Hannelore Kraft

Hannelore Kraft
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Kraft in 2017
Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia
In office
14 July 2010 – 27 June 2017
DeputySylvia Löhrmann
Preceded byJürgen Rüttgers
Succeeded byArmin Laschet
President of the Bundesrat
In office
1 November 2010 – 31 October 2011
DeputyJens Böhrnsen
Preceded byJens Böhrnsen
Succeeded byHorst Seehofer
Leader of the Social Democratic Party in North Rhine-Westphalia
In office
20 January 2007 – 14 May 2017
DeputyMarc Herter
Elvan Korkmaz
Preceded byJochen Dieckmann
Succeeded byMichael Groschek
Deputy Leader of the Social Democratic Party
In office
13 November 2009 – 14 May 2017
LeaderSigmar Gabriel
Martin Schulz
Preceded byAndrea Nahles
Succeeded byNatascha Kohnen
Minister of Science and Research of North Rhine-Westphalia
In office
12 November 2002 – 31 May 2005
Minister-PresidentPeer Steinbrück
Preceded byGabriele Behler
Succeeded byAndreas Pinkwart
Minister of Federal and European Affairs of North Rhine-Westphalia
In office
24 April 2001 – 12 November 2002
Minister-PresidentWolfgang Clement
Preceded byDetlev Samland
Succeeded byWolfram Kuschke
Member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia
for Mülheim I
(Mülheim an der Ruhr II – Essen VII; 2000–2005)
Assumed office
1 June 2000
Preceded byConstituency established
Personal details
Born
Hannelore Külzhammer

(1961-06-12) 12 June 1961 (age 63)
Mülheim an der Ruhr, West Germany
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Alma materComprehensive University of Duisburg
Signature
Websitewww.hannelore-kraft.de

Hannelore Kraft (née Külzhammer; born 12 June 1961) is a German politician. She served as the Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2010 until 2017. Kraft was the first woman to serve as head of government of this state and was the third woman to become head of a state government in Germany. Between 1 November 2010 and 31 October 2011, she was the President of the Bundesrat, again the first woman to hold the office.[1] She is the former leader of the SPD North Rhine-Westphalia and served on the SPD's federal executive from November 2009 until May 2017, and was one of the four federal deputy chairs.[2]

  1. ^ see de:Liste der Präsidenten des deutschen Bundesrates
  2. ^ spd.de Archived 14 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 10 May 2010 (in German)