Ulrich Mäurer Explained

Honorific Prefix:Senator
Ulrich Mäurer
Office:Senator for the Interior of Bremen
1Namedata:Jens Böhrnsen
Carsten Sieling
Andreas Bovenschulte
Deputy1:Karen Buse
Holger Münch
Thomas Ehmke
Olaf Bull
Term Start:7 May 2008
Predecessor1:Willi Lemke
Office2:Counselor of State for the Interior
of Bremen
2Namedata2:Henning Scherf
Jens Böhrnsen
Alongside2:Wolfgang E. Goehler, Kuno Böse, Thomas vom Bruch
Term Start2:May 1997
Term End2:7 May 2008
Predecessor2:Hans-Georg von Bock und Polach
Successor2:Karen Buse
Birth Date:14 July 1951
Residence:Bremen
Alma Mater:University of Marburg
University of Bremen

Ulrich Mäurer is a German lawyer and politician (SPD). He is Minister for the interior in the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen.

Life

Mäurer studied law at the University in Marburg and Bremen and reached his degree in 1978. He became Assessor in Bremen Administration and worked later in several positions at the law, corrections and interior departments of the state of Bremen. In November 1987 he became head of the law-education center of Bremen.

Politic

In 1970 Mäurer became a member of German Social Democratic Party (SPD). In 1997 he became state secretary at Senator for law and the constitution. In 2008 he followed Willi Lemke as Minister for Interior and Sport (Senat Böhrnsen II). The office of Ministers in the Free Hanseatic Citys is called Senator.

In 2013 as Senator for the Interior he prohibited the most violent Motorcycle Gangs in Bremen, Hells Angels MC and Mongols MC.[1] Both gangs were deeply involved in organized crime. The Miri-Clan, a large family of Lebanese origin with an estimated 2,600 members, were dominating the Mongols MC, while the Hells Angels had connections to far-right hooligans.

In 2014 he would be known for his initiative to charge German Football Association (DFB) for the regular massive police present at football matches, which was paid until than by public money from taxes. Deutsche Fußball-Liga (DFL) denied this and it went to court.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hells Angels are back in Bremen. 28 July 2016 . Weser-Kurier. 1 November 2019.
  2. Web site: Reaktionen auf DFL Urteil. Radio Bremen. 1 November 2019.