Sönke Rix (born 3 December 1975) is a German politician of the

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(SPD) who has been serving as a member of the

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from the state of

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since 2005.

Political career

Rix first became a member of the Bundestag in the

2005 German federal election Federal elections were held in Germany on 18 September 2005 to elect the members of the 16th Bundestag. The snap election was called after the government's defeat in a state election, which caused them to intentionally lose a motion of confide ...

. He has since been a member of the Committee on Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth. Since 2014, he has been serving as his parliamentary group’s family, senior citizens, women and youth. Within the SPD parliamentary group, Rix belongs to the Parliamentary Left, a left-wing movement. In the negotiations to form a fourth

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under the leadership of

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Angela Merkel following the 2017 federal elections, Rix was part of the working group on families, women, seniors and youth, led by

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and

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. Since 2019, Rix has been serving as deputy chairman of the SPD in Schleswig-Holstein. Ahead of the

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, he was elected to lead the SPD's campaign in Schleswig-Holstein. In the negotiations to form a so-called

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of the SPD, the Green Party and the

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(FDP) following the 2021 German elections, Rix was again part of his party's delegation in the working group on children, youth and families, this time co-chaired by

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, Katrin Göring-Eckardt and

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.Pressemitteilung: Wahl des Geschäftsführenden Vorstandes
SPD Parliamentary Group, press release of 9 December 2021.

Other activities

* German United Services Trade Union (ver.di), Member *

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, Member

References

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Bundestag biography
1975 births Living people Members of the Bundestag for Schleswig-Holstein Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021 Members of the Bundestag 2013–2017 Members of the Bundestag 2009–2013 Members of the Bundestag 2005–2009 Members of the Bundestag for the Social Democratic Party of Germany Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025 {{Germany-SPD-politician-stub