Silke Tesch
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Silke Tesch is a German politician and a former member of the Parliament of Hesse for the Social Democratic Party of Germany
(SPD).
On 5 April 2003, she was elected to the Parliament of Hesse. She was a member of the Bundesversammlung
in 2004.
She was reelected to Parliament in the Hesse state election, 2008
. On 3 November 2008, however, she declared, together with fellow SPD MPs Carmen Everts
, Jürgen Walter
and Dagmar Metzger
, that she would not support Andrea Ypsilanti
as Prime Minister of Hesse, in a planned election. Ypsilanti, chair of SPD in Hesse, was supposed to form a government with support of the leftist extremist (according to the Verfassungsschutz) party Die Linke
, the successor of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany
(SED). The SPD party had, before the election, vowed not under any circumstances to cooperate with Die Linke.
Without the support of her party, Silke Tesch could not run for another term as a member of parliament in the 2009 election.
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
(SPD).
On 5 April 2003, she was elected to the Parliament of Hesse. She was a member of the Bundesversammlung
Bundesversammlung (Germany)
The Federal Convention is a special body in the institutional system of Germany, convened solely for the purpose of electing the German Federal President , either every five years or within 30 days of a president's resignation, death or removal from office.The Bundesversammlung includes the entire...
in 2004.
She was reelected to Parliament in the Hesse state election, 2008
Hesse state election, 2008
The state election to elect members of the Landtag of Hesse was held in the German state of Hesse on 27 January 2008.-Background and issues:...
. On 3 November 2008, however, she declared, together with fellow SPD MPs Carmen Everts
Carmen Everts
Carmen Everts is a German politician, political scientist and civil servant, a former member of the Parliament of Hesse for the Social Democratic Party of Germany, and an expert on political extremism...
, Jürgen Walter
Jürgen Walter (SPD)
Jürgen Walter is a German lawyer and politician, and a former member of the Parliament of Hesse for the Social Democratic Party of Germany ....
and Dagmar Metzger
Dagmar Metzger
Dagmar Metzger is a German lawyer and politician, and a former member of the Parliament of Hesse for the Social Democratic Party of Germany ....
, that she would not support Andrea Ypsilanti
Andrea Ypsilanti
Andrea Ypsilanti is a German politician.-Political career:Ypsilanti is a member of the Hessian Landtag and was chairperson of the Social Democratic Party of Hesse from March 2003 to January 2009.In the Hesse state elections of 2008, held on 27 January 2008, she was the SPD's candidate for the...
as Prime Minister of Hesse, in a planned election. Ypsilanti, chair of SPD in Hesse, was supposed to form a government with support of the leftist extremist (according to the Verfassungsschutz) party Die Linke
The Left (Germany)
The Left , also commonly referred to as the Left Party , is a democratic socialist political party in Germany. The Left is the most left-wing party of the five represented in the Bundestag....
, the successor of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany
Socialist 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...
(SED). The SPD party had, before the election, vowed not under any circumstances to cooperate with Die Linke.
Without the support of her party, Silke Tesch could not run for another term as a member of parliament in the 2009 election.
External links
- Silke Tesch
- Biography, Parliament of Hesse