Anni Krahnstöver

Anni Krahnstöver (née Leffler; born 4 June 1904; died 27 July 1961) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.

Life

Born in Kiel, Krahnstöver joined the Socialist Workers' Youth in 1920.

From her first marriage, Krahnstöver had two daughters, born in 1928 and 1930 respectively. After her divorce, she married the SPD politician in 1953. After leaving parliament, she continued to work on the SPD women's committee and in the .

Wilhelm Mellies died in 1958 in Bonn. After a five-year break, Krahnstöver was unable to resume her political career. Just three years later, she died of a heart attack at the age of 57.

Literature

Sabine Jebens-Ibs, Maria Zachow-Ortmann: Schleswig-Holsteinische Politikerinnen der Nachkriegszeit. Lebensläufe (Contemporary Issues; Volume 73). Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel 1994, ISBN 3-88312-048-0, p. 28 f.