Sepp Daxenberger (10 April 1962 – 18 August 2010) was a German

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and

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. He was the first Green mayor to be elected in

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, and served as

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for his party. During his life, he gained recognition for his ability to bridge the political divide between urban and rural communities.

Early life

Daxenberger was born in

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. He became a blacksmith and later he owned and worked at a farm close to Waging.

Political career

In 1990 he was elected as a member of the

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, serving until 1996. From 1998 until 2003 he was member of the regional parliament of

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. In 1996, Daxenberger was elected as

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of Waging am See – he was the first mayor in Bavaria from the

. Daxenberger was the chairman of the Green Party in Bavaria between 2002 and 2008. For the

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he was nominated as the front-runner of his party and became

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after the election, in which the Green Party received 7.7% of the vote.

Personal life and death

Daxenberger was diagnosed with cancer in 2003; his condition worsened in 2009. He died of cancer in

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on 18 August 2010. His wife Gertraud, who was also ill with cancer, died of the disease three days before him. They had three sons.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Daxenberger, Sepp 1962 births 2010 deaths People from Traunstein (district) Alliance 90/The Greens politicians Members of the Landtag of Bavaria Deaths from bone cancer in Germany Mayors of places in Bavaria