Tragic end: SPD MP Dennis True dies at the age of 36

The SPD member of the Landtag Dennis True died on January 7, 2025 at the age of 36. His death was caused by severe cancer, against which he had been fighting since mid -2024 and underwent chemotherapy. The SPD in the Diepholz district confirmed the tragic loss and expressed its grief. Grant Hendrik Tonne, the group leader of the SPD parliamentary group, emphasized that the SPD had lost a committed fighter and good friend with True.

True has been a member of the Lower Saxony state parliament since 2022 and represented the constituency 40, which includes the cities of Stuhr, Weyhe, Syke and Bassum. In addition to his political commitment, he acted as a media policy spokesman for the SPD parliamentary group and was also a member of the Committee on Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection. The CDU parliamentary group also expressed its condolences and spoke of a deep shock about the loss of Dennis True, such as ndr.de reported.

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The mourning for Dennis True is also shared by prominent political colleagues. CDU parliamentary group leader Sebastian Lechner expressed his deep sympathy for Trues relatives, friends and colleagues. His former colleagues from the Greens, Anne Kura and Detlev Schulz-Hendel, remembered him as cheerful, knowledgeable and gracious people. True was born on December 3, 1988 in Delmenhorst and joined the SPD in 2014. After becoming chairman of the SPD in Stuhr in 2018, in 2022 he came to the state parliament as a directly elected MP for constituency 40 (Syke). He worked as a business informatist and software developer, as well as dieniedersachsen.de