Dieter Salomon (born 9 August 1960) is a German politician of

Alliance '90/The Greens Alliance 90/The Greens (, ), often simply referred to as Greens (, ), is a Green (politics), green political party in Germany. It was formed in 1993 by the merger of the Greens (formed in West Germany in 1980) and Alliance 90 (formed in East Ger ...

who served as

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Freiburg im Breisgau Freiburg im Breisgau or simply Freiburg is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, fourth-largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, Mannheim and Karlsruhe. Its built-up area has a population of abou ...

for two terms from 2002 until 2018.

Biography

Salomon grew up in the German

Allgäu The Allgäu (Standard ) is a region in Swabia in southern Germany. It covers the south of Bavarian Swabia, southeastern Baden-Württemberg, and parts of Austria. The region stretches from the pre-alpine lands up to the Alps. The main rivers flo ...

. He received his

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in 1979 in

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, and moved to Freiburg to study

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, and Roman

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. He received a

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degree from the University of Freiburg in 1991. During his time as a student, he became active in the local chapter of the

Alliance 90/The Greens Alliance 90/The Greens (, ), often simply referred to as Greens (, ), is a Green (politics), green political party in Germany. It was formed in 1993 by the merger of the Greens (formed in West Germany in 1980) and Alliance 90 (formed in East Ger ...

. Salomon was married to Helen Hall-Salomon, and has one child from a previous marriage. Since 2011, he lived separated from his wife. At the end of 2015, he married his new partner in Melbourne, Helga Mayer.

Political career

From 1990 until 2000, Salomon was a member of Freiburg

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, and was a member of the

Landtag of Baden-Württemberg The Landtag of Baden-Württemberg is the diet (assembly), diet of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It convenes in Stuttgart and currently consists of 154 members of five political parties. The majority before the 2021 Baden-Württemberg ...

from 1992. From April 2002, he was the head of the Baden-Württemberg Green Party

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, and lead candidate for state elections. Salomon became mayor of Freiburg on 1 July 2002, after receiving 64.4% of votes on the second ballot held on 5 May 2002, thereby becoming the first Green mayor of a large German city, and only the second or third in the whole of Germany. Once elected mayor of Freiburg, he resigned his position in the Landtag. Within the Green Party, he is considered a Realo. Salomon was defeated in the mayoral election of 6 May 2018 by surprise winner Martin Horn. The second round voting result was Martin Horn 44.3% - Dieter Salomon 30.7%. Martin Horn won by the 2nd round simple majority rule. In a post declaration interview with the media, Salomon announced his retirement from politics. Salomon served as a Green Party delegate to the

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for the purpose of electing the

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in 2012.

Other activities

Corporate boards

* Abfallwirtschaft und Stadtreinigung Freiburg (ASF), Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board (2002–2018) * Badenova, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board (2002–2018)Supervisory Board
Badenova. * Freiburger Stadtbau (FSB), Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board (2002–2018) * L-Bank, Member of the Supervisory Board (2002–2018) * LBBW Immobilien, Member of the Supervisory Board *

Messe Freiburg Messe Freiburg (literally "Freiburg Trade Fair") is an event area and exhibition grounds in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. History Markets are undividedly connected to the History of Freiburg, history of the City of Freiburg. In the year 11 ...

, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board (2002–2018)

Non-profit organizations

* Grüner Wirtschaftsdialog, Member of the Advisory Board (since 2021) * Association of German Cities, Deputy Member of the Presidium (2004–2018) *

Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law (German: Max-Planck-Institut zur Erforschung von Kriminalität, Sicherheit und Recht) is a non-university research institute located in Freiburg, Germany. The institute is part of t ...

, Member of the Board of Trustees *

Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics The Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics (German language, German: ''Max-Planck-Institut für Immunbiologie und Epigenetik'') in Freiburg im Breisgau, Freiburg, Germany is an interdisciplinary research institute that conducts bas ...

, Member of the Board of Trustees *

University of Freiburg The University of Freiburg (colloquially ), officially the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg (), is a public university, public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The university was founded in 1 ...

, Member of the Advisory BoardAdvisory Board

Written works

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References

External links

Personal website (offline)Dieter wählen - personal mayoral election website (offline)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Salomon, Dieter 1960 births Living people Mayors of Freiburg Australian people of German-Jewish descent Australian emigrants to Germany Alliance 90/The Greens politicians Members of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg Politicians from Melbourne University of Freiburg alumni