Sven Gerich Explained

Sven Gerich
Office:	Mayor of Wiesbaden
Term Start:	1 July 2013
Predecessor:	Helmut Müller
Birth Date:	30 October 1974
Birth Place:	Hannoversch Münden, West Germany
Nationality:	German
Party:	Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)
Residence:	Wiesbaden
Website:	gerich-wiesbaden.de (German)

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

Life

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

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

External links

• Website by Sven Gerich
• Website by Wiesbaden:Sven Gerich
• Interview in Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung 23. March 2015

Notes and References

1. http://www.wiesbaden.de/rathaus/stadtpolitik/oberbuergermeister/index.php Website by Wiesbaden:Sven Gerich
2. Web site: Offener Brief: CDU-Mann fordert Rücktritt von Wiesbadener OB. 24 January 2019. hessenschau de, Frankfurt Germany. 23 January 2019. de. 24 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190124203737/https://www.hessenschau.de/politik/offener-brief-cdu-mann-fordert-ruecktritt-von-wiesbadener-ob,offener-brief-schueler-gerich-100.html. dead.
3. Web site: Wiesbaden: Gerich verzichtet auf OB-Kandidatur. 24 January 2019. de. 24 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190124203916/https://www.ffh.de/nachrichten/hessen/wiesbaden/toController/Topic/toAction/show/toId/182366/toTopic/wiesbaden-gerich-verzichtet-auf-ob-kandidatur.html. dead.
4. https://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/menschen/oberbuergermeister-michael-ebling-sven-gerich-im-interview-13498277.html FAZ.de: „Alle Mainzer sind vom anderen Ufer“(german)
5. Web site: 2020-06-29 . Strafbefehl gegen früheren Wiesbadener OB Sven Gerich . 2023-10-03 . Wiesbadener Kurier . de.
6. Web site: 2020-06-29 . Behält der Wiesbadener Ex-OB seine Ruhestandsbezüge? . 2023-10-03 . Wiesbadener Kurier . de.
7. https://shop.eswe.com/impressum/ About Us
8. https://www.kmw-ag.de/kmw-gruppe/gremien/aufsichtsrat/ Supervisory Board