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Thomas Geisel was born on 26 October, 1963 in Ellwangen, Baden-Württemberg. Germany, is a German politician. Discover Thomas Geisel's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 60 years old?
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60 years old |
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Scorpio |
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26 October 1963 |
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26 October |
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Ellwangen, Baden-Württemberg. Germany |
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Germany
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He is a member of famous politician with the age 60 years old group.
Thomas Geisel Height, Weight & Measurements
At 60 years old, Thomas Geisel height not available right now. We will update Thomas Geisel's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Thomas Geisel's Wife?
His wife is Vera Geisel
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Vera Geisel |
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Thomas Geisel Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Thomas Geisel worth at the age of 60 years old? Thomas Geisel’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. He is from Germany. We have estimated Thomas Geisel's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
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Thomas Geisel Social Network
Timeline
Thomas Geisel (born 26 October 1963) is a German politician from the Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht party and formerly a member of the Social Democratic Party.
Together with Fabio Di Masi he is running for European Parliament election in 2024 for BSW.
Geisel joined the SPD as a member in 1983.
In a runoff election, Geisel defeated the previous Christian Democratic mayor Dirk Elbers by gaining 59.2% of the votes.
Trained as a lawyer, Geisel worked at Enron in London from 1998 until 2000 and at Ruhrgas from 2000 until 2013.
He received a MPA from Harvard Kennedy School and a MA from Georgetown University.
He served as mayor of Düsseldorf, the capital of Northrhine-Westphalia, from 2014 until 2020 for SPD.
In late 2017, Geisel came under intense international criticism for canceling an exhibition about the Jewish art dealer Max Stern, who was forced to liquidate his gallery in Düsseldorf after the Nazis took power before World War II.
At the time, he cited “demands for information and restitution in German museums in connection with the Galerie Max Stern.” Following protests from the Jewish community in Düsseldorf, the World Jewish Congress, the partner museums in Israel and Canada, and the German government, Geisel later backtracked on his last-minute cancellation.
Geisel is married and has five daughters.
The family lives in Düsseldorf-Pempelfort.
During his time in office, Düsseldorf sold its stake in utility RWE for 155.4 million euros ($171.28 million) in 2019.
For the local elections on September 13, 2020, Geisel was again chosen by the SPD as the top candidate for the Düsseldrorf City Council and as a candidate for the office of mayor with 95.5% To warn young people to comply with the regulations of the Corona Protection Ordinance Geisel produced a video with rapper Farid Bang and gained nationwide attention.
There was a hail of criticism with reference to the rapper's misogynistic and violence-glorifying lyrics, and the SPD also distanced itself from Geisel's video.
Geisel received 26.27% of the votes cast in the first round; his challenger Stephan Keller (CDU) got 34.1%.
Thomas Geisel lost the office as mayor in the second round of the Düsseldorf communal election on September 27, 2020, He got 44,0 % of the votes, his opponent Stephan Keller reached 56,0%.
After the election defeat, Geisel gave up all of his mandates.
Geisel got back on political stage by joining the new populist party of German political figure Sahra Wagenknecht in January 2024.
Geisel appeared at the newly formed party's press conference on January 8, 2024 and indicated that he was seeking political office with the BSW at 2024 European Parliament election.
Together with Fabio De Masi, he wants to become the party's top candidate.
In the SPD, Geisel's defection was only noted without much attention.
"He's probably bored," said Jochen Ott, head of the SPD in the state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Geisel supports Gerhard Schröder's Hartz IV laws.
He said in January 2024, Schröder was "the main enemy of the SPD today".
