Andreas Geisel

Andreas Geisel (born 1 March 1966) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). He has been serving as the State Minister of the Interior of Berlin (Senator) since December 2016. Prior to this he was State Minister of Urban Development and Environment of Berlin from 2014 until 2016.

Andreas Geisel
Senator for the Interior and Sport of Berlin
Assumed office
8 December 2016
Governing MayorMichael Müller
Preceded byFrank Henkel
Senator for Urban Development and Environment of Berlin
In office
11 December 2014 – 8 December 2016
Governing MayorMichael Müller
Preceded byMichael Müller
Succeeded byKatrin Lompscher
Mayor of Lichtenberg
In office
10 November 2011 – 11 December 2014
Preceded byChristina Emmrich
Succeeded byBirgit Monteiro
Personal details
Born (1966-03-01) 1 March 1966
Berlin, Germany
Political partySocial Democratic Party

Early life and education

Geisel was born 1 March 1966 in East Berlin.[1]

Geisel attended a polytechnic secondary school in East Berlin between 1972 and 1982. Between 1985 and 1986 Geisel worked a telecommunications technician at the East German Postal Service. From 1986 until 1990 he attended the College of Transportation Friedrich List in Dresden and studied Economics in regard to the media industry.[2] He then worked for Deutsche Telekom in Berlin from 1990 till 1992. He then worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers as a consultant from 1994 until 1995.

Political career

In the GDR Geisel was a member of the SED.

After German reunification in 1990[3] Geisel became a member of the SPD. In 1995 he was elected borough councillor in the Berlin borough of Lichtenberg, an office he held until 2000 and then after the redistricting again but this time for the borough of Lichtenberg-Hohenschönhausen.

In the 2009 national elections, Geisel ran for a seat in the Federal Parliament in the Lichtenberg constituency, he came in second with 18.4% of the vote.

On 10 November 2011, Geisel was elected Mayor of Lichtenberg with the support of the CDU and Alliance 90/The Greens. He was mayor until he was appointed Senator for Urban Development and the Environment by newly elected Governing Mayor of Berlin Michael Müller. After the 2016 Berlin State Election, Geisel was appointed Senator of the Interior and Sport.[4]

As one of the state's representatives at the Bundesrat, he has been a member of the Committee on Internal Affairs and of the Defence Committee.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, as stocks of protective gear like face mask become strained, nations have been competing with increased urgency over the short supplies. On April 3, Geisel accused United States agents of appropriating a shipment of 200,000 face masks meant for German police from the airport in Bangkok.[5][6] However, these claims haven't been corroborated, and the whereabouts of the shipment remains unclear.[7]

Other activities (selection)

References
  1. "Persönlich | Andreas Geisel". Andreas Geisel (in German). Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  2. "Persönlich | Andreas Geisel". Andreas Geisel (in German). Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  3. "Bundesrat - Mitglieder - Andreas Geisel". Bundesrat (in German). Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  4. "Andreas Geisel - Senator für Inneres und Sport". www.berlin.de (in German). 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  5. "Berlin accuses US of 'piracy' over face masks". Politico. 3 April 2020.
  6. "US accused of 'modern piracy' after diversion of masks meant for Europe". 3 April 2020. Archived from the original on 3 April 2020.
  7. Senat will Rätsel um verschwundene Maksen klären, rbb24, April 4, 2020
  8. Board of Trustees Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR).
  9. Board of Trustees German Forum for Crime Prevention (DFK).
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