Rosemarie Hein
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Anna Gertrud Rosemarie Hein (born January 17, 1953 in Leipzig
) is a German politician, currently Education spokeswoman for the Left Party
. From 1900 to 2006 she was a member of the Saxony-Anhalt
Landtag
, and since 2009 a member of the Bundestag
.
, in 1971 Hein began studying Education at the then College of Educate in Dresden, from which she graduated in 1975 as a teacher of German and Art. She spent the next five years working at the extended secondary school
in Oschersleben
From 1982 to 1986, Hein completed a doctorate in Social Science, writing a thesis on the subject of Visual art in the DDR
for world peace: positions and problems in the Seventies and Eighties
She is married and has two daughters.
in 1976. From 1980 to 1982 she worked in the district leadership for Oschersleben. After re-unification she became District Chair of the PDS in Magdburg, and that summer was elected as deputy national chair. She carried out this function until 1995. From 1997-2005 she was state chair of the PDS in Saxony-Anhalt. Since June 2007 she has been part of the party leadership of Die Linke.
In October 1990 she was first elected to the state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt. Her political focus was on education policy.
In June 2004 she was elected to the Magdeburg city council and is involved here mainly for the education policies of the city.
In the federal elections of September 2009, she was elected with 32.0% of the vote as a dicrect candidate in the constituency of Magdeburg (constituency 70). She is party education spokesperson.
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
) is a German politician, currently Education spokeswoman for the Left Party
Left Party (Germany)
The Party of Democratic Socialism was a democratic socialist political party active in Germany from 1989 to 2007. It was the legal successor to the Socialist Unity Party , which ruled the German Democratic Republic until 1990. From 1990 through to 2005, the PDS had been seen as the left-wing...
. From 1900 to 2006 she was a member of the Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
Landtag
Landtag
A Landtag is a representative assembly or parliament in German-speaking countries with some legislative authority.- Name :...
, and since 2009 a member of the Bundestag
Bundestag
The Bundestag is a federal legislative body in Germany. In practice Germany is governed by a bicameral legislature, of which the Bundestag serves as the lower house and the Bundesrat the upper house. The Bundestag is established by the German Basic Law of 1949, as the successor to the earlier...
.
Career and family
After completing school in HennigsdorfHennigsdorf
Hennigsdorf is a town in the district of Oberhavel, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated north-west of Berlin, just across the city border, which is formed mainly by the Havel river.-History:...
, in 1971 Hein began studying Education at the then College of Educate in Dresden, from which she graduated in 1975 as a teacher of German and Art. She spent the next five years working at the extended secondary school
Extended Secondary School
The extended secondary school, officially twelve-class general educational polytechnic secondary school, abbreviation EOS, was the standard institution of higher education in the education system of East Germany...
in Oschersleben
Oschersleben
Oschersleben is a town in the Börde district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The population in 1905 was 13,271, in 2005 about 18,000.-Geography:...
From 1982 to 1986, Hein completed a doctorate in Social Science, writing a thesis on the subject of Visual art in the DDR
DDR
DDR may refer to:In entertainment:*Dance Dance Revolution, a music video game series by Konami*DDR , a Norwegian rock band singing in German.*DDR , a Greenlandic punk band singing in Danish.In organizations:...
for world peace: positions and problems in the Seventies and Eighties
She is married and has two daughters.
Political career
Rosemarie Hein entered the Socialist Unity PartySocialist Unity Party of Germany
The Socialist Unity Party of Germany was the governing party of the German Democratic Republic from its formation on 7 October 1949 until the elections of March 1990. The SED was a communist political party with a Marxist-Leninist ideology...
in 1976. From 1980 to 1982 she worked in the district leadership for Oschersleben. After re-unification she became District Chair of the PDS in Magdburg, and that summer was elected as deputy national chair. She carried out this function until 1995. From 1997-2005 she was state chair of the PDS in Saxony-Anhalt. Since June 2007 she has been part of the party leadership of Die Linke.
In October 1990 she was first elected to the state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt. Her political focus was on education policy.
In June 2004 she was elected to the Magdeburg city council and is involved here mainly for the education policies of the city.
In the federal elections of September 2009, she was elected with 32.0% of the vote as a dicrect candidate in the constituency of Magdeburg (constituency 70). She is party education spokesperson.