Jörg Kastendiek

Jörg Kastendiek (18 September 1964 – 13 May 2019) was a German politician for the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU), who was member of the Bürgerschaft, the state parliament of Bremen.[1] Kastendiek also served as senator of Bremen from 2005 to 2007, as Senator for Economy and Ports and as Senator for Culture.[2]

Jörg Kastendiek, 2014

Life and politics

Kastendiek was born 1964 in Bremen and became a member of the CDU in 1983. From 2012 until his death in 2019 he was chairman of the CDU in the federal state of Bremen.[1][2][3][4][5]

Kastendiek died, aged 54, in Bremen on 13 May 2019 following a year-long battle with lymphoma.[6]

References
  1. Nordwest-Zeitung. "Jörg Kastendiek". NWZonline (in German). Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  2. "Jörg Kastendiek". Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (in German). 2013-03-15. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  3. Handbuch der Bremischen Bürgerschaft. Hansestaatsverlag Bremen 2016. p. 102.
  4. WELT (2018-05-26). "CDU-Chef Kastendiek: Bremen braucht die Erneuerung". DIE WELT. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  5. Weth, Christian. "CDU-Landeschef wird Gewosie-Vorstand" (in German). Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  6. "Jörg Kastendiek: Er wurde nur 54: Der Bremer CDU-Chef ist tot" (in German). Bunte.de. 14 May 2019.


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