Dr Robert Habeck

Dr Robert Habeck was born in Lübeck on 2 September 1969. He is married and has four children.

1991 to 1996 Studied in Freiburg im Breisgau (German language and literature, philosophy and philology), Roskilde/Denmark (humanities) and Hamburg (literature and philosophy), graduating with a Master’s degree.

2000 Awarded doctorate at Universität Hamburg

2000 to 2009 Worked as freelance author

Since 2002 Member of ALLIANCE 90/THE GREENS

2002 – 2004 Leader of the ALLIANCE 90/THE GREENS district branch in Schleswig-Flensburg

2004 – 2009 Leader of the ALLIANCE 90/THE GREENS Land branch in Schleswig-Holstein

2008 – 2009 Chair of the Parliamentary Group in the Schleswig-Flensburg district council

2009 – 2012 Chair of the Parliamentary Group in the Land parliament of Schleswig-Holstein

2012 – 2017 Deputy Minister-President and Minister of Energy, Agriculture, the Environment and Rural Areas of the Land of Schleswig-Holstein

2017 – 2018 Deputy Minister-President and Minister of Energy, Agriculture, the Environment, Nature and Digitalisation of the Land of Schleswig-Holstein

Since 2018 Co-leader of ALLIANCE 90/THE GREENS

Since 2021 Member of the German Bundestag

Dr Robert Habeck has been Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action since 8 December 2021.