Kurt Gribl (born 29 August 1964

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) is a former Mayor of Augsburg,

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, an office he held from 1 May 2008 to 30 April 2020. He is a member of the

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Early career

Gribl has been practicing law since 1993 when he joined a law firm in Augsburg. He specialized in building and architectural law. In addition, he held teaching positions at

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and

Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden The Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden – University of Applied Sciences (HTW Dresden for short) is a university of applied sciences and, after the Technical University Dresden, the second largest university of the city of Dresden (Sa ...

between 2004 and 2007.

Political career

Gribl joined the CSU in 2008. In 2015,

's Minister President

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nominated him as one of his deputies in the office of CSU chairman, making him part of the party's leadership. In the negotiations to form a

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under the leadership of

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following the 2017 federal elections, Gribl co-chaired the working group on urban development; his counterparts were

Bernd Althusmann Bernd Althusmann (; born 3 December 1966) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as Deputy Minister-President and State Minister for Economic Affairs in the government of Minister-President Stephan Weil from 2 ...

and

Natascha Kohnen Natascha Kohnen (born 27 October 1967) is a German politician of the SPD who has been a member of the Landtag of Bavaria since 2009. From 2017 until 2021, she served as chairwoman of the SPD Bavaria. Political career Kohnen has been a member of ...

. In March 2019, Gribl announced that he would not stand in the 2020 local elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of his term.

Other activities

Corporate boards

BayernLB Bayerische Landesbank, also known as BayernLB, is a publicly regulated bank based in Munich, Germany and one of the six Landesbanken. It is 75% owned by the Free State of Bavaria (indirectly via BayernLB Holding AG) and 25% owned by the ''Sparka ...

, member of the supervisory board (since 2017) * Housing Association of the City of Augsburg (WBG), chairman of the supervisory board * echion media AG, member of the supervisory board (since 2003)

Non-profit organizations

University of Augsburg The University of Augsburg () is a university located in the Universitätsviertel section of Augsburg, Germany. It was founded in 1970 and is organized in 8 Faculties. The University of Augsburg is a relatively young campus university with a ...

, member of the board of trusteesBoard of Trustees

Recognition

* 2012 –

Manhae Prize The Manhae Prize is a series of awards in the following categories: Peace, Social Service, Academic Excellence, Art, Literature, and Buddhist Missionary Work awarded by The Society for the Promotion and Practice of Manhae's Thoughts in memory of B ...

References

1964 births Mayors of Augsburg Christian Social Union in Bavaria politicians Living people {{Germany-mayor-stub