Archived 27 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine L-Bank.
- ^ Supervisory Board LBBW Immobilien.
- ^ Advisory Board Grüner Wirtschaftsdialog.
- ^ Advisory Board University of Freiburg.
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