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Philipp Wesemann's fact sheet

Philipp WesemannSeptember 20, 2015

Dog poo, city planning and park life: Those are the things that Phillipp loves dealing with. He's the youngest mayor in the state of Brandenburg and faces his challenges squarely - which isn't always fun.

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Generation 25 Protagonist Philipp Wesemann

What is your name?
Philipp Wesemann

Where and when were you born?
On September 30, 1989, in Forst (in the Sorbian region of Lusatia in eastern Germany)

What is your current place of residence?
Forst (in Lusatia)

What is currently on your mind? Send us a tweet about your life (140 characters).
Following a recent career change, I look at the future with a sense of solidarity in my heart and enjoy the clean air in this small town I live in whenever I can.

What are you proud of?
My family, my hometown, of the challenges I have met head-on so far, and of those that I will have to face in the future.

What are you ashamed of?
My bad English-language skills

Tell us about an image that will never be erased from your memory.
The church in my hometown with its missing spire after World War II.

If you could choose one person to meet, dead or still alive, who would this be and why?
My grandfather on my dad's side of the family. I was young when he died, too young to have the kind of conversations with him then that I would have liked to have now if I could.

How would you express your personal spirit using three Emoticons?


What would have happened if the Berlin Wall had never come down?
I would not get to enjoy all the liberties and activities that have become so important to me. These would affect my career, my private life and my volunteer work.

Which song is currently at the very top of your playlist?
"La pioggia e' uno stato d'animo" by Daerk Jack

What is your favorite video on YouTube?
This is the future: