Alfred Gomolka (21 July 1942 – 24 March 2020) was a German politician and member of the European Parliament for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. He also served as the minister president of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Personal life and death
Gomolka was born in Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland). He had a PhD in geography. He was married and had four children. He joined the CDU at a young age, He served on the Greifswald City Council when the area was part of East Germany. In 1992, Gomolka was involved in the shipyard crisis, a disagreement between Gomolka and the German Minister for Transport and CDU regional party leader Günther Krause over shipyard policies. Krause accused Gomolka of incompetence over his handling of the crisis. As a result of the crisis, the CDU lost trust in Gomolka, and he left his role as minister president of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
From 1994 until 2009, Gomolka was an MEP, representing the CDU. After leaving the EU Parliament, he served as leader of the CDU Seniors' Union for northeast Germany until 2015.