Silke Schneider (born 1967) is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens. She currently serves as the Minister of Finance for Schleswig-Holstein.[1]
Dr. Silke Schneider | |
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| Constituency | Schleswig-Holstein |
| Minister of Finance for Schleswig-Holstein | |
| Assumed office 1 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Monika Heinold |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | German |
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| Alma mater | Free University of Berlin |
| Profession | Judge |
Biography
editDr. Silke Schneider studied jurisprudence in Cologne and Hamburg.[2] In 1997, she became a judge at the Amtsgericht in Lübeck. Between 2008 and 2011, Schneider acted as the Equality Commissioner in the Ministry of Justice for Schleswig-Holstein.[3] From 2009 to 2014, she was the director of the Amtsgericht Bad Segeberg.[2]
In 2014, Schneider joined the Schleswig-Holstein state government as Secretary of State for Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Areas under Torsten Albig’s administration.[2] She continued her political career as Secretary of State in the Finance Ministry during Daniel Günther’s administration from 2017 to 2020.[1] After stepping down, Schneider served as the President of the Landgericht in Lübeck starting in 2020 and joined the Schleswig-Holstein Constitutional Court in 2021.[2]
On August 1, 2024, Dr. Schneider was appointed the Finance Minister of Schleswig-Holstein, succeeding Monika Heinold.[2] She subsequently stepped down as President of the Landgericht in Lübeck and member of the Schleswig-Holstein Constitutional Court.[4]
Private life
editSilke Schneider is the mother of six children from two marriages. She was previously married to Hartmut Schneider, former vice president of the Landgericht in Lübeck.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b NDR. "Schwarz-Grün in SH: Schneider und Touré sollen Heinold ersetzen". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ a b c d e "Dr. Silke Schneider ist Finanzministerin des Landes Schleswig-Holstein". schleswig-holstein.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ "Herzlich Willkommen zurück, Silke Schneider! Viel Erfolg Aminata Touré! | GRÜNE Schleswig-Holstein". sh-gruene.de. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ "Präsidentin des Landgerichts Lübeck verabschiedet". schleswig-holstein.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ Nachrichten, Lübecker (2014-04-24). "Die Frau, die keinen Konflikt scheut". www.ln-online.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ "Behördenleitung". schleswig-holstein.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-03.