Dietmar Woidke

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Dietmar Woidke MdL MdBR
Woidke in 2013
Minister-President of Brandenburg
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 August 2013
Deputy	Helmuth Markov Christian Görke Michael Stübgen
Preceded by	Matthias Platzeck
President of the Bundesrat
In office 1 November 2019 – 31 October 2020
First Vice President	Daniel Günther
Preceded by	Daniel Günther
Succeeded by	Reiner Haseloff
Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Brandenburg
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 August 2013
General Secretary	Klaus Ness Klara Geywitz Erik Stohn
Deputy	Katrin Lange Ines Hübner
Preceded by	Matthias Platzeck
Leader of the Social Democratic Party in the Landtag of Brandenburg
In office 11 November 2009 – 5 October 2010
Whip	Klara Geywitz
Preceded by	Günter Baaske
Succeeded by	Ralf Holzschuher
Brandenburg Cabinet Minister of the Interior In office 6 October 2010 – 28 August 2013 Minister-President Matthias Platzeck Preceded by Rainer Speer Succeeded by Ralf Holzschuher Minister for Rural Development, Environment and Consumer Protection In office 13 October 2004 – 21 October 2009 Minister-President Matthias Platzeck Preceded by Wolfgang Birthler Succeeded by Anita Tack
Landtag constituencies Member of the Landtag of Brandenburg Incumbent Assumed office 21 October 2009 Preceded by Christian Otto (2006) Constituency Spree-Neiße I In office 13 October 2004 – 21 October 2009 Preceded by multi-member district Succeeded by multi-member district Constituency Social Democratic List In office 11 October 1994 – 13 October 2004 Preceded by Constituency established Succeeded by Birgit Wöllert Constituency Spree-Neiße II
Personal details
Born	(1961-10-22) 22 October 1961 (age 63) Forst, Bezirk Cottbus, East Germany (now Germany)
Political party	Social Democratic Party of Germany (from 1993)
Spouse	Susanne Woidke ​ (m. 2007)​
Children	1
Residence	Forst
Alma mater	Humboldt University of Berlin
Occupation	Politician Assistant Professor Agricultural Engineer Civil Servant
Website	Official party website
Military service
Allegiance	East Germany
Branch/service	National People's Army
Years of service	1980–1982

Hubert Dietmar Woidke (born 22 October 1961) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. Since August 2013, Woidke has served as Minister President of Brandenburg.^[1]