Heike Raab (born 8 April 1965) is a German politician (SPD), currently serving as Deputy Minister of the Interior, for Sports and Infrastructure of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Heike Raab | |
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 Heike Raab in 2014 | |
| Undersecretary/ Deputy State Minister of the Interior, for Sports and Infrastructure of Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| Assumed office 18 May 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 April 1965 Cochem, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | SPD |
| Alma mater | Technical University of Aachen |
| Website | www.heike-raab.de |
Early life and education
edit- 1984: Abitur (high school diploma), Hilda Gymnasium Koblenz (high school)
- 1984 – 1987: Degree course for physical therapy, Technical University of Aachen, Germany
- 1988 – 1992: University studies (M.A. degree): Political Sciences, Public Law and Spanish
Career
edit- 1992 – 1993: Research Assistant for the German Federal Parliament (Deutscher Bundestag)
- 1993 – 1994: State Chancellery, personal assistant of the Minister-President Rudolf Scharping
- 1994 – 1998: Personal assistant of the Chairman of the Social Democratic Party in the Deutsche Bundestag, Rudolf Scharping
- 1999 – 2001: Head of Division in the State Chancellery of Rhineland-Palatinate
- since 18 May 2011: Undersecretary/ Deputy Minister of the Interior, for Sports and Infrastructure[1]
As one of the state's representatives at the Bundesrat since 2015, Raab serves on the Committee on European Affairs. She is also a member of the German-Polish Friendship Group set up by the Bundesrat and the Senate of Poland.
Political positions
edit- 1989: Member of the Social Democratic Party
- 2000: Chairwoman of the county chapter of the Social Democrats in Cochem-Zell County
- 2001 – 2011: Member of Parliament, Rhineland-Palatinate[2]
- 2004: Chairwoman of the Social Democratic parliamentary group in the County Council of Cochem-Zell
- 2006 – 2011: Secretary-General of the Social Democratic Party in Rhineland-Palatinate[3]
Other activities
editCorporate boards
editNon-profit organizations
editExternal links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Biography of Heike Raab". Archived from the original on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ "Landeswahlleiter". Archived from the original on 2010-10-23. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ Press Release as Secretary-General
- ^ Board of Supervisory Directors and its Committees KfW.
- ^ Members of the Program Committee ZDF.
- ^ Board of Trustees Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine Schüler Helfen Leben.
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