Gero Storjohann | |
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| Member of theBundestag | |
| In office October 2002 – 29 January 2023 | |
| Succeeded by | Melanie Bernstein |
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| Member of theLandtag of Schleswig-Holstein | |
| In office 1994 – 17 October 2002 | |
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| Born | (1958-02-12)12 February 1958 Bad Segeberg, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany |
| Died | 29 January 2023(2023-01-29) (aged 64) |
| Political party | CDU |
| Education | Kiel University of Applied Sciences |
Gero Storjohann (12 February 1958 – 29 January 2023) was a German politician who served in theBundestag from 2002 until his death in 2023. A member of theChristian Democratic Union, Storjohann had served as the vice chairman of the Committee on Petitions from 2005. During his tenure, Storjohann was an advocate for improvements of transportation infrastructure, particularly for bicycles.
Storjohann was born inBad Segeberg on 12 February 1958. He achieved theAbitur at the Dahlmannschule there. He served as aBundeswehr soldier from 1978 to 1980. In 1982, he completed vocational training as a wholesale and foreign trade merchant. He then studied at theFachhochschule Kiel, graduating in business administration in 1987.[1][2]
From 1988 to 1994 Storjohann worked forDeutsche Bundespost.[1] He joined theJunge Union in 1975[3] and theChristian Democratic Union in 1977. He served in theSegeberg district, first as head of the Junge Union from 1982 to 1991, as deputy district president (Kreisvorsitzender) from 1989 to 1997, and then as district president. He was a member of the district parliament (Kreistag) from 1990 to 1994.[1]
In 1994, Storjohann was elected intoLandtag of Schleswig-Holstein, where he was the CDU's speaker forWohnungspolitik (housing politics).[4] He was a member of the Landtag until he was elected into the Bundestag in 2002.[1]
Storjohann was elected to theBundestag in 2002, representing the constituency ofSegeberg – Stormarn-Mitte.[4] Storjohann was a member of the committee on petitions, serving as vice chairman from 2005,[1] and the committee on transport and digital infrastructure; on the latter, he was his parliamentary group'srapporteur onroad traffic safety and cycling.[5] He focused on the improvement of transportation in Schleswig-Holstein, expansion of bicycle roads and safety of cyclists. Storjohann also chaired the German-Austrian parliamentary friendship group since 2018.[3]
In June 2017, Storjohann voted, against his party's majority, in favor of Germany's introduction ofsame-sex marriage.[6] Ahead of the CDU'sleadership election in 2018, he publicly endorsedAnnegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to succeedAngela Merkel as the party's chair.[7]
Storjohann was married; he and his wife Maren had three sons.[1][4] The family lived in Seth,Segeberg. He was a passionate cyclist.[4]
From 1 April 2022, Storjohann was treated in intensive care[10] after a severe illness.[2][4][10] He remained a member of the Bundestag until his death on 29 January 2023, at age 64.[2][3][4] His seat was taken byMelanie Bernstein.
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