Stephan Weil | |
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 Weil in 2018 | |
| Minister-President of Lower Saxony | |
| Assumed office 19 February 2013 | |
| Deputy | Stefan Wenzel Bernd Althusmann Julia Hamburg |
| Preceded by | David McAllister |
| President of the Bundesrat | |
| In office 1 November 2013 – 31 October 2014 | |
| First Vice President | Winfried Kretschmann |
| Preceded by | Winfried Kretschmann |
| Succeeded by | Volker Bouffier |
| Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Lower Saxony | |
| Assumed office 20 January 2012 | |
| General Secretary | Detlef Tanke Hanna Naber Dörte Liebetruth |
| Deputy | Carola Reimann Olaf Lies Johanne Modder Dörte Liebetruth Philipp Raulfs |
| Preceded by | Olaf Lies |
| Lord Mayor of Hanover | |
| In office 1 November 2006 – 19 February 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Herbert Schmalstieg |
| Succeeded by | Stefan Schostok |
| Member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony for Hannover-Buchholz | |
| Assumed office 19 February 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Gisela Konrath |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephan-Peter Weil 15 December 1958 Hamburg, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party of Germany (1980–) |
| Spouse |
Rosemarie Kerkow-Weil
(m. 1987) |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Hannover-Kirchrode |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
| Occupation |
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| Website | |
Stephan Weil (born 15 December 1958) is a German politician and the leader of the Social Democratic Party in Lower Saxony. On 20 January 2013, the SPD and the Green party won the 2013 Lower Saxony state election by one seat.[1] On 19 February 2013, he was elected Minister President of Lower Saxony with the votes of SPD and Alliance '90/The Greens.[2] From 1 November 2013 until 31 October 2014 he was President of the Bundesrat and ex officio deputy to the President of Germany. In November 2017, he was again elected Minister President with the votes of SPD and CDU.
- ^ "Major Setback for Merkel: Last-Minute Win for Germany's SPD and Greens". Der Spiegel. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ^ Hebel, Christina (19 February 2013). "Neuer Niedersachsen-Premier Weil: Der Anti-Schröder startet durch" [New Lower Saxony PM Weil: The Anti-Schröder takes off]. Spiegel Online (in German). Retrieved 19 February 2013.