He said he was "deeply concerned" about the economic impact of the coronavirus epidemic. Thomas Schaefer, the Minister of Finance of Hesse (Germany), has put an end to his life, announced the Prime Minister of this land , Volker Bouffier. The 54-year-old man, married with two children, was found dead on Saturday near a railway track. The Wiesbaden public prosecutor's office has indicated that it favors the possibility of suicide.
Thomas Schaefer was responsible for ten years for the finances of the land where Frankfurt is located, the German financial center, seat of the European Central Bank and major German banks. He worked "night and day" to help businesses and employees adapt to the economic impact of the pandemic, said Volker Bouffier, saying he was "in shock".
"Today we can assume that he was deeply worried," added the official, a close ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel and a member of the CDU. "It was precisely in these difficult times that we would have needed someone like him."
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