The Lower Saxony State Prize (german: Niedersächsischer Staatspreis, links=no) has been awarded by the State of Lower Saxony since 2002. From 1978 to 1999 it was called the Lower Saxony Prize (german: Niedersachsenpreis, links=no). The award is presented by the Prime Minister of Lower Saxony. The prize has been awarded to personalities who have made outstanding services to the state through their outstanding work in the fields of culture, women, social affairs, science, the environment or the economy. The award is endowed with €35,000 and can be shared. The award winners are selected by a voluntary jury consisting of up to ten people from Lower Saxony.

Recipients Lower Saxony Prize

* 2000 award not given * 2001 Timm Ulrichs,

Jürgen Großmann Jürgen or Jurgen is a popular masculine given name in Germany, Estonia, Belgium and the Netherlands. It is cognate with George. Notable people named Jürgen include: A *Jürgen Ahrend (born 1930), German organ builder * Jürgen Alzen (bo ...

Recipients Lower Saxony State Prize

Georg Klein Verleihung Niedersachsen Staatspreis

* 2002

Axel Haverich Axel Haverich (born March 9, 1953) is a German cardiac surgeon. Biography Born in Lemgo, Haverich completed his Abitur at the Barntrup Gymnasium in 1972. He studied medicine at the Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH) and graduated in 1978. O ...

* 2003

Georg Baselitz Georg Baselitz (born 23 January 1938) is a German painter, sculptor and graphic artist. In the 1960s he became well known for his figurative, expressive paintings. In 1969 he began painting his subjects upside down in an effort to overcome the ...

* 2004 Peter Gruss * 2005 Hans Georg Näder,

Christiane Iven Christiane Iven (born 9 March 1965) is a German lied, concert and opera singer as well as a vocal teacher at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München. Career Iven was born in Hamburg as the youngest of three siblings of a North German ...

* 2006 Gerhard Steidl,

Christian von Bar Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρισ ...

* 2007 Heinz Rudolf Kunze,

Eva-Maria Neher Eva-Maria Neher (née Ruhr, born 22 November 1950) is a German scientist in the fields of biochemistry and microbiology. She founded the Göttingen Xlab and has been its Executive Director since 2000. The Göttingen Xlab is an experimental labor ...

* 2008 Stefan Hell * 2009 Aloys Wobben,

Heinrich Riebesehl Heinrich may refer to: People * Heinrich (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Heinrich (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) *Hetty (given name), a given name (including a list of peo ...

* 2010 Wilhelm Krull, Ulrich Tukur * 2012 Georg Klein,

Ulrich Reimers Ulrich Reimers (born 23 March 1952 in Hildesheim) is an electrical engineer and is regarded as a pioneer of digital television. The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) elected him for its Hall of Fame of most important personalities. ...

* 2014

Gudrun Schröfel Gudrun Schröfel (born 1 February 1943) is a German choral conductor, conductor and academic teacher. She led choirs, namely the Mädchenchor Hannover, to competition successes and awards for recordings. Life Schröfel studied music pedagogy, c ...

, Scorpions ( Rudolf Schenker,

Klaus Meine Klaus Meine (born 25 May 1948) is a German singer and songwriter, best known as the longtime frontman of the hard rock band Scorpions. Meine and guitarist Rudolf Schenker are the only two members of the group to appear on every Scorpions album, ...

und Matthias Jabs) * 2016 Bruce Allen, Alessandra Buonanno, Karsten Danzmann * 2018 Stefan Aust, Jan-Dieter Bruns * 2020 Igor Levit, Edith Bischof

References

{{reflist Awards for contributions to culture German awards Awards established in 1978