7/12/2023, 3:17:45 PM
Highlights: Former Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein, Heide Simonis, has died at the age of 80. The SPD politician shaped politics in the state for decades, from 1993 to 2005 as Prime Minister. Previously, she had already been a member of the state government as a minister in Björn Engholm's government. She was the first female head of a state government in the German state. She is survived by her husband, two children and a son-in-law.
She was the first female head of a state government: the former Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein, Heide Simonis, has died at the age of 80. This was confirmed by the SPD state chairman in Kiel.
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At the age of 80, the former Schleswig-Holstein head of government Heide Simonis has died. The SPD politician shaped politics in the state for decades, from 1993 to 2005 as Prime Minister. Previously, she had already been a member of the state government as a minister in Björn Engholm's government.
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