Franziska Giffey
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Franziska Giffey | |
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Deputy Governing Mayor of Berlin | |
Assumed office 27 April 2023 Serving with Stefan Evers | |
Governing Mayor | Kai Wegner |
Preceded by | Bettina Jarasch |
Senator for Economy, Energy and Enterprise of Berlin | |
Assumed office 27 April 2023 | |
Governing Mayor | Kai Wegner |
Preceded by | Stephan Schwarz |
Governing Mayor of Berlin | |
In office 21 December 2021 – 27 April 2023 | |
Deputy | Bettina Jarasch Klaus Lederer |
Preceded by | Michael Müller |
Succeeded by | Kai Wegner |
Leader of the Social Democratic Party in Berlin | |
Assumed office 28 November 2020 Serving with Raed Saleh | |
Deputy | Ina Czyborra Andreas Geisel Iris Spranger Julian Zado |
Preceded by | Michael Müller |
Minister of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth | |
In office 14 March 2018 – 20 May 2021 | |
Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
Preceded by | Katarina Barley |
Succeeded by | Christine Lambrecht |
Mayor of Neukölln | |
In office 15 April 2015 – 14 March 2018 | |
Preceded by | Heinz Buschkowsky |
Succeeded by | Martin Hikel |
Member of the Berlin House of Representatives for Neukölln 6 | |
Assumed office 4 November 2021 | |
Preceded by | Karin Korte |
Personal details | |
Born | Franziska Süllke 3 May 1978 Frankfurt (Oder), Bezirk Frankfurt, East Germany (now in Brandenburg, Germany) |
Nationality | German |
Political party | Social Democratic Party (2007–) |
Spouse(s) |
Karsten Giffey (m. 2008) |
Children | 1 |
Residence | Neukölln |
Alma mater | Humboldt University of Berlin (no degree) Free University of Berlin (no degree) Fachhochschule für Verwaltung und Rechtspflege Berlin |
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Website | Official website |
Franziska Giffey (German: [fʁanˈtsɪska ˈɡɪfaɪ̯], née Süllke, born 3 May 1978) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). She was Governing Mayor of Berlin from December 2021 to April 2023.[1][2] She was Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2018 until 2021.[3][4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Berlin: Franziska Giffey sworn in as first elected female mayor". Deutsche Welle. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ↑ "German capital Berlin to get first female mayor". Reuters. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ↑ Keilani, Fatina; Alten, Saara von (15 April 2015). "Buschkowsky-Nachfolgerin: Franziska Giffey als Bürgermeisterin gewählt" (in German). Tagesspiegel. tagesspiegel.de. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ↑ Monath, Hans; Van Bebber, Werner; Heine, Hannes (9 March 2018). "Große Koalition SPD-Ministerin Franziska Giffey: Von Berlin-Neukölln nach überall" (in German). Tagesspiegel. tagesspiegel.de. Retrieved 26 September 2022.