Question: Facts: - profession: economist , politician , writer - caption: thilo sarrazin -lrb- 2009 -rrb- - successor: de ulrich nubaum - party: spd - spouse: ursula -lrb- nee breit -rrb- - predecessor: de christiane krajewski - office: berlin senator of finance - term end: 30 april 2009 - term start: 17 january 2002 - birth date: 12 february 1945 - name: thilo sarrazin - nationality: germany - image: thilo sarrazin030709.jpg - birth place: gera , germany - alma mater: university of bonn Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of thilo sarrazin .
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thilo sarrazin -lrb- born 12 february 1945 -rrb- is a german politician -lrb- spd -rrb- , writer , and former member of the executive board of the deutsche bundesbank -lrb- until 30 september 2010 -rrb- .he previously served as senator of finance for the state of berlin from january 2002 until april 2009 , when he was appointed to his position at bundesbank .in his 2010 book '' '' -lrb- '' germany abolishes itself '' -rrb- , the most popular book on politics by a german-language author in a decade , he denounces the failure of germany 's post-war immigration policy , sparking a nationwide controversy about the costs and benefits of multiculturalism .in 2012 another book by sarrazin was published , '' europa braucht den euro nicht '' -lrb- '' europe does n't need the euro '' -rrb- .the book argues that the introduction of a single currency in europe was a bad idea and should be overturned .