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Malu Dreyer
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Marie-Luise "Malu" Dreyer[1] (born 6 February 1961) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has served as the 8th and current minister-president of Rhineland-Palatinate since 13 January 2013. She is the first woman to hold this office. She served a one-year-term as president of the Federal Council from 1 November 2016 – 2017, which made her deputy to the president of Germany while in office. She was the second female president of the Federal Council and the sixth woman holding one of the five highest federal offices in Germany. On 19 June 2024 she announced her resignation from the office of minister-president with effect of 10 July 2024.
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Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate | |
In office 16 January 2013 – 10 July 2024 | |
Deputy | Eveline Lemke Volker Wissing Anne Spiegel Katharina Binz |
Preceded by | Kurt Beck |
Succeeded by | Alexander Schweitzer |
Leader of the Social Democratic Party | |
Acting | |
In office 3 June 2019 – 6 December 2019 | |
General Secretary | Lars Klingbeil |
Preceded by | Andrea Nahles |
Succeeded by | Norbert Walter-Borjans Saskia Esken |
Deputy Leader of the Social Democratic Party | |
In office 7 December 2017 – 6 December 2019 | |
Leader | Martin Schulz Andrea Nahles |
Preceded by | Aydan Özoğuz |
Succeeded by | Anke Rehlinger |
President of the Bundesrat | |
In office 1 November 2016 – 31 October 2017 | |
First Vice President | Stanislaw Tillich |
Preceded by | Stanislaw Tillich |
Succeeded by | Michael Müller |
Minister of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Rhineland-Palatinate | |
In office 15 March 2002 – 15 January 2013 | |
Minister-President | |
Preceded by | Florian Gerster |
Succeeded by | Alexander Schweitzer |
Member of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate for Trier | |
In office 18 May 2006 – 1 August 2016 | |
Preceded by | Christoph Grimm |
Succeeded by | Sven Teuber |
Personal details | |
Born | Marie-Luise Dreyer (1961-02-06) 6 February 1961 (age 63) Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany |
Political party | Social Democratic Party (1995–) |
Spouse | Klaus Jensen |
Alma mater | Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz |
Website | malu-dreyer |