Rostock's Lord Mayor Madsen resigns
Created: 06/28/2022, 15:18
Claus Ruhe Madsen (independent), former mayor of the Hanseatic city of Rostock.
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Rostock's Mayor Claus Ruhe Madsen (independent) has announced his resignation.
"With my appointment as minister in Schleswig-Holstein, my appointment as a civil servant in the Hanseatic and university city of Rostock will end tomorrow," Madsen was quoted as saying in a personal statement distributed by the city on Tuesday.
Rostock - The 49-year-old Dane Madsen is to become Economics Minister in the future state government of Schleswig-Holstein.
The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday in the Kiel state parliament.
Madsen, who took office in Rostock at the end of August 2019, will also be responsible for transport, work, technology and tourism in the cabinet of Prime Minister Daniel Günther (CDU).
dpa
