Torsten Albig
- January 8, 2024
- Politician
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Torsten Albig |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Date Of Birth | May 25, 1963(1963-05-25) |
| Age | 61 |
| Birthplace | Bremen |
| Country | Germany |
| Birth City | Bremen |
| Horoscope | Gemini |
Torsten Albig Biography
| Name | Torsten Albig |
| Birthday | May 25 |
| Birth Year | 1963 |
| Place Of Birth | Bremen |
| Home Town | Bremen |
| Birth Country | Germany |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
| Spouse | Gabriele Albig |
Torsten Albig is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on May 25, 1963 in Bremen, Bremen, Germany. Torsten Albig (born 25 May 1963) is a German politician from the Social Democratic Party of Germany. From 2012 until 2017 he served as the 13th Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein.
Albig succeeded Peter Harry Carstensen in the position as Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein. He served as an SPD delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2012 and 2017.
In 2015, Albig – alongside First Mayor of Hamburg Olaf Scholz – negotiated a restructuring deal with the European Commission that allowed the German regional lender HSH Nordbank to offload 6.2 billion euros in troubled assets – mainly non-performing ship loans – onto its government majority owners and avoid being shut down, saving around 2,500 jobs.
Since 2018, Albig has been serving as Vice President Corporate Representation of Deutsche Post in Brussels.
Torsten Albig was appointed candidate for Minister-President, representing his party, the SPD, in 2011 after a member’s decision. At the election in 2012, SPD achieved 30.4% of the votes, not enough to beat the ruling CDU that got 30.8% of the popular vote. SPD and CDU achieved 22 seats each, and the election result made it possible for Albig to form a coalition government with the participation of the Green Party and the SSW, which is a regional party representing the Danish and Frisian minorities. The three parties have a narrow majority in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein with 35 of 69 seats. At the appointment in parliament though, he got 37 of 69 possible votes. The new- formed government of Schleswig-Holstein consisting of SPD, The Green Party and the SSW has never been seen before in German history.
Torsten Albig Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Politician |
| House | Living in own house. |
Torsten Albig is one of the richest Politician from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Torsten Albig 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Albig grew up in Ostholstein and Bielefeld. After graduating from high school in 1982, he first studied history and social sciences at the University of Bielefeld but later changed to law.
From 2009 to 2012 Albig was the Lord Mayor of Kiel, the state capital of Schleswig-Holstein.
In the negotiations to form a Grand Coalition of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU together with the Bavarian CSU) and the SPD following the 2013 federal elections, Albig was part of the SPD delegation in the working group on transport, building and infrastructure, led by Peter Ramsauer and Florian Pronold.
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Who is Torsten Albig Dating?
According to our records, Torsten Albig married to Gabriele Albig. As of December 1, 2023, Torsten Albig’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
Torsten Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Torsten Albig celebrates birthday on May 25 of every year.