Lars Klingbeil
Lars Klingbeil (born 23 February 1978) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party who has been serving as the party's Co-Leader since 2021, together with Saskia Esken.
Lars Klingbeil MdB | |
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Klingbeil in 2021 | |
| Co-leader of the Social Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office 11 December 2021 Serving with Saskia Esken | |
| General Secretary | Kevin Kühnert |
| Deputy | Klara Geywitz Hubertus Heil Thomas Kutschaty Serpil Midyatli Anke Rehlinger |
| Preceded by | Norbert Walter-Borjans |
| General Secretary of the Social Democratic Party | |
| In office 8 December 2017 – 11 December 2021 | |
| Leader | Martin Schulz Andrea Nahles Saskia Esken Norbert Walter-Borjans |
| Preceded by | Hubertus Heil |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Kühnert |
| Member of the Bundestag for Lower Saxony | |
| Assumed office 24 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Reinhard Grindel |
| Constituency | Rotenburg I – Heidekreis |
| In office 27 October 2009 – 24 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | multi-member district |
| Constituency | Social Democratic Party List |
| In office 24 January 2005 – 18 October 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Jann-Peter Janssen |
| Succeeded by | multi-member district |
| Constituency | Social Democratic Party List |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lars Klingbeil 23 February 1978 Soltau, West Germany |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Lena-Sophie Müller (m. 2019) |
| Alma mater | University of Hannover |
Klingbeil previously was the General Secretary of the Social Democratic Party from December 2017 to December 2021. Since 2001 he has been a member of the City Council of Munster and a member of the District Council of Heide. He was a Member of the Bundestag for about 9 months in 2005 and has been a member again since the 2009 Federal Election. From 2003 till 2007, Klingbeil was the Deputy Leader of the Jusos, the SPD youth wing. Klingbeil is a member of the Seeheim Circle, the right wing of the SPD, which shares many similarities with Tony Blair's New Labour.
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