Manfred Ostermann (born 1958) is a

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and an

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. In 2007 he was elected as the chief executive (''Landrat'') of the district of

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for an initial term of 8 years.

Life

Ostermann was born on 30 April 1958 in

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. After passing his A levels (''Abitur'') in the town of his birth and completing his basic conscription, Ostermann passed his studies in

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and

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. Ostermann was employed from 1990 to 2001 as an administrative lawyer (''Verwaltungsjurist'') in the district of

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and from 1994 also as deputy ''Landrat''. In 2002 he became the First District Councillor (''Erster Kreisrat'') and General Representative (''Allgemeiner Vertreter'') of the district council for

district (now

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district). After the death of the ''Landrat'', Hermann Söder, in 2006, Ostermann took over the post, initially in an acting capacity, and subsequently ran for the office, supported by the newly formed alliance of ''Kompetenz für SFA'', that was composed of representatives of the

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, the Citizens' Union (''Bürgerunion'') and the Walsrode Citizens List (''Walsroder Bürgerliste''). In the elections on 14 January 2007 he won through with 52.8 % of the vote against his rivals, Karl-Ludwig von Danwitz ( CDU) and Knut Maass ( FDP).

Private life

Ostermann is married with four children.

References

External links

Leaflet about Ostermann
for the Landratswahl 2007
Manfred Ostermann
at the district home page 1958 births Living people Politicians from Lower Saxony Jurists from North Rhine-Westphalia Heidekreis People from Detmold {{germany-politician-stub