Harald Ringstorff
Harald Ringstorff | |
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Minister-President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | |
In office 3 November 1998 – 6 October 2008 | |
Deputy | Helmut Holter |
Preceded by | Berndt Seite |
Succeeded by | Erwin Sellering |
President of Bundesrat | |
In office 1 November 2006 – 31 October 2007 | |
President | Horst Köhler |
Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
Preceded by | Peter Harry Carstensen |
Succeeded by | Ole von Beust |
Minister of Justice of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | |
In office 3 November 1998 – 19 September 2000 | |
Minister-President | Harald Ringstorff |
Preceded by | Rolf Eggert |
Succeeded by | Erwin Sellering |
Deputy Minister-President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | |
In office 8 December 1994 – 6 May 1996 | |
Minister-President | Bernd Seite |
Preceded by | Klaus Gollert |
Succeeded by | Hinrich Kuessner |
Minister of Economics and Affairs of European Union of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | |
In office 8 December 1994 – 6 May 1996 | |
Minister-President | Bernd Seite |
Preceded by | Herbert Helmrich (Affairs of European Union) Conrad-Michael Lehment (Economics) |
Succeeded by | Rolf Eggert (Affairs of European Union) Jürgen Seidel (Economics) |
Leader of the Social Democratic Party in the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | |
In office 6 May 1996 – 3 November 1998 | |
Preceded by | Gottfried Timm |
Succeeded by | Volker Schlotmann |
In office 26 October 1990 – 15 November 1994 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Gottfried Timm |
Member of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern for Parchim II (Rostock III; 1990–1994) (Social Democratic List; 1994–1998; 2006–2011) | |
In office 26 October 1990 – 4 October 2011 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Thomas Schwarz |
Member of the Volkskammer for Rostock | |
In office 5 April 1990 – 2 October 1990 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | (1939-09-25)September 25, 1939 Wittenburg, Nazi Germany |
Died | 19 November 2020(2020-11-19) (aged 81) Schwerin, Germany |
Political party | SPD |
Harald Ringstorff (25 September 1939 – 19 November 2020) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the 3rd Minister President of the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.[1] He headed a coalition government of the SPD and PDS (since 2007 the Left Party, Die Linke) from 1998 until 2006, and subsequently headed a coalition between the SPD and CDU. He was the 61st President of the Bundesrat in 2006/07.
After his Abitur and military service, Ringstorff studied Chemistry at the University of Rostock. He received his Ph.D. in 1969. Afterwards he worked as a chemist for the Rostock dockyards. From 1987 to 1990, he was director of the branch office of the VEB Kali-Chemie ("people's enterprise for potash chemistry").[2]
In 1989 Ringstorff was a founding member of the Social Democratic Party in the GDR and a member of the freely elected Volkskammer of 1990. From 1990 to 2003 he was chairman of the SPD in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.[2]
Since 1990 Ringstorff has been a member of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern where he served as parliamentary leader of the SPD from 1990–1994 and 1996-1998. In between he was Minister for Economic and European Affairs and vice-minister-president in a coalition government with the CDU under minister-president Berndt Seite (CDU).[2]
In 1998, the SPD agreed to form a coalition with the PDS (now Left Party), a move controversial within the party. Ringstorff was elected minister-president. His coalition government was re-elected in 2002. After the elections of 2006, he decided to switch to a coalition with the CDU, which would have a more comfortable majority in parliament.
On 6 August 2008, Ringstorff let it be known that he wished to resign as minister-president because of his age. On 6 October, he was succeeded in the office by Erwin Sellering.[1][3]
He died from Parkinson's disease on 19 November 2020.
References
- ^ a b Buergin, Rainer (6 August 2008). "German State of Mecklenburg Premier Ringstorff Quits, Cites Age". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ^ a b c Helmut Müller-Enbergs. "Ringstorff, Harald * 25.9.1939 Ministerpräsident des Landes Mecklenburg-Vorpommern". Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur: Biographische Datenbanken. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "Der adrette Jurist: Ein Jurist aus dem Westen soll Landesvater im Nordosten werden. Erwin Sellering hat derzeit die besten Chancen, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Nachfolger von Ministerpräsident Harald Ringstorff zu werden. Sellering gilt als als gelassener Vermittler". Handelsblatt (online). 22 August 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
External links
- Media related to Harald Ringstorff at Wikimedia Commons
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