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'''Simona Koß''' (born 9 June 1961 in [[Strausberg]]) is a German politician |
'''Simona Koß''' (born 9 June 1961 in [[Strausberg]]) is a German politician of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD) who has been a [[Member of the German Bundestag|member]] of the German [[Bundestag]], the federal diet since 2021. Previously, she was a member of the [[Landtag of Brandenburg|State Parliament of Brandenburg]] from 2014 to 2019 and 2021. |
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== Life == |
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==Early life and education== |
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Koß was born 1961 in the East German town of [[Strausberg]] and is married and the mother of two children.<ref name="Strausberg">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=»Deutscher Bundestag – Simona Koß« |url=https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/K/koss_simona-860480 |access-date=4 November 2022 |work=bundestag.de |date= |language=de}}</ref> |
Koß was born 1961 in the East German town of [[Strausberg]] and is married and the mother of two children.<ref name="Strausberg">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=»Deutscher Bundestag – Simona Koß« |url=https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/K/koss_simona-860480 |access-date=4 November 2022 |work=bundestag.de |date= |language=de}}</ref> |
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After attending school in Strausberg, Koß studied first at the Institute for Teacher Education in [[Neuzelle]] and then at the Güstrow College of Education until 1984.<ref name="Neuzelle">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=»Simona Koß Mitglied der SPD-Fraktion« |url=https://www.landtag.brandenburg.de/de/kosz_simona/25672 |access-date=4 November 2022 |work=landtag.brandenburg.de |date= |language=de}}</ref> |
After attending school in Strausberg, Koß studied first at the Institute for Teacher Education in [[Neuzelle]] and then at the Güstrow College of Education until 1984.<ref name="Neuzelle">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=»Simona Koß Mitglied der SPD-Fraktion« |url=https://www.landtag.brandenburg.de/de/kosz_simona/25672 |access-date=4 November 2022 |work=landtag.brandenburg.de |date= |language=de}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Koß then worked as a teacher at various schools. She completed additional studies in special education and worked as the head of a special school in [[Seelow]] from 2006 to 2014.<ref>{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=»Biografie« |url=https://simona-koss.de/biografie |access-date=4 November 2022 |work=simona-koss.de |date= |language=de}}</ref> Since January 2020, she has been a school councilor at the State Education Authority [[Frankfurt (Oder)]].<ref name="Frankfurt">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=»MdB für den Wahlkreis Märkisch-Oderland ‒ Barnim II« |url=https://bhu.de/mitwirkende/simona-koss/ |access-date=4 November 2022 |work=bhu.de |date= |language=de}}</ref> |
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==Politics== |
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==Political career== |
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===Career in loca politics=== |
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From 1998 to 2007, Koß was a member of the district council of the [[Märkisch-Oderland]] district.<ref name="Neuzelle" /> From 2014 to 2019 she was a member of the municipal council of [[Prötzel]], and since 2019 she has been mayor of the municipality.<ref>{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=»Simona Koß: "Das Erbe gerne angetreten"« |url=https://www.moz.de/lokales/bad-freienwalde/interview-simona-koss_-_das-erbe-gerne-angetreten_-49014878.html |access-date=4 November 2022 |work=moz.de |date=19 June 2019 |language=de}}</ref> Since May 2019, she has again been a member of the district council of Märkisch-Oderland.<ref name="Frankfurt" /> |
From 1998 to 2007, Koß was a member of the district council of the [[Märkisch-Oderland]] district.<ref name="Neuzelle" /> From 2014 to 2019 she was a member of the municipal council of [[Prötzel]], and since 2019 she has been mayor of the municipality.<ref>{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=»Simona Koß: "Das Erbe gerne angetreten"« |url=https://www.moz.de/lokales/bad-freienwalde/interview-simona-koss_-_das-erbe-gerne-angetreten_-49014878.html |access-date=4 November 2022 |work=moz.de |date=19 June 2019 |language=de}}</ref> Since May 2019, she has again been a member of the district council of Märkisch-Oderland.<ref name="Frankfurt" /> |
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===Career in state politics=== |
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Koß was a member of the Brandenburg state parliament for the first time in 2014 until 2019, having won the direct mandate in the Märkisch-Oderland IV state parliamentary constituency in the [[2014 Brandenburg state election]].<ref name="Neuzelle" /> She initially failed to re-enter the state parliament in the [[2019 Brandenburg state election]], but succeeded Ortwin Baier in the state parliament on 1 September 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=»Das sind die Brandenburger Neuen im Bundestag« |url=https://www.rbb24.de/politik/wahl/bundestag/beitraege-2021/brandenburg-neue-abgeordnete-im-bundestag.html |access-date=4 November 2022 |work=rbb24.de |date=15 October 2021 |language=de}}</ref> |
Koß was a member of the Brandenburg state parliament for the first time in 2014 until 2019, having won the direct mandate in the Märkisch-Oderland IV state parliamentary constituency in the [[2014 Brandenburg state election]].<ref name="Neuzelle" /> She initially failed to re-enter the state parliament in the [[2019 Brandenburg state election]], but succeeded Ortwin Baier in the state parliament on 1 September 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=»Das sind die Brandenburger Neuen im Bundestag« |url=https://www.rbb24.de/politik/wahl/bundestag/beitraege-2021/brandenburg-neue-abgeordnete-im-bundestag.html |access-date=4 November 2022 |work=rbb24.de |date=15 October 2021 |language=de}}</ref> |
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===Member of the German Parliament, 2021–present=== |
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On 26 September 2020, |
On 26 September 2020, Koß was elected at an SPD members' meeting as a Bundestag candidate for the Bundestag constituency [[Märkisch-Oderland - Barnim II]]. She was able to win this constituency directly in the [[2021 German federal election|2021 Bundestag election]] and thus entered the Bundestag. In the course of this, she resigned her state parliament mandate.<ref>{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=»„Hier engagiert – in Berlin gebraucht.“« |url=https://simona-koss.de/ |access-date=4 November 2022 |work=simona-koss.de |date= |language=de}}</ref> Sascha Philipp succeeded her in the state parliament.<ref name="Neuzelle" /><ref>{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=»Sascha Philipp folgt Simona Koß als Mitglied der SPD« |url=https://www.zeit.de/news/2021-10/27/sascha-philipp-folgt-simona-koss-als-mitglied-der-spd |access-date=4 November 2022 |work=zeit.de |date=27 October 2021 |language=de}}</ref> |
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In parliament, Ko has since been serving as a full member of the Committee on the Interior and Home Affairs and the Committee on Culture and Media in the Bundestag. She is also a deputy member of the Health Committee.<ref name="Strausberg" /> |
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==Other activities== |
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* [[Federal Agency for Civic Education]] (BPB), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)<ref>[https://www.bpb.de/die-bpb/ueber-uns/organisation/51246/das-kuratorium-der-bpb/ Board of Trustees] [[Federal Agency for Civic Education]] (BPB).</ref> |
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Simona Koß (born 9 June 1961 in Strausberg) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been a member of the German Bundestag, the federal diet since 2021. Previously, she was a member of the State Parliament of Brandenburg from 2014 to 2019 and 2021.
Early life and education
Koß was born 1961 in the East German town of Strausberg and is married and the mother of two children.[1] After attending school in Strausberg, Koß studied first at the Institute for Teacher Education in Neuzelle and then at the Güstrow College of Education until 1984.[2]
Koß then worked as a teacher at various schools. She completed additional studies in special education and worked as the head of a special school in Seelow from 2006 to 2014.[3] Since January 2020, she has been a school councilor at the State Education Authority Frankfurt (Oder).[4]
Political career
Career in loca politics
From 1998 to 2007, Koß was a member of the district council of the Märkisch-Oderland district.[2] From 2014 to 2019 she was a member of the municipal council of Prötzel, and since 2019 she has been mayor of the municipality.[5] Since May 2019, she has again been a member of the district council of Märkisch-Oderland.[4]
Career in state politics
Koß was a member of the Brandenburg state parliament for the first time in 2014 until 2019, having won the direct mandate in the Märkisch-Oderland IV state parliamentary constituency in the 2014 Brandenburg state election.[2] She initially failed to re-enter the state parliament in the 2019 Brandenburg state election, but succeeded Ortwin Baier in the state parliament on 1 September 2021.[6]
Member of the German Parliament, 2021–present
On 26 September 2020, Koß was elected at an SPD members' meeting as a Bundestag candidate for the Bundestag constituency Märkisch-Oderland - Barnim II. She was able to win this constituency directly in the 2021 Bundestag election and thus entered the Bundestag. In the course of this, she resigned her state parliament mandate.[7] Sascha Philipp succeeded her in the state parliament.[2][8]
In parliament, Ko has since been serving as a full member of the Committee on the Interior and Home Affairs and the Committee on Culture and Media in the Bundestag. She is also a deputy member of the Health Committee.[1]
Other activities
- Federal Agency for Civic Education (BPB), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)[9]
References
- ^ a b "»Deutscher Bundestag – Simona Koß«". bundestag.de (in German). Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d "»Simona Koß Mitglied der SPD-Fraktion«". landtag.brandenburg.de (in German). Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "»Biografie«". simona-koss.de (in German). Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ a b "»MdB für den Wahlkreis Märkisch-Oderland ‒ Barnim II«". bhu.de (in German). Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "»Simona Koß: "Das Erbe gerne angetreten"«". moz.de (in German). 19 June 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "»Das sind die Brandenburger Neuen im Bundestag«". rbb24.de (in German). 15 October 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "»„Hier engagiert – in Berlin gebraucht."«". simona-koss.de (in German). Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "»Sascha Philipp folgt Simona Koß als Mitglied der SPD«". zeit.de (in German). 27 October 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ Board of Trustees Federal Agency for Civic Education (BPB).
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