Svenja Schulze

Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
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Svenja Schulze

Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany

Born 29 September 1968 in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia

Career

since December 2021 Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development

March 2018 to December 2021 Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety

2017 to 2018 General Secretary of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in North Rhine-Westphalia

2010 to 2017 Minister for Innovation, Science and Research of the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia

2004 to 2018 Member of Parliament in North Rhine-Westphalia

2000 to 2004 Business consultant with a public sector focus

1997 to 2000 Member of Parliament in North Rhine-Westphalia

1993 to 1997 Chairperson of the SPD youth organisation in North Rhine-Westphalia

1993 to 1997 Freelance work in advertising and public relations

since 1988 Member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)

Education

1996 University graduation (M.A.)

1988 bis 1996 University studies in German and Political Sciences in Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia

1988 University entrance qualification

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