As CDU mayor of Altena, he was stabbed in 2017 – because of his liberal refugee policy.
After the knife attack on you, you suffered three sudden hearing loss. How are you today?
Magnificent. I have recovered from the hearing loss. After that, I ran for mayor of Dortmund in 2020. Unfortunately I narrowly lost with black and green. I am now the state manager of the Association of Municipal Companies in North Rhine-Westphalia. That means I’m dealing with the municipalities again. And I am a voluntary Polonia representative for the state government.
What does a Polonia representative do?