Paul Ziemiak — politician with roots in the Russian Empire
Paul Ziemiak is a German CDU politician born in Stettin (now Szczecin, Poland) who served as Secretary-General of the CDU (2018-2021) — one of the most powerful positions in German centre-right politics. He is one of a generation of German politicians with Eastern European immigrant backgrounds reshaping German conservatism.
Tracing the roots — Stettin (Poland/Russia)
Born in Stettin (then part of Poland, a region with deep historical connections to both the Russian Empire and German culture) in 1985 and emigrating to Germany as a child, Ziemiak's family background connects him to the broader Eastern European diaspora in Germany. His political career in the CDU represents the integration of Eastern European immigrant communities into German mainstream politics.
.svg?width=900)
Stettin (Poland/Russia). At the time, this region lay within the Russian Empire, which spanned from Poland to the Pacific.