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'''Stefan Seidler''' is a Danish-German politician from the [[South Schleswig Voters' Association|South Schleswig Voters' Association (SSW)]], the party representing the interests of the [[Danish minority of Southern Schleswig|Danish]] and [[Frisians|Frisian]] minority populations in [[Germany]]. He was elected to the [[Bundestag]] from [[Schleswig-Holstein]] in the [[2021 German federal election]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-25|title=Danska minoriteten kan ta plats i tyska parlamentet|url=https://www.dn.se/varlden/danska-minoriteten-kan-ta-plats-i-tyska-parlamentet/|access-date=2021-09-27|website=DN.SE|language=sv}}</ref> |
'''Stefan Seidler''' is a Danish-German politician from the [[South Schleswig Voters' Association|South Schleswig Voters' Association (SSW)]], the party representing the interests of the [[Danish minority of Southern Schleswig|Danish]] and [[Frisians|Frisian]] minority populations in [[Germany]]. He was elected to the [[Bundestag]] from [[Schleswig-Holstein]] in the [[2021 German federal election]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-25|title=Danska minoriteten kan ta plats i tyska parlamentet|url=https://www.dn.se/varlden/danska-minoriteten-kan-ta-plats-i-tyska-parlamentet/|access-date=2021-09-27|website=DN.SE|language=sv}}</ref> |
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== Early life and |
== Early life and education == |
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Seidler was born in [[Flensburg]], Germany, as the son of a Danish-born teacher and a timber salesman from Flensburg.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stefan Seidler|url=https://stefan-seidler.info/hjem/|access-date=2021-09-27|website=stefan-seidler.info|language=da}}</ref> After completing his secondary education at the city's Danish language |
Seidler was born in [[Flensburg]], Germany, as the son of a Danish-born teacher and a timber salesman from Flensburg.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stefan Seidler|url=https://stefan-seidler.info/hjem/|access-date=2021-09-27|website=stefan-seidler.info|language=da}}</ref> After completing his secondary education at [[Duborg-Skolen|the city's Danish language school]], he studied at [[Aarhus University]] in [[Aarhus]], [[Denmark]], where he obtained a master's degree in political science<ref name="ssw">{{Cite web|title=Stefan Seidler|url=https://www.ssw.de/stefan-seidler|access-date=2021-09-27|website=www.ssw.de|language=de}}</ref> and a diploma in political communication.<ref name="vafo">{{Cite web|title=Vejlenser valgt til det tyske parlament - den nyvalgte Stefan Seidler bor i Grønnedalen|url=https://vafo.dk/artikel/vejlenser-valgt-til-det-tyske-parlament-den-nyvalgte-stefan-seidler-bor-i-gr%C3%B8nnedalen|access-date=2021-09-27|website=vafo.dk|language=da}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Danish Association of Lawyers and Economists]].<ref name="ssw"/> |
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== Political career == |
== Political career == |
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Revision as of 18:49, 27 September 2021
Stefan Seidler MdB | |
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| Member of the Bundestag from Schleswig-Holstein | |
| Assumed office 27 September 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
| Political party | South Schleswig Voters' Association |
| Alma mater | Aarhus University |
| Website | https://stefan-seidler.info/ |
Stefan Seidler is a Danish-German politician from the South Schleswig Voters' Association (SSW), the party representing the interests of the Danish and Frisian minority populations in Germany. He was elected to the Bundestag from Schleswig-Holstein in the 2021 German federal election.[1]
Early life and education
Seidler was born in Flensburg, Germany, as the son of a Danish-born teacher and a timber salesman from Flensburg.[2] After completing his secondary education at the city's Danish language school, he studied at Aarhus University in Aarhus, Denmark, where he obtained a master's degree in political science[3] and a diploma in political communication.[4] He is a member of the Danish Association of Lawyers and Economists.[3]
Political career
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Seidler has been politically active in both Denmark and Germany. In Aarhus, he was deputy chairman of Radikal Ungdom, the youth wing of the Danish Social Liberal Party, and later was that party's candidate for both the Danish and the European Parliament.[5] He was a member of Flensburg's city council, worked as a political consultant in Southern Denmark, and in 2014, became Schleswig-Holstein's coordinator of relations with the Danish government.[3]
In 2021, he contested the constituency of Flensburg – Schleswig, located at the German-Danish border, for the SSW. He was defeated by Robert Habeck from Alliance 90/The Greens, but won a seat on the party's state list. It is the first time a regionalist party has won a seat in the German Parliament since 1953.[6]
Personal life
Seidler is married and has two daughters.[3]
References
- ^ "Danska minoriteten kan ta plats i tyska parlamentet". DN.SE (in Swedish). 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ "Stefan Seidler". stefan-seidler.info (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ a b c d "Stefan Seidler". www.ssw.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ "Vejlenser valgt til det tyske parlament - den nyvalgte Stefan Seidler bor i Grønnedalen". vafo.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ "Tidligere Duborg-student er politisk bindeled mellem Slesvig-Holsten og Danmark | Dansk Skoleforening for Sydslesvig e.V." www.skoleforeningen.org. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ "Danish minority gets representation in German parliament". The Local. 27 September 2021.
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