Sonja Northing

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Sonja Northing on September 13, 2015 in Kleve

Sonja Northing (* 1968 in Kleve , born Derith) is a German non-party politician. In September 2015 she was elected mayor of the city of Kleve. Her term began on October 21, 2015.

Life

Northing graduated from the Johanna-Sebus-Gymnasium in Kleve in 1987 . After joining the city administration of Kleve, she completed a dual course of study , which she completed with a degree in administration . From 1991 to 1995 she was a clerk in the social welfare office in Kleve, from 1995 to 2004 administrative manager at the Volkshochschule Kleve, from 2004 to 2009 general administrative auditor in the audit department . Northing has been Head of Labor and Social Affairs since 2009 .

Northing is married with a stepdaughter.

politics

In 2015 Northing went into the local election campaign as a candidate for the SPD , FDP and the Free Voting Association Offene Klever . She won the mayoral election in 2015 with 64.5% against candidates from the CDU and the Greens . She was the first non-CDU member to be elected to the post of mayor of Kleve after the end of World War II . In the media response, the election result was described as a “landslide victory” (RP) and “sensation” (WDR).

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Local elections 2015 - preliminary results , Ministry of the Interior and Local Government North Rhine-Westphalia
  2. ↑ Dates for local elections and mayoral elections in North Rhine-Westphalia , City and Municipal Association of North Rhine-Westphalia
  3. ↑ Homepage Sonja Northing ( Memento from September 16, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ^ Matthias Grass: landslide victory for Sonja Northing , Rheinische Post Kleve, September 14, 2015
  5. ^ Sensation in Kleve , Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Studio Duisburg, Nachrichten, September 13, 2015

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personal data
SURNAME Northing, Sonja
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Derith, Sonja (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German local politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Kleve