Manfred Stolpe | |
|---|---|
 Stolpe in 2005 | |
| Minister for Transport, Building and Housing | |
| In office 22 October 2002 – 22 November 2005 | |
| Chancellor | Gerhard Schröder |
| Preceded by | Kurt Bodewig |
| Succeeded by | Wolfgang Tiefensee (Transport, Building and Urban Development) |
| Minister-President of Brandenburg | |
| In office 1 November 1990 – 26 June 2002 | |
| Deputy | Alwin Ziel Jörg Schönbohm |
| Preceded by | Jochen Wolf (as Landesbevollmächtigter) |
| Succeeded by | Matthias Platzeck |
| Member of the Landtag of Brandenburg for Cottbus | |
| In office 11 October 1994 – 11 November 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Dyrck Schneidenbach |
| Succeeded by | Britta Stark |
| Constituency | Cottbus II |
| In office 26 October 1990 – 11 October 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Heidemarie Konzack |
| Constituency | Cottbus I |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 May 1936 Stettin, Pomerania, Nazi Germany (now Szczecin, Poland) |
| Died | 29 December 2019 (aged 83) Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany |
| Cause of death | Colorectal cancer |
| Resting place | Bornstedt Cemetery, Potsdam |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party (1990–2019) |
| Spouse |
Ingrid Stolpe
(m. 1961; div. 2003) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Jena Free University of Berlin |
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Manfred Stolpe (16 May 1936 – 29 December 2019) was a German canonist, theologian and politician who served as Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs of Germany from 2002 until 2005. Before, he was Ministerpräsident of the state Brandenburg from 1990 until 2002. Stolpe was, after the state elections following German reunification, the only Social Democratic Minister-President of a state of former East Germany. Stolpe is considered to be the architect of modern Brandenburg[1] and left office with a 74% approval rating.[2] He is credited with forging a new identity for the state, among other things, popularizing the Brandenburglied, though controversy surrounding several failed projects and his work for the Stasi[3] came up during his tenure. To date, Brandenburg has only had Social Democratic Minister-Presidents.
- ^ "Schwesig: Manfred Stolpe war "großartiger Ministerpräsidenten und echter Landesvater"". OZ – Ostsee-Zeitung. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ "SPD LV Brandenburg – Index". 21 July 2002. Archived from the original on 21 July 2002. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ "Manfred Stolpe – Fakten über den Zuträger des MfS". www.stasiopfer.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.