SPD North Rhine-Westphalia

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(Hannelore Kraft)
Basis data
Established: December 15, 1970
Place of establishment: Dortmund
Chair: Hannelore Kraft
Vice chairmen: Britta Altenkamp
Marc Herter
Jochen Ott
Ute Schäfer
Secretary general: Michael Groschek
Members: 136.840
(31. December 2009)
Website: www.nrwspd.de

SPD Nordrhein-Westfalen is a political party in German state North Rhine-Westphalia and it is with 136.840 Members the biggest state group of SPD. Chairwoman is North Rhine-Westphalian Minister-President Hannelore Kraft and Secretary general is Michael Groschek.

It is the second biggest party of the state.

History

Minister-President of State North Rhine-Westphalia
Name Living/Lived beginn end picture
Fritz Steinhoff 1897–1969 1956 1958
Heinz Kühn 1912–1992 1966 1978
Johannes Rau 1931–2006 1978 1998
Wolfgang Clement * 1940 1998 2002
Peer Steinbrück * 1947 2002 2005
Hannelore Kraft * 1961 July 14. 2010 im Amt

Structure

Pegion organizations of SPD state group:

The Regions are Headgroups of 54 lower state groups (including approx 1.400 Ortsvereine).

Chairheads

Years Head
1970–1973 Heinz Kühn
1973–1977 Werner Figgen
1977–1998 Johannes Rau
1998–2002 Franz Müntefering
2002–2005 Harald Schartau
2005–2007 Jochen Dieckmann
2007– Hannelore Kraft