Gerhard Glogowski is a German

Germany

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 politician (SPD

Social Democratic Party of Germany

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).

Education

After Glogowski finished public school in Bonn he completed an apprenticeship as Toolmaker. In parallel, he attended night school where he finished his Abitur. Then he studied at the University of Economics and Politics in Hamburg until the end as a graduate economist.

Political career

Glogowski grew up in Bonn, his father was a chauffeur of the SPD politician Herbert Wehner

Herbert Wehner

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 and Erich Ollenhauer

Erich Ollenhauer

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.

Since 1960, Glogowski is member of the IG Metall

IG Metall

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.

Glogowski started his political career in 1972 as Mayor of the city district of Waggum in Brunswick

Braunschweig

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. He changed in 1976 upon the chair as Lord Mayor

Lord Mayor

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 of Brunswick until 1981 and again from 1986 until 1990.

In the meantime he was in elected in 1978 as an MP

Member of Parliament

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 of Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony

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. He maintained that position until 2004.

After the state election in 1990, he was interior minister

Interior minister

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 of Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony

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 from June 21, 1990 until October 27, 1998 in Gerhard Schröder

Gerhard Schröder

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's cabinet.
He succeeded Gerhard Schröder as Prime Minister of Lower Saxony

Prime Minister of Lower Saxony

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 from October 28, 1998 until November 26, 1999. Glogowski stepped back from this office after various financial irregularities had become public; among other issues, he was accused of accepting coffee and beer for a private party from local companies.

Life after politics

Gerhard Glogowski after seven and a half years as President of Eintracht Braunschweig

Eintracht Braunschweig

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, was elected the honorary president of the club.

On 18 December 2007, the Council of the City of Brunswick voted for Glogowski to be awarded the honorary citizenship of Brunswick. The appointment took place on 11 February 2008.

In 1998, Gerhard Glogowski declared about the far-right political parties in Germany: