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Heide Simonis

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Heide Simonis

Original Name
Heide Steinhardt
Birth
Bonn, Stadtkreis Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Death
12 Jul 2023 (aged 80)
Kiel, Stadtkreis Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Burial
Kiel, Stadtkreis Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Add to Map
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Politician. She was born in Bonn in July 1943. In 1967, she successfully completed her studies with a degree in economics. In the same year, she married Udo Ernst Simonis.

In 1976, she won the Rendsburg-Eckernförde constituency in the federal election, becoming the youngest member of the German Bundestag. From 1988 to 1993, she served as Finance Minister, and from 1993 to 2005, she served as Prime Minister of the state of Schleswig-Holstein. From 2005 to 2008, she was chairwoman of UNICEF Germany.

She was the first woman to be regularly elected to office at the head of a German state government and is an honorary citizen of Schleswig-Holstein.

Simonis passed away in Kiel in July 2023, a few days following her 80th birthday, following a prolonged illness.

Politician. She was born in Bonn in July 1943. In 1967, she successfully completed her studies with a degree in economics. In the same year, she married Udo Ernst Simonis.

In 1976, she won the Rendsburg-Eckernförde constituency in the federal election, becoming the youngest member of the German Bundestag. From 1988 to 1993, she served as Finance Minister, and from 1993 to 2005, she served as Prime Minister of the state of Schleswig-Holstein. From 2005 to 2008, she was chairwoman of UNICEF Germany.

She was the first woman to be regularly elected to office at the head of a German state government and is an honorary citizen of Schleswig-Holstein.

Simonis passed away in Kiel in July 2023, a few days following her 80th birthday, following a prolonged illness.

Bio by: Alex [Bln] ღ

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  • Originally Created by: Alex [Bln] ღ
  • Added: Nov 13, 2023
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/261483375/heide-simonis: accessed ), memorial page for Heide Simonis (4 Jul 1943–12 Jul 2023), Find a Grave Memorial ID 261483375, citing Südfriedhof Kiel, Kiel, Stadtkreis Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; Maintained by Find a Grave.