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Mr. Wilfried Lemke was born on August 19, 1946 in Pönitz, Ostholstein, Germany. He attended the University of Hamburg, graduating with an advanced university degree in Educational Science and Sports in 1970. He is now married and has four children.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
| Since 2008 |
Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace |
| 2008 |
Member of the City Council of Bremen |
| 2007-2008 |
Minister for the Interior and Sport in the state of Bremen
and as such, member of the Parliamentary Assembly of NATO
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| Since 1999 |
Member of the Supervisory Board of Werder Bremen - First Division (German Bundesliga)
Chairman of the club since 2005
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| 1999-2006 |
Vice President of the Global Cities Dialogue |
| 1999-2007 |
Minister for Science and Education in the State of Bremen and as such, President of the Federal Conference of the German Ministers of Science and Education in 2000
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| 1998 |
Honorary Lecturer in the Department of Sports at the University of Bremen |
| 1981-1999 |
General Manager of Werder Bremen - First Division (German Bundesliga) |
| 1974-1981 |
Member of the Regional Council of Sport |
| 1974-1981 |
Executive Officer of the Regional Board of the Social Democratic Party in the state of Bremen |
| 1971-1974 |
Scientific Researcher in the Department of Sports at the University of Bremen |
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS AND REGIONAL COMMITMENT
- Initiating and overseeing relief and cooperation projects, including the mobilization of funds for Georgia and Romania, as general Manager of
 Werder Bremen
- Regularly holds lectures on the beneficial role of sports and education in society
- Active member and chairman of various boards of trustees of regional foundations in the field of sport, science and education
- World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on the Role of Sports in society
- Nomination as World Ambassador for Peace and Sport
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