Jens Böhrnsen
Jens Böhrnsen | |
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Peter Müller | |
Preceded by | Peter Müller |
Succeeded by | Hannelore Kraft |
Leader of the Social Democratic Party in the Bürgerschaft of Bremen | |
In office July 1999 – 8 November 2005 | |
Preceded by | Christian Weber |
Succeeded by | Carsten Sieling |
Member of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen for Bremen | |
In office 8 June 1995 – 8 November 2005 | |
Preceded by | multi-member district |
Succeeded by | Karin Garling |
Constituency | Social Democratic Party List |
Personal details | |
Born | Bremen-Gröpelingen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, West Germany (now Germany) | 12 June 1949
Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Spouse |
Birgit Rüst (m. 2011) |
Children | 2 |
Parent |
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Occupation |
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Website | Official Bremen government website |
Jens Böhrnsen (born 12 June 1949) is a German politician of the
Böhrnsen is a lawyer by profession and served as a judge in Bremen from 1978 to 1995, when he became a full-time politician.
Background
Böhrnsen was born on 12 June 1949 in
Political career
In 1999, Böhrnsen was elected head of the SPD group of the Parliament of Bremen.[1] On 8 November 2005, Bremen's legislative assembly elected Böhrnsen as mayor after he had won the Social Democrat primary for the office, which had become vacant with the resignation of Henning Scherf. as a mayor and head of senate of Bremen.[1]
Recently, Böhrnsen has been involved in the debate revolving around a modernization of
As president of the Senate of Bremen, Böhrnsen was elected
After his party lost more than five percentage points in the state election on 10 May 2015, Böhrnsen retired as head of government. His successor was Carsten Sieling.
References
- ^ Spiegel Online. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
- ^ "Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany". www.gesetze-im-internet.de.
- ^ "Interview zum Köhler-Rücktritt: "Das hat es noch nicht gegeben"". tagesschau.de.