Sven Gerich

German politician (born 1974)

Sven Gerich


Mayor of Wiesbaden
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 July 2013
Preceded by	Helmut Müller

Personal details
Born	(1974-10-30) 30 October 1974 (age 49) Hannoversch Münden, West Germany
Political party	Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)
Residence	Wiesbaden
Website	gerich-wiesbaden.de (German)

Sven Gerich (born 30 October 1974 in Hannoversch Münden) is a German politician from Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).

Life

Gerich worked in his father's company in Wiesbaden. He has been mayor of Wiesbaden since 1 July 2013 .^[1] On 24 January 2019, he announced that he would not run again in the May 2019 election.^[2]^[3] Gerich is married to his partner Helge.^[4] In June 2020, the Munich District Court sentenced Gerich to a fine of 28,800 euros and ordered the forfeiture of bribes in the amount of 20,000 euros.^[5] Gerich was able to save his retirement benefits as a former OB because of the sentence, which did not lead to an indictment. The court also ordered the forfeiture of bribes.^[6]

Other activities

ESWE Versorgungs AG, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board^[7]
Kraftwerke Mainz-Wiesbaden AG, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board^[8]

References

^ Website by Wiesbaden:Sven Gerich
^ hessenschau de, Frankfurt Germany (23 January 2019). "Offener Brief: CDU-Mann fordert Rücktritt von Wiesbadener OB" (in German). Retrieved 24 January 2019.
^ "Wiesbaden: Gerich verzichtet auf OB-Kandidatur" (in German). Retrieved 24 January 2019.
^ FAZ.de: „Alle Mainzer sind vom anderen Ufer“(german)
^ "Strafbefehl gegen früheren Wiesbadener OB Sven Gerich". Wiesbadener Kurier (in German). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
^ "Behält der Wiesbadener Ex-OB seine Ruhestandsbezüge?". Wiesbadener Kurier (in German). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
^ About Us ESWE Versorgungs AG.
^ Supervisory Board Kraftwerke Mainz-Wiesbaden.