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'''Ralf Stegner''' (born 2 October 1959) is a German politician of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the German [[Bundestag]] since the [[2021 German federal election|2021 elections]].
'''Ralf Stegner''' (born 2 October 1959<ref name=":0"/>) is a German politician of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the German [[Bundestag]] for the [[constituency]] of [[Pinneberg]] since the [[2021 German federal election|2021 elections]].<ref name=":0"/>


Stegner was the leader of the SPD in Schleswig-Holstein from 2007 to 2019. He also served as the leader of the position in Schleswig-Holstein from 2017 to 2021, an office he had previously held from July 2009 to June 2012. He is considered a member of the SPD's left wing.
Stegner was the leader of the SPD in Schleswig-Holstein from 2007 to 2019. He also served as the leader of the position in Schleswig-Holstein from 2017 to 2021, an office he had previously held from July 2009 to June 2012. He is considered a member of the SPD's left wing.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Stegner was born in [[Bad Dürkheim]], Germany on October 2, 1959, and received his high school diploma in 1978.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Deutscher Bundestag - Dr. Ralf Stegner |url=https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/S/stegner_ralf-861352 |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=Deutscher Bundestag |language=de}}</ref>
In addition to his degree in Political Science, History and German from the [[University of Freiburg]] (1980-1987), Stegner earned a [[Master of Public Administration]] from the [[Kennedy School of Government]] at [[Harvard University]] (1987–1989).{{cn|date=December 2021}}
In addition to his degree in Political Science, History and German from the [[University of Freiburg]] (1980-1987), Stegner earned a [[Master of Public Administration]] from the [[Kennedy School of Government]] at [[Harvard University]] (1987–1989).<ref name=":0" />


==Political career==
==Political career==
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===Role in state politics===
===Role in state politics===
From 1996 to 2005, Stegner served in various roles in the state government of [[List of Ministers-President of Schleswig-Holstein|Minister-President]] [[Heide Simonis]]. He was State Secretary for Labor, Social Affairs and Health from 1996 to 1998 before serving as State Secretary for Education, Research and Cultural Affairs from 1998 to 2003. Between 2003 and until Simonis’ resignation in 2005, he was the State Minister of Finance.
From 1990 to 1994, Stegner served as a spokesman for the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of Social Affairs, Kiel. From 1994 to 1996 he was head of staff department, Ministry of Social Affairs Schleswig Holstein, Kiel. From 1996 to 2005, Stegner served in various roles in the state government of [[List of Ministers-President of Schleswig-Holstein|Minister-President]] [[Heide Simonis]]. He was State Secretary for Labor, Social Affairs and Health from 1996 to 1998 before serving as State Secretary for Education, Research and Cultural Affairs from 1998 to 2003. Between 2003 and until Simonis’ resignation in 2005, he was the State Minister of Finance.<ref>{{cite web |title=MPs |url=https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/S/stegner_ralf-861352 |website=Deutscher Bundestag |access-date=25 June 2022}}</ref>


Stegner has been a member of the [[Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein]] since the [[2005 Schleswig-Holstein state election|2005 state elections]]. After Simonis's attempt to form a new one-seat majority red-green government supported by a regional party had failed because throughout four secret ballots one representative had not voted for her, she withdrew from politics and Stegner practically took over from her and became Deputy Minister-President and State Minister for Home Affairs in the subsequent CDU-SPD [[grand coalition]] led by Minister-President [[Peter Harry Carstensen]]. Although Stegner had harshly criticised the unknown person who had refused to vote for Simonis, he was initially considered to have been the so-called "Heide murderer" by some media, which is generally regarded as refuted because Simonis suspected another person and had planned to pass her office on to Stegner after two years. In 2007 he formally succeeded her as he was elected chairman of the Schleswig-Holstein SPD.
Stegner has been a member of the [[Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein]] since the [[2005 Schleswig-Holstein state election|2005 state elections]]. After Simonis's attempt to form a new one-seat majority red-green government supported by a regional party had failed because throughout four secret ballots one representative had not voted for her, she withdrew from politics and Stegner practically took over from her and became Deputy Minister-President and State Minister for Home Affairs in the subsequent CDU-SPD [[grand coalition]] led by Minister-President [[Peter Harry Carstensen]]. Although Stegner had harshly criticised the unknown person who had refused to vote for Simonis, he was initially considered to have been the so-called "Heide murderer" by some media, which is generally regarded as refuted because Simonis suspected another person and had planned to pass her office on to Stegner after two years. In 2007 he formally succeeded her as he was elected chairman of the Schleswig-Holstein SPD.
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===Member of the German Parliament, 2021–present===
===Member of the German Parliament, 2021–present===
Since the [[2021 German federal election|2021 elections]], Stegner has been a member of the German [[Bundestag]], representing the [[Pinneberg (electoral district)|Pinneberg]] district. In parliament, he has since been serving on the Committee on Foreign Affairs.<ref>[https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/S/stegner_ralf-861352 Ralf Stegner] [[Bundestag]].</ref>
Since the [[2021 German federal election|2021 elections]], Stegner has been a member of the German [[Bundestag]], representing the [[Pinneberg (electoral district)|Pinneberg]] district. In parliament, he has since been serving on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and its Subcommittee on Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation.<ref>[https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/S/stegner_ralf-861352 Ralf Stegner] [[Bundestag]].</ref> Since 2022, he has also been a member of the [[Parliamentary Oversight Panel (Germany)|Parliamentary Oversight Panel (PKGr)]], which provides parliamentary oversight of Germany's intelligence services [[Federal Intelligence Service (Germany)|BND]], [[Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution|BfV]] and [[Militärischer Abschirmdienst|MAD]].<ref>[https://www.bundestag.de/dokumente/textarchiv/2022/kw12-de-parl-kontrollgremium-885558 Bundestag setzt Parlamentarisches Kontrollgremium ein] [[Bundestag]], 24 March 2022.</ref>


==Other activities==
==Other activities==
[[File:2019-09-10 SPD Regionalkonferenz Ralf Stegner by OlafKosinsky MG 2444.jpg|thumb|Stegner in 2019]]

===Corporate boards===
===Corporate boards===
* [[HSH Nordbank]], Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (2005-2008)<ref>Bernhard Honnigfort (3 April 2010), [http://www.fr.de/politik/ralf-stegner-erleichtert-und-empoert-a-1043870 Ralf Stegner: Erleichtert und empört] [[Frankfurter Rundschau]].</ref>
* [[HSH Nordbank]], Ex-Officio Member of the supervisory board (2005-2008)<ref>Bernhard Honnigfort (3 April 2010), [http://www.fr.de/politik/ralf-stegner-erleichtert-und-empoert-a-1043870 Ralf Stegner: Erleichtert und empört] [[Frankfurter Rundschau]].</ref>
* [[KfW]], Member of the Board of Supervisory Directors (-2005)<ref>[https://www.kfw.de/Download-Center/Finanzpublikationen/PDF-Dokumente-Berichte-etc./1_Gesch%C3%A4ftsberichte/Gesch%C3%A4ftsbericht_2005_D.pdf 2005 Annual Report] [[KfW]].</ref>
* [[KfW]], Member of the Board of Supervisory Directors (-2005)<ref>[https://www.kfw.de/Download-Center/Finanzpublikationen/PDF-Dokumente-Berichte-etc./1_Gesch%C3%A4ftsberichte/Gesch%C3%A4ftsbericht_2005_D.pdf 2005 Annual Report] [[KfW]].</ref>


===Non-profit organizations===
===Non-profit organizations===
* [[Bundesakademie für Sicherheitspolitik|Federal Academy for Security Policy]] (BAKS), Member of the advisory board (since 2022)<ref>[https://www.baks.bund.de/de/die-baks/der-beirat Advisory Board], [[Bundesakademie für Sicherheitspolitik|Federal Academy for Security Policy]] (BAKS).</ref>
* [[Friedrich Ebert Foundation]], Member of the Board of Trustees<ref>[https://www.fes.de/de/stiftung/organigramm-gremien/kuratorium/ Board of Trustees] [[Friedrich Ebert Foundation]].</ref>
* [[Friedrich Ebert Foundation]], Member of the Board of Trustees<ref>[https://www.fes.de/de/stiftung/organigramm-gremien/kuratorium/ Board of Trustees] [[Friedrich Ebert Foundation]].</ref>
* [[ver.di|German United Services Trade Union]] (ver.di), Member
* [[ver.di|German United Services Trade Union]] (ver.di), Member


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Stegner is one of five children of the innkeeper Wolfgang Stegner and his wife Marietta. He is married, Protestant and has three sons.{{cn|date=March 2021}}
Stegner is married, and has three children.<ref name=":0"/>


==References==
==References==
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* [http://www.ralf-stegner.de Official Website] {{in lang|de}}
* [http://www.ralf-stegner.de Official Website] {{in lang|de}}

{{Members of the 20th Bundestag}}


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Ralf Stegner
Leader of the Opposition in
Schleswig-Holstein
Assumed office
28 June 2017
Prime MinisterDaniel Günther
Preceded byDaniel Günther
In office
21 July 2009 – 12 June 2012
Prime MinisterPeter Harry Carstensen
Preceded byWolfgang Kubicki
Succeeded byJohannes Callsen
Deputy Leader of the Social Democratic Party
In office
16 January 2014 – 6 December 2019
LeaderSigmar Gabriel
Martin Schulz
Andrea Nahles
Preceded byAndrea Nahles
Succeeded bySerpil Midyatli
Leader of the Social Democratic Party in Schleswig Holstein
In office
24 March 2007 – 31 March 2019[1]
Preceded byHeide Simonis
Succeeded bySerpil Midyatli
Minister of the Interior of Schleswig-Holstein
In office
27 April 2005 – 15 January 2008
Prime MinisterPeter Harry Carstensen
Preceded byKlaus Buß
Succeeded byLothar Hay
Minister of Finance of Schleswig-Holstein
In office
1 March 2003 – 27 April 2005
Prime MinisterHeide Simonis
Preceded byClaus Möller
Succeeded byRainer Wiegard
Member of the Landtag of
Schleswig-Holstein
Assumed office
20 February 2005
ConstituencyState List
Personal details
Born (1959-10-02) 2 October 1959 (age 64)
Bad Dürkheim, West Germany
Political partySocial Democratic Party of Germany
Alma materUniversity of Freiburg, Harvard University

Ralf Stegner (born 2 October 1959[2]) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the German Bundestag for the constituency of Pinneberg since the 2021 elections.[2]

Stegner was the leader of the SPD in Schleswig-Holstein from 2007 to 2019. He also served as the leader of the position in Schleswig-Holstein from 2017 to 2021, an office he had previously held from July 2009 to June 2012. He is considered a member of the SPD's left wing.

Early life and education[edit]

Stegner was born in Bad Dürkheim, Germany on October 2, 1959, and received his high school diploma in 1978.[2] In addition to his degree in Political Science, History and German from the University of Freiburg (1980-1987), Stegner earned a Master of Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (1987–1989).[2]

Political career[edit]

Role in state politics[edit]

From 1990 to 1994, Stegner served as a spokesman for the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of Social Affairs, Kiel. From 1994 to 1996 he was head of staff department, Ministry of Social Affairs Schleswig Holstein, Kiel. From 1996 to 2005, Stegner served in various roles in the state government of Minister-President Heide Simonis. He was State Secretary for Labor, Social Affairs and Health from 1996 to 1998 before serving as State Secretary for Education, Research and Cultural Affairs from 1998 to 2003. Between 2003 and until Simonis’ resignation in 2005, he was the State Minister of Finance.[3]

Stegner has been a member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein since the 2005 state elections. After Simonis's attempt to form a new one-seat majority red-green government supported by a regional party had failed because throughout four secret ballots one representative had not voted for her, she withdrew from politics and Stegner practically took over from her and became Deputy Minister-President and State Minister for Home Affairs in the subsequent CDU-SPD grand coalition led by Minister-President Peter Harry Carstensen. Although Stegner had harshly criticised the unknown person who had refused to vote for Simonis, he was initially considered to have been the so-called "Heide murderer" by some media, which is generally regarded as refuted because Simonis suspected another person and had planned to pass her office on to Stegner after two years. In 2007 he formally succeeded her as he was elected chairman of the Schleswig-Holstein SPD.

When the SPD ministers left the coalition government, which had been in constant dispute over several issues, in 2008, Stegner became SPD candidate for Minister-President in the early 2009 elections. Following their electoral defeat, he became chairman of the party's parliamentary group and thereby leader of the opposition against the Carstensen government. He was unsuccessful in his attempt to become the party's candidate again for the 2012 elections; Mayor of Kiel Torsten Albig was chosen instead and subsequently elected to the office. Stegner chose not to return to a ministerial office in Albig's government and kept the offices of party and parliamentary chairman of the SPD. After Albig's defeat in the 2017 elections, Stegner became leader of the opposition for the second time. In 2019 he was succeeded by Serpil Midyatli in his state party office but remained parliamentary and opposition leader.

Role in national politics[edit]

Stegner was a SPD delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2009, 2010 and 2012. In the negotiations to form a Grand Coalition of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU together with the Bavarian CSU) and the SPD following the 2013 federal elections, he was part of the SPD delegation in the working group on education and research policy, led by Johanna Wanka and Doris Ahnen.

At the SPD national convention in 2014, party chairman Sigmar Gabriel nominated Stegner as one of his six deputies, alongside Hannelore Kraft, Olaf Scholz, Manuela Schwesig, Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel and Aydan Özoğuz.[4] In the 2019 SPD leadership election, he announced his intention to run for the position as co-chair in the party's new dual leadership, together with the party's two-time presidential candidate Gesine Schwan.[5] Saskia Esken and Norbert Walter-Borjans won the nomination and Stegner retired from his position of deputy chairman.[6] He was ultimately succeeded by Serpil Midyatli again. In December 2019, Stegner called for a merger between the SPD and The Left.[7]

Member of the German Parliament, 2021–present[edit]

Since the 2021 elections, Stegner has been a member of the German Bundestag, representing the Pinneberg district. In parliament, he has since been serving on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and its Subcommittee on Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation.[8] Since 2022, he has also been a member of the Parliamentary Oversight Panel (PKGr), which provides parliamentary oversight of Germany's intelligence services BND, BfV and MAD.[9]

Other activities[edit]

Stegner in 2019

Corporate boards[edit]

  • HSH Nordbank, Ex-Officio Member of the supervisory board (2005-2008)[10]
  • KfW, Member of the Board of Supervisory Directors (-2005)[11]

Non-profit organizations[edit]

Personal life[edit]

Stegner is married, and has three children.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Stegner-Rückzug hat begonnen: Midyatli neue Chefin der Nord-SPD".
  2. ^ a b c d e "Deutscher Bundestag - Dr. Ralf Stegner". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  3. ^ "MPs". Deutscher Bundestag. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  4. ^ dpa. "Gabriels Stellvertreter: Ralf Stegner zum SPD-Vize gewählt | shz.de". shz. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  5. ^ Nahles-Nachfolge: Schwan und Stegner bewerben sich für SPD-Vorsitz Der Spiegel, 14 August 2019.
  6. ^ Anna Grusnick (3 December 2019), SPD-Bundesspitze: Stegner lässt Kühnert den Vortritt Norddeutscher Rundfunk.
  7. ^ Stegner will SPD und Linke (bald) fusionieren Der Spiegel.
  8. ^ Ralf Stegner Bundestag.
  9. ^ Bundestag setzt Parlamentarisches Kontrollgremium ein Bundestag, 24 March 2022.
  10. ^ Bernhard Honnigfort (3 April 2010), Ralf Stegner: Erleichtert und empört Frankfurter Rundschau.
  11. ^ 2005 Annual Report KfW.
  12. ^ Advisory Board, Federal Academy for Security Policy (BAKS).
  13. ^ Board of Trustees Friedrich Ebert Foundation.

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