12 Facts About Stephan Weil

Stephan Weil was born on 15 December 1958 and is a German politician and the leader of the Social Democratic Party in Lower Saxony.

Stephan Weil then worked as a lawyer in Hanover, and later became a public prosecutor and judge.

In 1994, Stephan Weil became a member of the ministerial council of Lower Saxony.

Stephan Weil won an absolute majority in the first round.

Stephan Weil succeeded Herbert Schmalstieg, the mayor of Hanover for 34 years on 1 November 2006.

Stephan Weil held the office for 7 years, up to 2013 state election.

From 29 January 2008 to 2011, Stephan Weil monthly answered questions from citizens in the TV program Warum Herr Stephan Weil which airs every third Tuesday every month on HR Fernsehen.

On 18 September 2011 Stephan Weil announced that he would apply for the top candidate of the SPD for the 2013 state election in Lower Saxony.

Early on in his tenure, Stephan Weil emphasized consolidating Lower Saxony's finances.

Only a few months after Stephan Weil took office, Germany won a decisive victory over the European Commission in its bid to preserve state influence at VW, when the European Court of Justice rejected an attempt by the commission to abolish a state veto over key decisions such as factory closures, mergers and acquisitions.

In 2024, in response to the threat of mass layoffs at Volkswagen, Stephan Weil wanted to restore government subsidies for the purchase of electric cars.

Stephan Weil was nominated by his party as delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2022.