Klaus Wowereit
Klaus Wowereit (born 1 October 1953) is a German politician, member of the SPD (Social Democratic Party), and was the Governing Mayor of Berlin from 21 October 2001 to 11 December 2014. In 2001 state elections his party won a plurality of the votes, 29.7%. He served as President of the Bundesrat (the fourth highest office in Germany) in 2001/02. His SPD-led coalition was re-elected in the 2006 elections; after the 2011 elections the SPD's coalition partner changed from the Left to the Christian Democratic Union. He was also sometimes mentioned as a possible SPD candidate for the Chancellorship of Germany (Kanzlerkandidatur) in the next German federal election, but that never materialized.
Early life
Wowereit was born in West Berlin. Until 1973, Wowereit attended the Ulrich-von-Hutten-Oberschule in Berlin-Lichtenrade. Afterwards, he studied law at the Free University Berlin (State Exams, 1981 and 1984).
Political career
After three years as a civil servant in the Senate office of the Interior, Wowereit stood for election as municipal councillor in the Tempelhof district. At the age of 30, he was, therefore, the youngest councilor in the city of Berlin. After eleven years as a District Councillor he stood for the Berlin House of Deputies (Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin) which serves as the City's Landtag in 1995. In December 1999, he was elected chairman of the SPD parliamentary group in the Abgeordnetenhaus.
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Famous quotes by Klaus Wowereit:
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by Leona Lewis
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by Devil Sold His Soul
Glass Heart
by: Leona Lewis(Not recognised)
Tragic, broken like a china door
Burning like a gun shot
My heart is breaking
It always hurts
And through each other
Down on the floor
My heart is breaking
It's made of glass
And anything that's good never ever lasts
(Chorus)
So baby if you love me, let me know
'Cause everything hurts just like before
Your about to tear this heart apart
I love you like a glass heart
So baby if you love me, let me know
'Cause everytime you touch, touch turn to go
Promise I will never fall apart
And I love you with my glass heart (x3)
Running round, staring at our empty room
Staring at the window
I hear music that we used to make
But maybe I shouldn't though
My heart was beatin'
And so was yours
And through each other
Down on the floor
My heart is breaking
It's made of glass
And anything that's good never ever lasts
(Chorus)
So baby if you love me, let me know
'Cause everything hurts just like before
Your about to tear this heart apart
And break another glass heart
So baby if you love me, let me know
'Cause everytime you touch, touch turn to go
Promise I will never fall apart
And I love you with my glass heart (x3)
And you promised not to let me fall apart
Fall apart
And I love you with my glass heart
So baby if you love me, let me know
'Cause everytime you touch, touch turn to go
Promise I will never fall apart