Gerd Schwandner

Gerd Schwandner (born 22 May 1951 in Göppingen) is a German surgeon and former politician. He served as mayor of Oldenburg from 2006 to 2014.

Gerd Schwandner
Mayor of Oldenburg
In office
1 October 2006 – 31 October 2014
Preceded byDietmar Schütz
Succeeded byJürgen Krogmann
Member of the Landtag of Baden-Würrtemberg
In office
25 March 1984 – 21 January 1992
ConstituencyGreen List
Personal details
Born (1951-05-22) 22 May 1951
Göppingen
Political partyFDP (1970s)
Greens (1980s-2005)
Independent (since 2005)
Other political
affiliations		CDU (2006-2014)
Alma materHeidelberg University
OccupationPolitician

Background and education

Schwandner was born in Göppingen, Baden Württemberg, and studied medicine in Düsseldorf and Heidelberg. From 1977 to 1984 he worked at the university hospital of Heidelberg and later in Pforzheim.

Politics

At first Schwandner was a member of the liberal FDP. He left the party to join the Greens in the 1980s. In 1984 he became member of the Landtag of Baden-Würrtemberg. Eventually Schwandner was appointed deputy leader of his political group in parliament, serving for six years in this office. After he was reelected in 1988, he moved to the city of Bremen in 1992, where he became council of state. He left the Greens in 2005.

Mayor of Oldenburg

During the 2006 lord mayor elections in Oldenburg, Schwandner, now independent, was candidate of the center-right CDU. He won the election, defeating incumbent mayor Dietmar Schütz (SPD). Schwandner was mayor of Oldenburg until 2014.

References

Oldenburgs OB wackelt. Die Karriere eines Blenders
 Koalition in Oldenburg: Schwarz-Grüner Albtraum an der Hunte

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