15 Facts About Gero Storjohann

Gero Storjohann was a German politician who served in the Bundestag from 2002 until his death in 2023.

Gero Storjohann was born in Bad Segeberg on 12 February 1958.

Gero Storjohann served as a Bundeswehr soldier from 1978 to 1980.

Gero Storjohann then studied at the Fachhochschule Kiel, graduating in business administration in 1987.

Gero Storjohann joined the Junge Union in 1975 and the Christian Democratic Union in 1977.

Gero Storjohann served in the Segeberg district, first as head of the Junge Union from 1982 to 1991, as deputy district president from 1989 to 1997, and then as district president.

Gero Storjohann was a member of the district parliament from 1990 to 1994.

In 1994, Gero Storjohann was elected into Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein, where he was the CDU's speaker for Wohnungspolitik.

Gero Storjohann was a member of the Landtag until he was elected into the Bundestag in 2002.

Gero Storjohann was a member of the committee on petitions, serving as vice chairman from 2005, and the committee on transport and digital infrastructure; on the latter, he was his parliamentary group's rapporteur on road traffic safety and cycling.

Gero Storjohann focused on the improvement of transportation in Schleswig-Holstein, expansion of bicycle roads and safety of cyclists.

In June 2017, Gero Storjohann voted, against his party's majority, in favor of Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.

Gero Storjohann was married; he and his wife Maren had three sons.

From 1 April 2022, Gero Storjohann was treated in intensive care after a severe illness.

Gero Storjohann remained a member of the Bundestag until his death on 29 January 2023, at age 64.