Joe Chialo

Joseph Chialo (born 1970) is a German singer, music manager, and politician of Tanzanian descent. In 2021, he was a candidate of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in the Berlin Spandau – Charlottenburg North Bundestag constituency. He is considered a close ally and associate of Armin Laschet, who led the CDU in the 2021 federal election.[1]

Early life and career

The son of Tanzanian diplomats, Chialo was born in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia in 1970. He stated that he and his brother were the only two Black students at the school he attended growing up.[1] Before dropping out, Chialo attended the Friedrich-Alexander University in Erlangen, where he studied history, economics, and political science.[2]

Chialo started his singing career with Blue Manner Haze after receiving a record deal with Sony Music.

Political career

In the 1990s, Chialo was a member of The Greens and, stated that he was a supporter of Joschka Fischer. Following an internal party dispute over the German government sending Bundeswehr missions in the Balkans, however, he resigned from the party.[3] Chialo joined the CDU in 2016[4] and ran to represent the party in the 2021 election in the Berlin Spandau – Charlottenburg North constituency. However, he only garnered 23.5% of votes to the 32.8% received by SPD candidate Helmut Kleebank, and therefore lost the election.[5]

Personal life

Chialo is married and has one daughter.[6]

References
  1. "Germany's diversity shows as immigrants run for parliament". AP NEWS. 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  2. "Meine Story – Joe Chialo" (in German). Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  3. Meck, Georg. "Bundestagskandidat Joe Chialo: "Ich bin nicht der Quoten-Schwarze"". FAZ.NET (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  4. Alberti, Stefan (2021-07-18). "Der erste PoC-Kandidat der Berliner CDU: "Ich hab so ein Problem mit Quoten"". Die Tageszeitung: taz (in German). ISSN 0931-9085. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  5. "Bundestagswahl 2021: Alle Ergebnisse der Wahlkreise". www.waz.de (in German). 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  6. "Meine Story – Joe Chialo" (in German). Retrieved 2021-10-02.
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