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Thilo Sarrazin

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German economist and politician

Person · Open Library

Born
12. Februar 1945
Works
10

Top works

  • Der Staat an seinen Grenzen
  • Der neue Tugendterror
  • Germani︠i︡a
  • Europa braucht den Euro nicht
  • Deutschland schafft sich ab

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1954-02-12

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
60
Total plays
2,777

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Key facts

Preceded by
Christiane Krajewski
Succeeded by
Ulrich Nußbaum
Born
( 1945-02-12 ) 12 February 1945 (age 81) , Gera , Thuringia , German Reich
Party
SPD (until 2020)
Spouse
Ursula (née Breit)
Alma mater
University of Bonn
Profession
Economist , politician, writer

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Encyclopedic overview

Thilo Sarrazin (born 12 February 1945) is a German politician and former member of the SPD, writer, senator of finance for the State of Berlin from January 2002 until April 2009, former member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank until 2010.

He became well known after publishing a controversial book about Muslim immigrants in Germany in 2010. In his book Deutschland schafft sich ab (Germany Abolishes Itself), he denounces what he sees as the failure of Germany's post-war immigration policy, sparking a nationwide controversy about the costs and benefits of multiculturalism. As a result, he is no longer a member of the SPD as of 31 July 2020.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Thilo Sarrazin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.