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Alfred Gomolka

Gomolka in 1990

Minister-President of
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

In office
27 October 1990 – 19 March 1992

Deputy

Klaus Gollert

Preceded by

Martin Brick (as Landesbevollmächtigter)

Succeeded by

Berndt Seite

Parliamentary constituencies

Member of the European Parliament for Germany
In office 19 July 1994 – 13 July 2009
Preceded by	multi-member district
Succeeded by	multi-member district
Member of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern for Greifswald
In office 26 October 1990 – 15 November 1994
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Hans-Jürgen Zobel
Member of the Volkskammer for Rostock
In office 5 April 1990 – 2 October 1990
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished

Personal details

Born

21 July 1942
Breslau, Province of Lower Silesia, Free State of Prussia, Nazi Germany (now Wrocław, Poland)

Died

24 March 2020 (aged 77)
Loitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Political party

Christian Democratic Union (1990–2020)

Other political
affiliations

Christian Democratic Union (East) (1960–1968; 1971–1990)

Children

Alma mater

University of Greifswald

Occupation

Politician
Geographer
Teacher

Alfred Gomolka (21 July 1942 – 24 March 2020) was a German politician and member of the European Parliament for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. He also served as the minister president of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Personal life and death

Gomolka was born in Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland).^[1] He had a PhD in geography.^[2] He was married and had four children.^[1] At one point, Gomolka attempted to set up a new radio station. However, he was unable to compete with Norddeutscher Rundfunk.^[2]

Gomolka died on 24 March 2020, aged 77.^[3]

Career

Gomolka was a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU).^[3] He joined the CDU at a young age,^[2] though he was at times unhappy with the party's alliance with the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED).^[2]^[4] He served on the Greifswald City Council when the area was part of East Germany.^[2]

Following German reunification, he served as the first minister president^[a] of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern from October 1990 until 1992.^[3]^[4] In 1990, the CDU took 33 of the 66 seats in the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state parliament, but was aided by one person transferring from the SED to the CDU and two MPs from the Free Democratic Party (FDP).^[5]^[6] In 1992, Gomolka was involved in the shipyard crisis,^[1]^[7] a disagreement between Gomolka and the German Minister for Transport and CDU regional party leader Günther Krause over shipyard policies.^[2] Gomolka had wanted to rebuild and then privatise German shipbuilding, whereas Krause wanted to immediately sell the shipyards.^[2] They also disagreed on how many ships to sell to Bremer Vulkan.^[8] Krause accused Gomolka of incompetence over his handling of the crisis.^[7] Krause then overturned Gomolka's shipyard policies.^[9] As a result of the crisis, the CDU lost trust in Gomolka, and he left his role as minister president of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.^[1] He remained as a state MP until 1994^[4]^[1] and was replaced by Berndt Seite as minister president.^[2] From November 1991 until March 1992, Gomolka also served as the president of the German Bundesrat, before being replaced by Berndt Seite.^[10]^[11]

From 1994 until 2009, Gomolka was an MEP, representing the CDU.^[3]^[1] He focused upon improving relations with the Baltic states, and was an advocate for Latvia's entry into the European Union.^[1] He served as the chairman of the EU delegation to the EU-Latvia Joint Parliamentary Committee.^[12] After leaving the EU Parliament, he served as leader of the CDU Seniors' Union for northeast Germany until 2015.^[2]

Notes

^ Some sources say Prime Minister

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Ex-MV-Ministerpräsident Alfred Gomolka gestorben". Nordkurier (in German). 25 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Mecklenburg-Vorpommerns erster Ministerpräsident Alfred Gomolka ist tot". Schweriner Volkszeitung (in German). 25 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Erster Regierungschef von MV: Alfred Gomolka verstorben". Ostsee-Zeitung (in German). 25 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Ex-Regierungschef Alfred Gomolka ist tot". Der Spiegel (in German). 25 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ Merkl, Peter (November 2010). German Unification in the European Context. Penn State University Press. p. 212. ISBN 978-0-271-04409-5.
^ North, Michael (2015). The Baltic: A History. Harvard University Press. p. 304. ISBN 978-0-674-74410-3.
^ ^a ^b "Krause gegen Gomolka". Der Spiegel (in German). 2 March 1992. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ "Wir wollen unsere Millionen zurück". Tagesschau (in German). 21 October 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ "Man muß mal hauen". Der Spiegel (in German). 9 March 1992. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ "Der Bundesrat" (in German). Bundesrat of Germany. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ Funk, Albert (November 2012). Kleine Geschichte des Föderalismus: Vom Fürstenbund zur Bundesrepublik (in German). Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh. p. 354. ISBN 978-3-657-77028-1.
^ The European Union Encyclopedia and Directory 1999. Psychology Press. 1999. p. 324. ISBN 978-1-85743-056-1.

External links

Media related to Alfred Gomolka at Wikimedia Commons

Official website
Literature by and about Alfred Gomolka in the German National Library catalogue
CV at the European Parliament website

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