Andy Grote
German politician (born 1968)
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Andy Grote (born 14 June 1968 in Erpen, Dissen am Teutoburger Wald]) is a German politician serving as senator for the interior and sports of Hamburg since 2016.[1] From 2008 to 2012, he was a member of the Hamburg Parliament.[2]
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Andy Grote | |
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Grote in 2018 | |
| Senator for the Interior and Sports of Hamburg | |
| Assumed office 20 January 2016 | |
| Mayor | Olaf Scholz Peter Tschentscher |
| Preceded by | Michael Neumann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 June 1968 Erpen |
| Party | Social Democratic Party (since 1996) |
Controversies
Pimmelgate
Grote became known throughout Germany after he filed criminal charges against a person that called Grote "1 Pimmel" on Twitter (now X). This resulted in the person's ex-girlfriend's apartment, since the perpetrator had already moved by that time, being raided by police. This event was widely criticized and condemned in Germany, with the raid eventually being declared illegal and all charges against the perpetrator being dropped. The controversy became known as Pimmelgate.[3][4][5][6][7]
