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Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany
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| Preceded by | Matthias Platzeck |
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| Preceded by | Rudolf Scharping |
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| Born | February 5, 1949 Bad Bergzabern, Germany  |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | SPD |
Kurt Beck (born February 5, 1949) is a German politician (SPD), serving as the Minister President of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz) since 1994 and as President of the Bundesrat in 2000/01. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Matthias Platzeck (born 29 December 1953) is a German politician 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 Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz is one of the 16 federal states (German Bundesländer) of Germany. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Rudolf Scharping ( December 2 1947 in Niederelbert) is a German Politician ( SPD) Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bad Bergzabern is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district on the German Wine Route in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person 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 Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz is one of the 16 federal states (German Bundesländer) of Germany. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) In Germany, the President of the Bundesrat (German Bundesratspräsident) is the body's chairperson or speaker The Bundesrat ("federal council" or "upper house of German parliament" is the representation of the 16 Federal States ( Bundesländer) of On May 14, 2006, he succeeded Matthias Platzeck as chairman of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD). Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Matthias Platzeck (born 29 December 1953) is a German politician
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Biography
Beck was born in Bad Bergzabern, Palatinate, to the bricklayer Oskar Beck and his wife Johanna. Bad Bergzabern is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district on the German Wine Route in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz is one of the 16 federal states (German Bundesländer) of Germany. Both his parents had their roots in the town Kapsweyer in southern Rhenish Palatinate. The Palatinate (Pfalz Pfälzer dialect Palz) historically also Rhenish Palatinate (palatinatum Renensis Rheinpfalz is a region in south-western Germany He grew up in Steinfeld. Steinfeld is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
From 1963 to 1968, he became an electrician. After passing his military duty in 1968 and 1969, he graduated from an evening school in 1972. Since then, he went on as an employee representative on works councils. A works council is a "shop-floor" organization representing workers which functions as local/firm-level complement to national labour negotiations
Beck is catholic. He lives with his wife, Roswitha, whom he married in 1968, in Steinfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate. Steinfeld is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. They have one son.
Political career
After joining the SPD in 1972, mainly because of the Party's programme as well as the personality of Willy Brandt, Beck became chairman of the SPD of Rhineland Palatinate in 1993 and deputy chairman of the federal party in 2003. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Willy Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm (18 December 1913 - 8 October 1992 was a German politician Chancellor of West Germany 1969&ndash1974 Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. He served in this function up to May 14, 2006, when Matthias Platzeck had to resign for medical reasons and Beck was officially elected as chairman of the SPD with the approval of 95 % of the delegates[1]. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Matthias Platzeck (born 29 December 1953) is a German politician
In local affairs, Beck is active since 1974, when he was first elected a member of the Kreistag. From 1989 to 1994, he was mayor of his hometown Steinfeld. Since 1979, he is a directly-elected member of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate. A Landtag ( Diet) is a representative assembly or Parliament in German-speaking countries with some legislative authority Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz is one of the 16 federal states (German Bundesländer) of Germany. In it, he served as the speaker for social affairs of the Parliamentary group of the SPD from 1982 to 1985 and as a member of the governing body of the group from 1985 to 1993, when he was elected chairman. Parliamentary group and parliamentary party are terms used to refer to the representation of a Political party or Electoral fusion of parties in a
On October 26, 1994, Kurt Beck was elected Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate, succeeding Rudolf Scharping. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) 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 Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz is one of the 16 federal states (German Bundesländer) of Germany. Rudolf Scharping ( December 2 1947 in Niederelbert) is a German Politician ( SPD) He was re-elected three times, in 1996, 2001 and 2006. As prime minister he is known for his centrist approach, which is also apparent from the choice of his coalition partner (the liberal FDP instead of the left-wing Green Party, with which the SPD has recently allied itself). The Free Democratic Party ( Freie Demokratische Partei, FDP is a liberal Political party in Germany. The Alliance '90/The Greens ( Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) the German Green party, is a Political party in Germany whose regional In this point, he follows the policy of Scharping. In March 2006, Beck's SPD gained an absolute majority in the state elections; Beck offered to continue the coalition but since the FDP declined, the SPD formed a government without a partner. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. After Edmund Stoiber resigned in 2007, Beck is the senior Minister President in Germany. Edmund Rüdiger Stoiber ( (born September 28, 1941) is a German politician, former Minister-president of the state Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
In 2000 and 2001, Beck was President of the Bundesrat, one of his duties as Minister President. In Germany, the President of the Bundesrat (German Bundesratspräsident) is the body's chairperson or speaker The Bundesrat ("federal council" or "upper house of German parliament" is the representation of the 16 Federal States ( Bundesländer) of
According to public opinion polls, Beck's possibilities of becoming Bundeskanzler, should he run for this office, are very limited. According to Süddeutsche Zeitung[2], only 16% of the Germans would elect him in the hypothetical case of a direct voting against Angela Merkel. The Süddeutsche Zeitung is one of the largest German Newspapers It is published in Munich. (ˈaŋɡela doʁoˈteːa ˈmɛɐ̯kəl (born Angela Dorothea Kasner, 17 July 1954 in Hamburg, West Germany) is the Chancellor of Germany.
Controversies
Henrico Frank
In the end of 2006, Beck recommended to Henrico Frank, an unemployed construction worker from Wiesbaden, to wash himself and shave, so he can get a job [3]. Wiesbaden, a city in southwest Germany, is the capital of the state of Hesse. Following a media controversy about Becks behaviour, Frank declined all jobs offered to him by the state chamber. Later, he was hired as a Punk Rock-expert for iMusic TV[4].
Afghanistan
In April 2007, Beck proposed a peace conference in Afghanistan with the inclusion of "Moderate Taliban"[5]. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately The Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Rangin Dadfar Spanta, thus accused him of being naive. Dr Rangin Dadfar Spanta (born 1954 in Herat) is the Foreign minister of Afghanistan. He compared the idea of "Moderate Taliban" to distinguishing between Moderate and Radical Right-wing extremists in Rhineland-Palatinate. Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz is one of the 16 federal states (German Bundesländer) of Germany. [6] The German public mostly ignored the affair.
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References
This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding German Wikipedia article as of February 11, 2008. Kurt Beck (born February 5, 1949) is a German Politician ( SPD) serving as the Minister President of the German federal Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
- ^ Kurt Beck valgt til formand for tyske socialdemokrater
- ^ SPD-Chef Beck im Tief Viele SPD-Wähler bevorzugen Merkel - Deutschland - sueddeutsche.de
- ^ Why Germany Needs Fewer Economists, More Stylists | NEWS | Deutsche Welle | 15.12.2006
- ^ Arbeitsloser Beck-Kritiker: Henrico Frank hat einen Job - Wirtschaft - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Nachrichten
- ^ Taliban-Äußerungen: Afghanistans Außenminister hält Beck Ahnungslosigkeit vor - Politik - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Nachrichten
- ^ Afghan Top Diplomat Rejects German Call for Talks With Taliban | Germany | Deutsche Welle | 05.04.2007
| Preceded by Rudolf Scharping |
Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate 1994- |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Preceded by Matthias Platzeck |
Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany 2006- |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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