Franziska Giffey
German politician
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]
Franziska Giffey | |
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 Giffey in 2022 | |
| 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 |
| Occupation |
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| Signature |  |
| Website | Official website |
References
change- ↑ "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.
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