Svenja Schulze

Svenja Schulze (born 29 September 1968) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). She is the Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development since 2021. Schulze has been serving as member of the German Bundestag since 2021, representing North Rhine-Westphalia.

Svenja Schulze MdB
Official portrait, 2013
Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 December 2021
Chancellor	Olaf Scholz
Preceded by	Gerd Müller
Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
In office 14 March 2018 – 8 December 2021
Chancellor	Angela Merkel
Preceded by	Barbara Hendricks
Succeeded by	Steffi Lemke
Minister for the Innovation, Science and Research of North Rhine-Westphalia
In office 15 July 2010 – 27 June 2017
Minister-President	Hannelore Kraft
Preceded by	Andreas Pinkwart (Innovation, Science, Research and Technology)
Succeeded by	Andreas Pinkwart (Economics, Innovation, Digitization, and Energy)
General Secretary of the SPD North Rhine-Westphalia
In office June 2017 – March 2018
Preceded by	André Stinka
Succeeded by	Nadja Lüders
Member of the German Bundestag for North Rhine-Westphalia
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 October 2021
Preceded by	multi-member district
Member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia
In office 22 October 2004 – 16 March 2018
Preceded by	Frank Baranowski
Succeeded by	Inge Blask
Constituency	Social Democratic List (2004–2012; 2017–2018) Münster II (2012–2017)
In office 3 June 1997 – 1 June 2000
Preceded by	Stefan Frechen
Constituency	Social Democratic List
Personal details
Born	(1968-09-29) 29 September 1968 Düsseldorf, West Germany
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Alma mater	Ruhr-Universität Bochum