Stefan Sternberg
Stefan Sternberg | |
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Stefan Sternberg in Ludwigslust (2018) | |
| Landrat of Ludwigslust-Parchim | |
| Assumed office 27 October 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Rolf Christiansen |
| Mayor of Grabow | |
| In office 24 February 2013 – 27 October 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ulrich Schult |
| Succeeded by | Kathleen Bartels |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 28, 1984 Ludwigslust, East Germany |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party of Germany |
| Website | stefan-sternberg |
Stefan Sternberg (born 28 April 1984)[1] is a German politician who has served as the Landrat of Ludwigslust-Parchim since 2018.
Early life
Sternberg was born on 28 April 1984 in Ludwigslust and grew up in Grabow, where he spent his childhood and attended the Fritz Reuter Realschule.[1] After school, he completed an apprenticeship.[2]
Political career
Sternberg is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) since 2012.[2] He has been the vice-chairman of the SPD in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern since 2018 and was the vice-chairman of the SPD in Ludwigslust-Parchim between 2016 and 2020.[1]
He first started partaking in politics when he was elected as a member of the Grabow city council in 2002 through the SPD, despite not being a member. He then became a member of the district council of the newly formed Ludwigslust-Parchim in 2011.[2]
On 24 February 2013, at the age of 29, he became the mayor of Grabow when Sternberg narrowly won against the independent candidate Matthias Wiedow who went to court over irregularities during the election.[3] During his tenure, Sternberg conceptualized the controversial[4] "Businesspark Eldetal" in the Grabow forest.[5]
Endorsed by the incumbent Landrat of Ludwigslust-Parchim,[6] Rolf Christiansen (SPD), Sternberg was elected as his successor on 27 September 2018 with 60.1% of the vote[7] for a 7-year term.[8] During this tenure, he was faced with the largest wildfire in Germany since the end of World War II and the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to his "good crisis management" he was chosen to be on the COVID-19 expert committee of the federal government.[9] Sternberg was reelected in the first round of the Landrat election on 11 May 2025, winning 57.9% of the vote.[10]
Personal life
Sternberg is married and has two children.[1] He continues to live in Grabow.[11]
References
- ^ a b c d "Unser Landrat". SPD Ludwigslust-Parchim (in German). Archived from the original on 2025-05-04. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ^ a b c "Stefan Sternberg, Landratskandidat für Ludwigslust-Parchim". stefan-sternberg.de. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ^ "Gericht verhandelt über Streit um Bürgermeisterwahl in Grabow - WELT". DIE WELT (in German). Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Heide, Katharina von der (2023-02-07). "Widerspruch gegen Waldrodung läuft". KATAPULT MV (in German). Archived from the original on 2025-01-12. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ^ Ostsee-Zeitung (2018-01-03). "Grabower soll neuer Landrat von Ludwigslust-Parchim werden". www.ostsee-zeitung.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2025-05-24. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ^ Ludwigslust-Parchim, Landkreis (2018-09-27). "Stefan Sternberg zum Landrat des Landkreises Ludwigslust-Parchim ernannt". Landkreis Ludwigslust-Parchim (in German). Archived from the original on 2018-10-20. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ^ Ludwigslust-Parchim, Landkreis. "Der Verwaltungsvorstand". Landkreis Ludwigslust-Parchim (in German). Archived from the original on 2025-04-09. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ^ NDR. "Landratswahl in MV: SPD-Amtsinhaber kandidiert für Ludwigslust-Parchim". www.ndr.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2025-05-14. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ^ NDR. "Landratswahl Ludwigslust-Parchim: Der alte Landrat ist auch der neue - Sternberg gewinnt souverän". www.ndr.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2025-05-13. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ^ "Stefan Sternberg". Die Bundesregierung informiert | Startseite (in German). Retrieved 2025-05-24.