Stefan Seidler
Appearance
Stefan Seidler MP | |
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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. He was elected to the Bundestag from Schleswig-Holstein at the 2021 German federal election.[1]
Early life
He was born in Flensburg.
Education
He studied at Aarhus University.
Political career
He was deputy chairman of Radical Youth and was later a parliamentary candidate and candidate for the European Parliament for the Radical Left.[2]
In 2021, he contested the constituency of Flensburg – Schleswig on the Denmark–Germany border. He was defeated by Robert Habeck from Alliance 90/The Greens, but won a seat on the state list. It is the first time a regionalist party has won seat in Parliament since 1953.[3]
References
- ^ "Danska minoriteten kan ta plats i tyska parlamentet". DN.SE (in Swedish). 2021-09-25. 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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