Dr. Otto Wiesheu (born October 31, 1944, in Zolling) is a German politician (CSU) from Bavaria and an expert on traffic.[citation needed]

Otto Wiesheu

He is a lawyer. From 1975 to 1979 he was chief of the youth organization Jungen Union Bayern. Since 1974 he has been a member of the Bavarian Parliament. Since July 17, 1993 he has been Bavarian minister for traffic and the economy.[1][2]

On May 7, 2004, he was elected president of the Deutsch-Arabische Gesellschaft. He co-founded the German-Arab Friendship Association in 2007 and has been the association's president since then.[3]

Driving drunk

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On October 29, 1983, he was driving his Mercedes 380 while drunk[4] (1.75 per mille)[5] and killed Polish citizen Josef Rubinfeld in his Fiat and severely injured another man. Otto Wiesheu was given 12 months' probation.

References

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  1. ^ Yŏnhap Tʻongsin (2003). North Korea handbook. M.E. Sharpe. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-7656-1004-1. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  2. ^ Bauchmüller, M.; M. Beise; K. Ott (13 May 2009). "Bahn: Otto Wiesheu - Lobbyist ohne Fahrschein". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  3. ^ "DAFG: Vorstand". dafg.eu. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  4. ^ Ardagh, John (1988-09-01). Germany and the Germans: an anatomy of society today. Harper & Row. p. 417. ISBN 978-0-06-091532-2. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  5. ^ Rambow, Kristen-Eirin (2011). ... Und Weihnachten Liegt In Afrika. BoD – Books on Demand. p. 49. ISBN 978-3-8423-4412-9. Retrieved 26 April 2011.