Olaf Glaeseker

Olaf Glaeseker (born 1961 in Oldenburg) is a German political consultant, journalist, publicist, and a close confidant of former President Christian Wulff. He served as the President's press secretary from 30 June 2010 to 22 December 2011. He came under criticism for alleged corruption, and resigned a few weeks before the President himself resigned.[1][2]

Olaf Glaeseker
Press Secretary of the President of Germany
In office
30 June 2010 – 22 December 2011
PresidentChristian Wulff
Personal details
Born1961
Political partyChristian Democratic Union
Alma materGerman Sport University Cologne
ProfessionJournalist

After serving his military service, he studied at the German Sport University Cologne.[3] As a student, he worked for several regional newspapers, and became political correspondent in Bonn for the Augsburger Allgemeine Zeitung.[4]

In 1999, he was appointed spokesman for the Christian Democratic Union in the state of Lower Saxony. Following Christian Wulff's election as Prime Minister of Lower Saxony, he was appointed government spokesman in 2003, and was raised to become State Secretary in 2008. Glaeseker was credited with a successful public relations campaign for Wulff.[5] Following Wulff's election as President of Germany in 2010, Glaeseker became the presidential press secretary.[6]

In December 2011, Wulff came under criticism, and so did Glaeseker. He was criticized by David McAllister, Wulff's successor as Prime Minister of Lower Saxony.[7] On 22 December, he tendered his resignation.

References
  1. "Wulff's ex-spokesman faces fresh allegations". thelocal.de.
  2. SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg, Germany (30 January 2012). "Ex-Wulff-Sprecher Glaeseker: Der gefährliche Freund". SPIEGEL ONLINE.
  3. "Engster Berater des Präsidenten". NWZ Online. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  4. "Olaf Glaeseker - der "Präsidentenflüsterer"". tagesschau.de. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  5. "Der Wohlfühl-Wulff". Focus Online. 14 January 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  6. "Wulff holt zwei Vertraute nach Berlin". Der Tagesspiegel. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  7. SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg, Germany (31 January 2012). "Bundespräsidenten-Affäre: Wulff-Nachfolger McAllister attackiert Glaeseker". SPIEGEL ONLINE.


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