Biography Matthias Platzeck



matthias platzeck in 1991



matthias platzeck in 2005


platzeck represented argus, potsdam environmental organization had co-founded , @ initiative of carola stabe, @ founding of grüne liga association of local environmental organizations in east germany in 1989. during political wende 1989/90 led german reunification speaker @ nationwide roundtable talks. february april 1990 represented oppositional radical green party minister without portfolio in last non-elected legitimate government of gdr. platzeck elected member of volkskammer in 1990 green party , parliamentary secretary of joined faction of greens , bündnis 90 (alliance 90). in october 1990 platzeck became member of landtag of brandenburg bündnis 90 (alliance 90). minister environment in coalition government spd , fdp 1990 1994 when coalition broke up.


rejecting merger of party west german green party did not join new party bündnis 90/die grünen in 1993. instead, became member of spd in 1995.


after break of brandenburg coalition in 1994 platzeck left faction , remained minister environment under minister-president manfred stolpe. became popular nationwide organizing public support affected population during flood of oder river in 1997. in 1998 elected mayor of brandenburg s capital potsdam , rejected offer of chancellor gerhard schröder join federal cabinet.


in 2000 platzeck elected chairman of spd in brandenburg , in 2002 succeeded manfred stolpe minister-president. re-elected landtag (state parliament) in 2004. spd strongest political force continue coalition cdu. served president of bundesrat in 2004/05.


when franz müntefering resigned party chairman of spd because of internal conflicts, platzeck elected party chairman on november 15, 2005 overwhelming majority of 99.4 percent. in january, february , april 2006 platzeck suffered 3 severe hearing losses. due ill health resigned post chairman on 10 april 2006, 5 months after becoming chairman.







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