Background
Dieter Salomon grew up in the German AllgäUniversity
Dieter Salomon grew up in the German AllgäUniversity
He received a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Freiburg in 1991.
He received his Abitur in 1979 in Oberstdorf and moved to Freiburg to study Political Science, Public Finance and Roman Philology. From April 2002, he was the head of the Baden-Württemberg Green Party fraction and lead candidate for state elections. He became mayor of Freiburg on 1 July 2002, after receiving 64.4% of votes on the second ballot held on 5 May 2002, thereby becoming the first Green mayor of a large German city and only the second or third in the whole of Germany.
Once elected mayor of Freiburg, he resigned his position in the Landtag.
Within the Green Party, he is considered a Realo.
He is a member of the Alliance "90/The Greens. During his time as a student he became active in the local chapter of the Alliance "90/The Greens.
From 1990 until 2000 Salomon was a member of Freiburg city council, and was a member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg from 1992. Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Member of the Board of Trustees
Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Member of the Board of Trustees.