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Dietrich Wersich

Dietrich Wersich
Dietrich Wersich CDU Parteitag 2014 by Olaf Kosinsky-1.jpg
Hamburg State Minister of Social Affairs, Family Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection
In office
May 7, 2008 – March 7, 2011
Preceded by Birgit Schnieber-Jastram
Succeeded by Detlef Scheele
Deputy Mayor of Hamburg
In office
November 30, 2010 – March 7, 2011
Preceded by Christa Goetsch
Succeeded by Dorothee Stapelfeldt
Personal details
Born 1964
Hamburg
Nationality German
Political party CDU

Dietrich Wersich (born 1964) is a German politician of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and physician. Since March 7, 2011 he is chairman of the CDU parliamentary Group in the Hamburg state legislature (Hamburgische Bürgerschaft), the largest opposition party. From May 7, 2008 to March 7, 2011 he was Hamburg State Minister of Social Affairs, Family Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection. From November 29, 2010 to March 7, 2011 he was also Deputy Mayor of Hamburg.

After receiving the Abitur at Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums in 1984, he completed the "Grundwehrdienst".

From 1986 to 1992, Wersich studied medicine at University of Hamburg and subsequently worked as a physician for Internal medicine, Geriatrics and Gerontology at AK Ochsenzoll hospital and Bethanien hospital until 1999. From 2000 to 2002, he continued his medical work in a private practice.

During his work as a physician, Wersich founded a theater production company for the Altonaer Theater, STAITSCH TeaterbetriebsGmbH, for which he acted as managing partner until 2004. Since 2003, his company also works for Hamburger Kammerspiele and Harburger Theater.

Since 2008, Wersich held various local positions in the Hamburg CDU. He was also a member of the Bezirksversammlung Hamburg-Nord (Stadtbezirk-legislature) and, since 2004, a member of the board of the Hamburg state CDU. From 1997 to 2004 and since 2011 he is a member of the Hamburgische Bürgerschaft.


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