Simone Lange

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Simone Lange, 2018

Simone Lange (born October 24, 1976 in Rudolstadt ) is a German politician ( SPD ), a former member of the state parliament of Schleswig-Holstein and since January 15, 2017 mayor of Flensburg . In April 2018 she ran for the office of federal chairman of the SPD . On August 2, 2019, she announced a renewed candidacy for the SPD chairmanship , this time together with the Lord Mayor of Bautzen , Alexander Ahrens; However, on September 4, 2019, both of them announced their withdrawal in favor of their competitors Saskia Esken and Norbert Walter-Borjans .

biography

Simone Lange grew up in Rudolstadt, Thuringia , then a district town in the Gera district ( GDR ), and graduated from high school in 1995 at the Fridericianum high school . After completing her studies at the University of Applied Sciences for Administration and Services in Altenholz in 1998 with a degree in administrative management (FH) in the police department , she worked as a clerk at the criminal police in Flensburg from 1999 to 2012 . According to her own statements, she studied general management from 2005 to 2007 .

She is the separated mother of two school-age daughters. Through her partner, she came into contact with the Danish ethnic group in southern Schleswig , the children go to a local Danish school .

politics

Local and state politics

Simone Lange, 2013

Lange joined the SPD in 2003 and held various party offices in Flensburg . From 2008 to 2012 she was on the City Council of Flensburg and chaired the youth welfare committee. From 2013 to 2016 she was district chairwoman of the SPD Flensburg.

Before the state elections in Schleswig-Holstein in 2012 , the SPD nominated her as a direct candidate in the Flensburg state electoral district . She received 34.2 percent of the votes cast. That is 8.9 percent more than the previous constituency member Susanne Herold ( CDU ), who received only 25.3 percent. Simone Lange thus entered the Schleswig-Holstein state parliament .

In the SPD parliamentary group she performed the functions of police policy spokeswoman and spokeswoman for gender equality policy. She was the deputy chairman of the interior and legal committee of the state parliament and a deputy member of the social and health committee. In her political career, she has campaigned, among other things, for the mandatory identification of police officers and for the introduction of a police officer.

On July 28, 2015 it was announced that Lange would run against incumbent Simon Faber ( SSW ) in the election of Flensburg's mayor in 2016 . In the election on June 5, 2016, they supported not only their own party, but also the CDU and Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen . Lange received 51.4 percent of the vote in the first ballot; Mayor Faber (SSW), who was in office until January 15, 2017, received 22.8 percent of the vote.

In November 2016, Lange resigned from her state parliament mandate due to the impending swearing-in as Lord Mayor of Flensburg. On January 15, 2017, she took her oath of office and took office as Lord Mayor.

Candidates as party chairman

On February 12, 2018, Lange announced her candidacy for the federal chairmanship of the SPD. Lange competed against Andrea Nahles and declared: "I am promoting a basic candidate and would like to give the members a voice again and involve them seriously in this decision-making process".

On February 20, 2018, Simone Lange combined her application for the federal presidency with a vote against the GroKo , a coalition agreement between the Union and the SPD: “I think the spirit of the coalition agreement is neither good for the country nor for the SPD. […] I will vote against the treaty and therefore also against the grand coalition. ”She explained:“ I think the 180 pages are too non-binding. In this agreement the words 'want' and 'intend' are too often used instead of 'will'. ”And:“ We live in a time when poverty in Germany is greater than ever before. And that is where social democracy has its job. The coalition agreement that we now have before us is not a departure from agenda policy. There is a second reason: I fear that the strengthening of the AfD will then also be mapped out. "

On March 2, 2018, Simone Lange announced that she had the support of at least three local associations prescribed in the SPD statutes and could thus officially run for party leadership.

It demands a new policy statement for the SPD and commented on the under Chancellor Gerhard Schröder decided Hartz IV Whoever makes mistakes legislating with "need to apologize for. We have to. "

At the extraordinary party congress in Wiesbaden on April 22, 2018, Lange Nahles lost with 172 of 631 votes cast, which corresponds to a share of 27.6 percent.

She is one of the founders of the left-wing collecting movement " Stand Up ". On September 4, 2018, she presented this at the federal press conference with Sahra Wagenknecht , Bernd Stegemann , and Ludger Volmer .

After the resignation of party leader Andrea Nahles, Lange announced on August 2, 2019 that he wanted to run again for the SPD party chairmanship together with the Lord Mayor of Bautzen, Alexander Ahrens . On September 4, 2019, however, they both announced their withdrawal in favor of competitors Saskia Esken and Norbert Walter-Borjans .

Web links

Commons : Simone Lange  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lange announces a “serious candidacy” for the SPD chairmanship. In: tagesschau.de. Retrieved May 14, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Flensburg: Simone Lange wants to become the SPD chairwoman . In: The time . August 2, 2019, ISSN  0044-2070 ( zeit.de [accessed on August 2, 2019]).
  3. ^ A b SPD: Simone Lange and Alexander Ahrens withdraw their candidacy . In: The time . September 4, 2019, ISSN  0044-2070 ( zeit.de [accessed September 4, 2019]).
  4. ↑ a b c CV. simone-lange.de, accessed on April 21, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Simone Lange - The Sahra Wagenknecht of the SPD. In: welt.de. Retrieved April 18, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Flensborg Avis - With liv med danmark. In: fla.de. Retrieved April 21, 2018 .
  7. ^ Presentation of the results of the previous elections in Schleswig-Holstein. State election 2012 (May 6, 2012) - result, first vote, 03 Flensburg. Statistical Office for Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein , May 15, 2012, accessed on July 17, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Greens want police officers. In: Kieler Nachrichten November 7, 2015
  9. ↑ The challenger. In: Flensburger Tageblatt , May 18, 2016
  10. ↑ Born in Rudolstadt, she is the new Lord Mayor of Flensburg. In: Ostthüringer Zeitung , June 6, 2016
  11. ↑ Former Rudolstadt resident celebrates election victory in Flensburg. In: Ostthüringer Zeitung , June 7, 2016
  12. ↑ Rudolstadt is mayor in Flensburg. In: Ostthüringer Zeitung , January 13, 2017
  13. ↑ Mayor Simone Lange. At: flensburg.de
  14. ↑ My cover letter to the federal executive. Notification of the candidacy. simone-lange.de, February 18, 2018, accessed on July 17, 2018 .
  15. ↑ This woman wants to become the new SPD leader. At: Handelsblatt.com , February 13, 2018
  16. ↑ Candidate for SPD chairmanship turns against GroKo. At: Epoch Times , February 21, 2018
  17. ↑ Simone Lange: "Will vote against the GroKo". In: SHZ , February 21, 2018
  18. ↑ Grand Coalition? - "I vote against it!" At: NDR , February 21, 2018 (see sound document)
  19. ↑ Simone Lange March 2, 2018 Personnel suggestions from local associations.
  20. ↑ A rebel today . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung . April 20, 2018.
  21. ↑ Andrea Nahles elected party leader at the SPD party conference. In: spiegel.de. April 22, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2018 .
  22. ↑ Simone Lange applies again for SPD chairmanship. In: spiegel.de. August 2, 2019, accessed August 2, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Lange, Simone
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician (SPD), MdL
DATE OF BIRTH October 24, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Rudolstadt , Gera district , GDR