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Heide Simonis
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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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