Simone Lange | |
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 Simone Lange in 2018 | |
| Mayor of Flensburg | |
| Assumed office 15 January 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Simon Faber |
| Member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein for Flensburg | |
| In office 6 May 2012 –15 January 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Susanne Herold |
| Succeeded by | Heiner Dunckel |
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| Born | 24 October 1976 Rudolstadt,Bezirk Gera,East Germany |
Simone Lange (born 24 October 1976) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as Mayor of Flensburg from 2017 to 2023.
Lange grew up in Rudolstadt and completed her Abitur in 1995. After completing a polytechnic degree in 1998 (Dipl.-Verwaltungsfachwirtin (police division)),she was employed at the criminal investigation department in Flensburg from 1999 until 2012.
Lange joined the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 2003 and held multiple positions in the party. She was part of Flensburg council from 2008 until 2012. She was a direct candidate for the Schleswig-Holstein state election in 2012.
On the day of the election,she won against the former district representative Susanne Herold of the Christian Democratic Union and was directly elected into the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. [1] [2]
In the SPD faction of the Schleswig-Holstein Landtag,she was spokesperson for police policy and equality.
She held the position of acting chair of the select committee for home and legal affairs and acting member of the social and health select committee. During her political tenure,she took a stand for labelling requirements of police officers and the introduction of a police representative. [3]
On 28 July 2015,it was announced that Lange would run against incumbent Simon Faber of the South Schleswig Voters' Association for the 2016 Flensburg mayor elections. She was backed by the SPD,Bündnis Alliance 90/The Greens and the Christian Democratic Union.[ who? ]
During the election on 5 June 2016,Lange won during the first ballot and received 51.4% of the votes. Faber received 22.8% of the votes,according to the official election results. [4] [5] [6]
Lange took office as mayor of Flensburg in January 2017.
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