Anke Spoorendonk

Anke Spoorendonk was born on the 21st of September 1947 in Busdorf in Schleswig. She has been a member of the German Federal Council for the South Schleswig Voter Federation (SSW) since 2012. She is the second Deputy Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein and the Minister for Justice, Culture and European Affairs of Schleswig-Holstein.

Political career

Between 1977 and 1996 she was a school teacher at the Danish School Duborg-Skolen in Flensburg. Since 1977 she has been a member of the South Schleswig Voters' Association (SSW). Since 1992 she has been the chairman of the local branch SSW in Harrislee. Moreover, since 1996 she has worked as a member of the SSW-state committee. Between 1990 and 1996 she served as a deputy district councillor for the SSW in the district of Schleswig Flensburg. From 2008 to 2012 she was a member of the municipal council of Harrislee for the SSW. Between 1996 and 2012 she was a member of the Schleswig-Holstein Federal Council.

Education

Spoorendonk graduated from German secondary school in 1966 with the Abitur (A-Level). Subsequently, from 1967 to 1976, she studied history and German literature in Copenhagen.

Notable work

Member of the Chamber for European Affairs of the Federal Council Member of the Federal Council for the State of Schleswig-Holstein Member of the Committee on European Union Questions Member of the Committee on Cultural Affairs Member of the Legal Committee Member of the German-Russian Friendship Group

External links

http://www.bundesrat.de/SharedDocs/personen/DE/laender/sh/spoorendonk-anke.html