Grant Hendrik Tonne Explained

Honorific-Suffix:MdL MdBR
Office1:Lower Saxony Minister for Education
Term Start1:22 November 2017
Predecessor1:Frauke Heiligenstadt
Office2:Landtag of Lower Saxony
Term Start2:23 April 2020
Predecessor2:Dirk Adomat
Party:Social Democratic Party
Birth Date:22 June 1976
Birth Place:Bad Oeynhausen, West Germany
Alma Mater:University of Bremen
Children:4
Signature:Grant Hendrik Tonne Signature.svg

Grant Hendrik Tonne (born 22 June 1976) is a German politician who became Minister for Education for Lower Saxony in 2017. Since 2020 he has been a member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony.[1]

Tonne has been one of the state's representatives on the German Bundesrat since 2017.[2] He is a member of the German-Polish Friendship Group set up in cooperation with the Senate of Poland.

Early life and education

Tonne was born in Bad Oeynhausen on 22 June 1976 and grew up in Leese.

After finishing his Abitur at the Städtisches Gymnasium Petershagen in 1995, he studied law at the University of Bremen until 2000, when he finished his first Staatsexam. In 2007, Tonne finished his second Staatsexam at the Higher Regional Court of Celle.[3]

Political career

Tonne joined the Jusos in 1996.[4] [5]

From 2006 until 2018, Tonne served as Mayor of Leese and was succeeded by Henning Olthage.[6]

State Minister of Education, 2017–present

After the Lower Saxony state elections in 2017, Tonne was sworn in as State Minister of Education at the constituent session of the 18th State Parliament of Lower Saxony on 22 November 2017.[7] [8]

Personal life

Tonne is married to Monika Tonne-Herrmann, whom he has four children with.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grant Hendrik Tonne . Landtag Niedersachsen . 23 October 2021 . de.
  2. Web site: Grant Hendrik Tonne . Bundesrat . 23 October 2021 . de.
  3. Web site: Der Niedersächsische Kultusminister Grant Hendrik Tonne . Niedersachsen . 23 October 2021 . de.
  4. Web site: Grant Hendrik Tonne politisch... . ghtonne.de . 31 January 2022.
  5. News: Dannowski . Christoph . Darum träumt Kultusminister Tonne vom Marathon . 31 January 2022 . . Neue Presse . 7 December 2021 . de.
  6. Web site: Henning Olthage ist seit dem 26. Juni neuer Bürgermeister in Leese . . 5 August 2018 . 31 January 2022 . de.
  7. News: Döhner . Saskia . Grant Hendrik Tonne hat ersten Auftritt . 31 January 2022 . Madsack Media Group . . 27 November 2017 . de.
  8. News: Stephan Weil bleibt Ministerpräsident in Niedersachsen . 31 January 2022 . Südwestdeutsche Medien Holding . . 22 November 2017 . de.
  9. Web site: Grant Hendrik Tonne persönlich... . ghtonne.de . 31 January 2022.