Monika Griefahn | |
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| Minister of the Environment of Lower Saxony | |
| In office 21 June 1990 – 30 March 1998 | |
| Minister-President | Gerhard Schröder |
| Preceded by | Werner Remmers |
| Succeeded by | Wolfgang Jüttner |
| Member of the Bundestag for Soltau-Fallingbostel – Winsen L. (Harburg; 1998–2005) | |
| In office 26 October 1998 – 27 October 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Rudolf Meyer |
| Succeeded by | Michael Grosse-Brömer (Harburg) |
| Member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony for Hildesheim | |
| In office 23 June 1994 – 30 March 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Leonore Auerbach |
| Succeeded by | Elisabeth Conrady |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Monika Griefahn 3 October 1954 Mülheim an der Ruhr, West Germany |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) |
| Occupation | Politician, activist |
| Known for | Co-founder of Greenpeace Germany and member of the SPD |
Monika Griefahn (born 3 October 1954) is a German politician and one of the co-founders of Greenpeace. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
Griefahn was a member of the German Parliament (1998–2009), serving as an expert on cultural affairs and media as well as foreign (cultural) policy. From 1990 to 1998 she was the State Minister of the Environment in the State of Lower Saxony. From 1980 to 1990 she was an activist in the environmental organization Greenpeace and the first woman on the international board of Greenpeace (1984–1990).