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Cornelia Willius-Senzer

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Cornelia Willius-Senzer in 2016

Cornelia Willius-Senzer (born 13 July 1943) is a German entrepreneur, dance instructor and politician (FDP). She was the chair of the FPD parliamentary group in the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate from 2017 to 2021.

Life and dance career

Willius-Senzer, née Scherning, was born in Mainz. In her youth, she studied languages and worked as an interpreter in Paris. In 1971 she met her future husband, dance studio heir Horst Willius-Senzer, who asked to marry her on the condition that she had to become a dance instructor.[1] She is honorary president of the Allgemeiner Deutscher Tanzlehrerverband [de], the association of German ballroom dance instructors,[2] and president of the European Dance Council.[3]

Career in politics

Willius-Senzer entered politics as a FDP member in 2003.[1] She was elected a member of the Landtag in the 2016 Rhineland-Palatinate state election. As Mother of the House, she opened the parliamentary session.[4] In 2017, she was elected chair of the FDP group.[5] In the 2021 Rhineland-Palatinate state election, Willius-Senzer retained her seat, elected as third on her party's statewide list.[6] She continued in her role as Mother of the House, opening the first session of the new parliament, but was succeeded as chair of the party's parliamentary group by Daniela Schmitt in March 2021.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Frasch, Timo. "Let's Dance-Fernsehabend: Wer gehen kann, der kann auch tanzen". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  2. ^ Wolf, Markus (29 April 2019). "Cornelia Willius-Senzer zur Ehrenpräsidentin des ADTV ernannt" (in German). Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Kontakt". www.dancecouncil.eu (in German). Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  4. ^ "OPAL - Parlamentsdokumentation". opal.rlp.de. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  5. ^ "74-Jährige gibt den Takt vor: Cornelia Willius-Senzer neue Vorsitzende der FDP-Landtagsfraktion". Trierischer Volksfreund (in German). Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  6. ^ Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz. "Ergebnisse der Landtagswahl 2021". Archived from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  7. ^ Zeitung, Süddeutsche. "FDP-Fraktion wählt Daniela Schmitt zur neuen Vorsitzenden" (in German). Retrieved 28 October 2021.


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