Heide Simonis (born July 4 1943 in Bonn as Heide Steinhardt) is a German politician. She is a member of the SPD. She was Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein from 1993 to 2005, the first woman to hold this post in Germany's history. On March 17 2005 Simonis failed to be reelected as Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein in 4 consecutive ballots by the Landtag (parliament) of Schleswig-Holstein. Wikipedia
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Politician (Federal Republic of Germany). Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein from 19 May 1993 to 27 April 2005. She has been the first and only female prime minister of a German state to date. President of UNICEF Germany since 2006. www.imdb.com/name/nm1107312/