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Simone Lange (born October 24, 1976 in Rudolstadt) is a German politician (SPD), member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein and elected mayor of Flensburg.
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- Simone lange direkt 1
- 51 4 prozent simone lange wird flensburgs neue oberb rgermeisterin
- Biography
- Politics
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51 4 prozent simone lange wird flensburgs neue oberb rgermeisterin
Biography
Simone Lange grew up in Rudolstadt and completed her Abitur in 1995. After the acquisition of a polytechnic degree in 1998 (Dipl.-Verwaltungsfachwirtin (police division)), she was employed at the criminal investigation department in Flensburg from 1999 until 2012.
Politics
Lange joined the SPD in 2003 and held multiple positions in that party. She was part of the Flensburg council from 2008 until 2012. Furthermore, she was a direct candidate for the Schleswig-Holstein state election in 2012.
On the day of the election, she won against the former district representative Susanne Herold (member of the CDU) and was directly elected into the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein.
In the SPD fraction of the Schleswig-Holstein Landtag, she is the spokesperson for police policy and equality.
She, furthermore, holds the position of acting chairwoman of the select committee for home and legal affairs and acting member of the social and health select committee. During her political tenure, she also took a stand for labeling requirements of police officers and the introduction of a police representative.
On July 28, 2015, it was announced that Lange would run against incumbent Simon Faber (SSW) for the 2016 Flensburg mayor elections. Apart from her own party, she is also backed by Bündnis 90/Die Grünen and the CDU.
During the election on June 5, 2016, Lange won during the first ballot and received 51.4% of the votes. Faber received 22.8% of the votes, according to the official election results.