Mario Mettbach Politician
Mario Mettbach (born 1952) is a German politician from Hamburg, Germany, a former representative of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Law and Order Offensive Party.Mettbach was born on 24 July 1952 in Hamburg. After his apprenticeship as a shipping clerk (1967–70), Mettbach joined the German army in 1974 and studied business management at the German armed forces college in Darmstadt (1980–82).Mettbach began his political career in the CDU, and in 1993. He was founding member of the Statt party and later joined the Law and Order Offensive Party, former Ronald Schill party.From August 2001 to March 2004, he was the Second Mayor of Hamburg. According to the German newspaper Der Spiegel, asked why Mettbach engaged his partner as speaker in the political office, he stated "... remaining is only the circle of friends and relatives." He would not trust a stranger in this position.After losing the election in 2004, Mettbach was a member of the board of directors of the Hamburg Port Authority. In 2007, he attempted suicide.
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| office | Second Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg |
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