Kathleen Bartels
Kathleen Bartels | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Grabow | |
| Assumed office 21 October 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Stefan Sternberg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1980 |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party of Germany |
Kathleen Bartels (born 1980[1]) is a German local politician who has served as the mayor of Grabow since 2018.[2] She succeeded Stefan Sternberg, who became the Landrat of Ludwigslust-Parchim, when she was elected with an absolute majority of 54.82% in the first round.[3][4] Manuela Schwesig, minister-president of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, congratulated Bartels.[5] Bartels is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD),[6] but was also supported by The Left[7] and the voters' association Starkes Grabow in the 2018 election.[8] During her first tenure, Bartels supported the construction of the controversial "Businesspark Eldetal" in the Grabow forest.[9] She also helped organize the Summer of Pioneers in Grabow,[10] which she later described as a "high point" of her tenure.[11]
Bartels was reelected as the mayor of Grabow on 11 May 2025 again winning in the first round with 52% of the vote.[12][13] She was supported by the voters' association Starkes Grabow during the 2025 election.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Offentliche Bekanntmachung der Wahlvorschläge für die Bürgermeisterwahl in der Stadt Grabow am 11.05.2025" (PDF). grabow.de. 2025-03-13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2025-05-17. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
- ^ "Kathleen Bartels erneut als Bürgermeisterkandidatin nominiert". SPD Ludwigslust-Parchim (in German). 2025-01-10. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
- ^ Zurhausen, Arndt. "Kathleen Bartels ist neue Bürgermeisterin der Borkener Partnerstadt Grabow". www.partnerschaftsverein-borken.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-05-17.
- ^ "SPD-Kandidatin wird Bürgermeisterin in der Stadt Grabow". Süddeutsche.de (in German). 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
- ^ "Manuela Schwesig". x.com. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
- ^ Pohle, Mayk (2025-01-10). "SPD nominiert Kathleen Bartels einstimmig für die Bürgermeisterwahl". www.nordkurier.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2025-03-13. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
- ^ "Kathleen Bartels auch von der LINKEN als Bürgermeisterkandidatin für Grabow aufgestellt". DIE LINKE. Ludwigslust-Parchim (in German). 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
- ^ "Mehr Fragestunde als Diskussion". vs-swm.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-05-17.
- ^ Pohle, Mayk (2024-08-10). "Geplantes Gewerbegebiet an der A14 bei Grabow bleibt Streitfall". www.nordkurier.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2024-09-14. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
- ^ "Future Hamburg Talk meets Kathleen Bartels, Mayor of Grabow". Hamburg’s business portal. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
- ^ Pohle, Mayk (2025-01-07). "Was lief gut? Was war schlecht? Vier Bürgermeister ziehen Bilanz". www.nordkurier.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2025-05-17. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
- ^ NDR. "Grabow: Bürgermeisterin Kathleen Bartels bleibt im Amt". www.ndr.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2025-05-15. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
- ^ Pohle, Mayk (2025-05-11). "Kathleen Bartels gewinnt die Grabower Wahl und bleibt im Amt". www.nordkurier.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2025-05-12. Retrieved 2025-05-15.