Anke Spoorendonk

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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