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CSU member Stephan Mayer
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Former Parliamentary State Secretary Stephan Mayer (CSU) has not yet received approval from the federal government for the office of Vice President in the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB).
Mayer first has to wait a waiting period of twelve months.
The Federal Press Office confirmed this to SPIEGEL.
Mayer was elected Vice President at an early general meeting of the DOSB on December 4, after surprisingly withdrawing his original candidacy for the office of President.
He is considered a confidante of the former DOSB President Alfons Hörmann (also CSU), who was no longer running because of massive criticism.
DOSB Presidium will be re-elected in 2022
However, it is unclear whether Mayer will be able to take up the post at all.
This year the next, this time a regular general meeting will take place.
There, the DOSB Presidium is to be re-elected for a regular term of four years.
A regulation has been in force since 2015, according to which ministers and state secretaries must report future activities to the Federal Chancellery in advance.
There, an independent committee advises on whether a »cooldown« period is required for the respective politician, which can last up to 18 months.
The law also provides for such so-called waiting periods for honorary positions if the planned employment "may affect the public's trust in the integrity of the federal government."
Because Mayer did not wait for the cabinet's decision to be elected, he has not been allowed to exercise his office in the past few weeks since the election.
Mayer was Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of the Interior, which is also responsible for sport, from 2018 to 2021.
In the new legislative period, the 48-year-old also heads the Union parliamentary group as spokesman for sports politics.
This possible dual role had recently caused a lot of criticism.
In addition to politicians from other political groups, anti-corruption expert Sylvia Schenk from Transparency International pointed out a conflict of interest.
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