SPD Lower Saxony

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SPD Lower Saxony
Stephan Weil
Stephan Weil 		Spd Lower Saxony logo rgb.jpg
Chairman Stephan Weil
Deputy Petra Emmerich-Kopatsch
Olaf Lies
Johanne Modder
Petra Tiemann
Ulrich Watermann
Secretary General Alexander Saipa
Treasurer Hanna Naber
executive Director Axel Rienhoff
Establishment date August 13, 1946 (SPD Hanover)
May 7, 1946 (SPD Braunschweig)
April 30, 1947 (SPD Lower Saxony)
Headquarters Odeonstrasse 15/16
30159 Hanover
Landtag mandates
54/137
Number of members 56,696 (as of end of 2018)
Website www.spdnds.de

The SPD Lower Saxony is the Lower Saxony state association of the SPD , which is supported by the four districts of Braunschweig, Hanover, North Lower Saxony and Weser-Ems. Besides Hesse, Lower Saxony is the only German state with several districts, while in the other states the district corresponds to the regional association. Stephan Weil has been leading the SPD Lower Saxony since January 20, 2012 .

history

Prehistory - The SPD in the predecessor countries of Lower Saxony

Braunschweig

Wilhelm Bracke

In the Duchy of Braunschweig , Wilhelm Bracke founded a local branch of the General German Workers' Association in Braunschweig on September 6, 1865 . In 1871 he also founded the Braunschweiger Volksfreund , one of the oldest SPD party newspapers. Braunschweig was a party stronghold . The Reichstag constituency of Braunschweig was held for many years by Wilhelm Blos . In the 1880s, the party headquarters, the Volksfreund-Haus, was built in Braunschweig . In 1915, the USPD split off from the SPD under August Merges . After the November Revolution in Braunschweig , the Socialist Republic of Braunschweig was proclaimed. The USPD was the determining force in the workers 'and soldiers' councils. In the state elections on December 22, 1918, however, the MSPD was the strongest force with 27.7% of the vote and 17 seats. However, power lay predominantly with the Workers 'and Soldiers' Council, which was dominated by the USPD. Therefore, on February 22, 1919, a coalition government consisting of the USPD and MSPD under Sepp Oerter (USPD) was formed. Only after the Spartactist uprising in Braunschweig on April 17, 1919 was suppressed by a free corps, power passed to the elected state parliament. On April 30, the Braunschweig Landtag elected a government under Heinrich Jasper (MSPD) with the votes of the MSPD, USPD and DDP .

In the state elections on June 16, 1920, the Social Democrats suffered losses and came in third place with 14.8% and 9 seats, and were only involved as a junior partner in the government with the USPD. On May 23, a new government was formed under Heinrich Jasper from the MSPD, DDP and DVP. After the 1924 elections (37.4% of the vote and 19 seats), the SPD had to join the opposition again. In the state elections on November 27, 1927, the SPD achieved 46.2% of the vote and got half of the seats. On December 14th, a single SPD government under Heinrich Jasper was elected with votes from the SPD and the KPD.

Hubert Schlebusch

In the state elections on September 14, 1930, the SPD lost its majority. NSDAP and the bourgeois parties formed a government. After the seizure of power by the Nazis in 1933, the friends of the people home on March 9, 1933 was devastated, banned the SPD on 22 June 1933 and Heinrich Jasper killed on 19 February 1945 in the concentration camp.

With a meeting of officials on September 24, 1945, the regional association of the SPD was re-established after the war in Braunschweig. From April 24, 1945 to January 1946, Hubert Schlebusch (SPD) and then Alfred Kubel (SPD) was appointed Prime Minister in Braunschweig until the state of Lower Saxony was founded . With 29 members, the SPD was by far the largest parliamentary group in the newly appointed Braunschweig Landtag .

Hanover

The Social Democrats had a strong position in the Prussian province of Hanover . From 1920 to 1933 Gustav Noske (SPD) was Upper President of the Province of Hanover. In the provincial parliament, the Social Democrats were the strongest force in all free elections (1921: 34.7% and 37 seats, 1925: 32.9% and 37 seats, 1929: 34.8% and 39 seats). After the Second World War , the state of Hanover was formed and Hinrich Wilhelm Kopf (SPD) was appointed Prime Minister before the state of Lower Saxony was formed. In appointees Hanoverian Landtag 38 Social Democrats were represented and formed by far the largest group. On 17./18. August 1946, the first district party convention of the SPD Hanover after the war took place in Barsinghausen .

Oldenburg

SPD parliamentary group in the Oldenburg state parliament, 1916
Paul Hug

In the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg , Paul Hug, the first social democrat to be elected to the state parliament in 1899 . In 1902 the SPD faction had grown to six members. In the 32nd state parliament from 1911-1916, the SPD had 12 members out of a total of 45 members. After the November Revolution, the Workers 'and Soldiers' Council (Council of 21) took power in Oldenburg. The President of the Revolutionary Government was Bernhard Kuhnt (USPD). The SPD was represented in the government by Paul Hug. On February 23, 1919 (or March 9, 1919 for the Birkenfeld part of the country ) the election for the constituent state assembly took place. With 33.44% and 16 seats, the SPD had become the strongest party. However, the liberal Theodor Tantzen became prime minister of an all-party government . The SPD was represented in the cabinet by Social Minister Julius Meyer . In the Oldenburg Landtag in the Free State of Oldenburg , the SPD initially remained the strongest force. Except for the 1928 election, however, the share of the SPD fell continuously (1920: 25.87% and 13 seats; 1923: 23.76% and 12 seats; 1925: 22.46% and 9 seats; 1928: 28.86% and 15 seats; 1931: 20.90% and 11 seats; 1932: 18.75% 9 seats). After 1922 the SPD was no longer involved in the government.

After the Second World War, the victorious powers established the Tantzen II cabinet as the new state government, in which the SPD occupied two departments with Harald Koch (economics and finance) and Fritz Kaestner (churches and schools). There were 13 Social Democrats in the appointed Oldenburg State Parliament . Karl Hoopts was the parliamentary group's spokesman.

The SPD in Lower Saxony

The first federal party conference of the SPD after the war took place on May 9, 1946 in Hanover. Kurt Schumacher was elected federal chairman.

Government holdings

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Prime Minister cabinet Parties involved Term of office
Hinrich Wilhelm Kopf Head I. SPD , CDU , FDP , NLP , KPD 1946-1947
Hinrich Wilhelm Kopf Head II SPD, CDU, FDP, DP , center , KPD 1947-1948
Hinrich Wilhelm Kopf Head III SPD, CDU, center 1948-1951
Hinrich Wilhelm Kopf Head IV SPD, GB / BHE , center 1951-1955
DP, SPD, GB / BHE (until 1957), CDU, FDP (until 1957) 1955-1959
Hinrich Wilhelm Kopf Head V SPD, FDP, GB / BHE 1959-1961
Georg Diederichs Diederichs I SPD, FDP, GB / BHE 1961-1963
Georg Diederichs Diederichs II SPD, FDP 1963-1965
Georg Diederichs Diederichs III SPD, CDU 1965-1967
Georg Diederichs Diederichs IV SPD, CDU 1967-1970
Alfred Kubel Kubel I. SPD 1970-1974
Alfred Kubel Kubel II SPD, FDP 1974-1976
Opposition (government: CDU, FDP (1977–1978, 1986–1990) ) 1976-1990
Gerhard Schröder Schröder I SPD, Greens , non-party 1990-1994
Gerhard Schröder Schröder II SPD, non-party 1994-1998
Gerhard Schröder Schröder III SPD 1998
Gerhard Glogowski Glogowski SPD 1998-1999
Sigmar Gabriel Gabriel SPD, non-party 1999-2003
Opposition (government: CDU, FDP) 2003-2013
Stephan Weil Because I SPD, Greens 2013-2017
Stephan Weil Because II SPD, CDU since 2017

structure

organization

The statutes of the Federal SPD only recognize districts, sub-districts and local associations. In most of the states, with the exception of Hesse and Lower Saxony, the entire state corresponds to a district. In Lower Saxony, however, there are traditionally four districts, which correspond to the parts of the state before the state was founded. The state association of Lower Saxony is legally and financially supported by the four districts in accordance with the state association statutes of the SPD in order to jointly coordinate state political issues, programs and elections.

The districts in Lower Saxony are subdivided into 45 sub-districts which largely correspond to the districts or independent cities in Lower Saxony. These in turn are subdivided into local associations which correspond to individual communities, community associations or in cities, districts or settlements. In addition, local clubs can be divided into local departments for better work. In the big cities, the local associations form city associations.

State Party Council

In addition to the state party congress, the state party council meets three times a year. Its task is to advise the state executive and to promote the formation of will within the party through its own initiatives. The state party council currently consists of 100 members from all districts and sub-districts. The current chairperson is Eva Schlaugat.

Forums and working groups

In preparation for the Lower Saxony local elections in 2011 and the state elections in 2012/2013, the state executive established a total of eleven forums at the beginning of 2010. These should work on the individual thematic areas with internal and external experts and develop positions. They are open to all party members and expressly all interested citizens. The forums are:

  • Work, participation and innovation
  • Fair education policy
  • Democracy and Participation on the Internet
  • University, science and research
  • Culture and media
  • New company
  • Security, freedom, democracy
  • Solidarity society - health and care
  • Sports policy
  • Consumer protection and healthy living
  • Economy, sustainability and new energies

Election results of the state elections

choice Top candidate percent Seats
1947 Hinrich Wilhelm Kopf 43.4 65
1951 Hinrich Wilhelm Kopf 37.7 64
1955 Hinrich Wilhelm Kopf 35.2 59
1959 Hinrich Wilhelm Kopf 39.5 65
1963 Georg Diederichs 44.9 73
1967 Georg Diederichs 43.1 66
1970 Alfred Kubel 46.3 75
1974 Alfred Kubel 43.1 67
1978 Karl Ravens 42.2 72
1982 Karl Ravens 36.5 63
1986 Gerhard Schröder 42.1 69
1990 Gerhard Schröder 44.2 71
1994 Gerhard Schröder 44.3 81
1998 Gerhard Schröder 47.9 83
2003 Sigmar Gabriel 33.4 63
2008 Wolfgang Jüttner 30.3 48
2013 Stephan Weil 32.6 49
2017 Stephan Weil 36.9 55

Bold = ruling party for the following legislative period

(After the 1974 election, the SPD was only a ruling party until 1976)

people

Party leader

Chair of the State Committee

State chairman

Group leaders

District Chairperson

Braunschweig district

Hanover district

North Lower Saxony district

Weser-Ems district

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ welt: SPD and CDU lose members. welt, January 21, 2019, accessed January 29, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b Archived copy ( memento of the original from April 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / spdnds.de
  3. ↑ a b Organizational Statute ( Memento of February 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.spdnds.de
  5. ^ Albrecht Eckhardt: Voting behavior, political groups and parliamentary groups in the state parliament of the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg 1848–1918; in: Ernst Hinrich u. a. (Ed.): Between corporate society and "Volksgemeinschaft." 1993, ISBN 3-8142-0450-6 , page 95
  6. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from June 19, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / spdnds.de
  7. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from June 19, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / spdnds.de
  8. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from July 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / spdnds.de
  9. ↑ State election on January 20, 2013 in Lower Saxony , wahlrecht.de
  10. ↑ http://www.newsclick.de/index.jsp/menuid/2044/artid/1232211
  11. ↑ http://www.haz.de/Nachrichten/Ppolitik/Niedersachsen/Heil-soll-neuer-Chef-im-SPD-Bezirk-Braunschweig- Werden
  12. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from June 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hubertus-heil.de
  13. ↑ Welcome to the district chairmen , accessed on June 6, 2011
  14. ↑ SPD veteran and "gray eminence" , accessed on January 22, 2019.
  15. ↑ Social Democrats in the Weser-Ems district elected new chairmen , accessed on January 22, 2019.
  16. ↑ Dr. Wolf Weber elected as the new SPD district chairman in Weser-Ems , accessed on January 22, 2019.
  17. ^ Homepage Garrelt Duin, Member of the Bundestag , accessed June 1, 2011
  18. ↑ Homepage Johanne Modder, MdL ( Memento of the original from May 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed June 1, 2011 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.johanne-modder.de