Who is Dominic Fritz, the German who won the Timisoara Town Hall, defeating Nicolae Robu?

Dominic Fritz is the German who at the age of 37 won the Timisoara Town Hall by defeating Nicolae Robu. He was born in a small town in Germany, the third child in a family of eight siblings. He has a bachelor’s degree in political and administrative science and a master’s degree in post-conflict studies.

“I am a German citizen. I was born in 1983 in southern Germany, not far from the source of the Danube, in a Catholic family of 8 children. In my little free time, I like to read, play the piano, ride a bike. O debating films with my friend, who is a diplomat at the United Nations ”, is shown in the characterization of the new mayor of Timisoara on his Facebook page.

How did you learn the Romanian language

“I have been a resident of Timisoara since 2003. Then, fresh out of high school, I worked for a year as a volunteer in a children’s home in the Freidorf neighborhood. There I also learned the Romanian language. In 2006, during an internship at a foundation in Timisoara, we created the first tutoring program for adults with intellectual disabilities in Romania, “says Dominic Fritz on his campaign page dominicprimar.ro.

In 2006, the new mayor of Timisoara undertook a seven-month internship at the Foundation for You, where, he says, he established the first mentoring program for adults with intellectual disabilities in Romania. His project won the award for “Best Volunteer Campaign” at the Civil Society Gala in 2009.

Passionate about music, he founded the “Timisoara Gospel Project” and the TGP Cultural Association, which he has led as president since 2012. The concerts he performs have raised donations of thousands of euros for the Timisoara Palliative Care Center. And the Municipality of Timisoara offered him a diploma of excellence in 2014, for his contribution to the life of the community, shown in the characterization on Dominic Fritz’s Facebook page.

A year later, he bought an apartment in Timisoara, in the Iosefin area, “after years of being with friends.”

In 2009, after studying political and administrative science in Germany, France and England, I began my professional career as a counselor at the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ).

In 2016-2019, he was Chief of Staff to former German President and former IMF Director Horst Kohler in Berlin. “From this position, we have collaborated with many national and international institutions and authorities such as the United Nations, the African Development Bank or the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” said Dominic Fritz.

“Timisoara is the only city in the world where I feel that I am not transitory, but that makes me really feel part of a community, a creative, welcoming and full of life community. Timisoara has enormous potential, a potential that is currently evaporating for a political-administrative system left over from the last century. I love this city too much, “said Dominic Fritz before the elections.

Timisoara, he says, marked his career, defined his desires and changed his way of seeing life.

Dominic Samuel Fritz obtained 53.31% of the votes, assuring him the expiration position of Timisoara for the next four years.

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