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Former dbb Chairman Ulrich Silberbach Dies as Volker Geyer Assumes Leadership

His successor, elected two days earlier, praised his decades-long dedication to Germany’s civil servants.

Overview

  • Ulrich Silberbach led the Deutscher Beamtenbund since 2017 and stepped down on June 23, 2025, citing serious health issues.
  • He passed away on June 25, 2025, at the age of 63 after battling a severe illness.
  • Volker Geyer was elected chairman on June 23 and honoured Silberbach as a “great fighter” for public employees.
  • Under Silberbach’s tenure, the dbb became Germany’s second-largest trade union federation with more than 1.3 million members.
  • Geyer now heads the federation as it continues to advocate for fair representation and democratic principles in the public sector.