Harald Ringstorff in 2007

Harald Ringstorff in April 2008

Dr. Harald Ringstorff (born September 25, 1939 in Wittenburg) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and minister-president of the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wittenburg is a town in the district Ludwigslust in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. A minister-president (Ministerpräsident is the Head of government in a number of European countries or subnational governments who presides over the council of ministers Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, sometimes translated as Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania or Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, is a state in Northern Germany comprising He has been heading a coalition government of SPD and PDS (now Left Party) from 1998 until 2006, and since then is heading a coalition between SPD and CDU. This article is about the party before the merger with WASG in 2007 Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the largest Political party in Germany. He is the current President of the German Bundesrat, serving for the term 2006/07. In Germany, the President of the Bundesrat (German Bundesratspräsident) is the body's chairperson or speaker

After his Abitur and military service, Ringstorff studied Chemistry at the University of Rostock. Abitur (from Latin abire = go away go off is a designation used in Germany and Finland for final exams that young adults take at the end of For the military meaning see Armed forces. For the Soviet sports society see Armed Forces (sports society Armed Forces Chemistry (from Egyptian kēme (chem meaning "earth") is the Science concerned with the composition structure and properties The University of Rostock (Universität Rostock is the University of the city Rostock, in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. He received his Ph.D. in 1969. "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Afterwards he worked as a chemist for the Rostock dockyards. Shipyards and dockyards are places which repair and build ships These can be Yachts military From 1987 to 1990 he was director of the branch office of the VEB Kali-Chemie ("people's enterprise for potash chemistry"). Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The Volkseigener Betrieb (German people-owned enterprise; abbreviation VEB) was the legal form of industrial enterprise in East Germany.

In 1989 Ringstorff was a founding member of the Social Democratic Party in the GDR and a member of the freely elected Volkskammer of 1990. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state The Volkskammer ("People's Chamber" was the unicameral Legislature of the German Democratic Republic ( East Germany) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) From 1990 to 2003 he was chairman of the SPD in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, sometimes translated as Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania or Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, is a state in Northern Germany comprising

Since 1990 Ringstorff has been a member of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern where he served as parliamentary leader of the SPD from 1990-1994 and 1996-1998. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) A Landtag ( Diet) is a representative assembly or Parliament in German-speaking countries with some legislative authority Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, sometimes translated as Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania or Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, is a state in Northern Germany comprising Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) In between he was Minister for Economic and European Affairs and vice-minister-president in a coalition government with the CDU under minister-president Berndt Seite (CDU). The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the largest Political party in Germany.

In 1998, the SPD agreed to form a coalition with the PDS (now Left Party), a move controversial within the party. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) This article is about the party before the merger with WASG in 2007 Ringstorff was elected minister-president. His coalition government was re-elected in 2002. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. After the elections of 2006, he decided to switch to a coalition with the CDU, which would have a more comfortable majority in parliament. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.