Björn Engholm

Björn Engholm (born November 9 1939) is a Lübeck born German SPD politician. He was Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein, 1988-1993 and leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, 1991-1993.

Engholm was elected Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein in 1987, in the wake of the Barschel affair, serving as President of the Bundesrat in 1988/89.

While Engholm was popular with the electorate, he was forced to resign as party leader and Minister-President in 1993 after indiscrepancies surfaced over his testimonies during in the aftermath related to the Barschel affair.

He was succeeded by Rudolf Scharping as party chairman and by Heide Simonis as Minister-President.

His wife is the painter Barbara Engholm.

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NAME = Engholm, Björn
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = German politician
DATE OF BIRTH = November 9 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH = Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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