Till Backhaus

Till Backhaus
MdL MdBR
(2017)
Minister for Agriculture and Environment of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern[a]
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 November 1998
Minister-PresidentHarald Ringstorff
Erwin Sellering
Manuela Schwesig
Preceded byMartin Brick (Environment and Conservation)
Leader of the Social Democratic Party in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
In office
2003–2007
Preceded byHarald Ringstorff
Succeeded byErwin Sellering
Member of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
for Ludwigslust-Parchim I
(Ludwigslust I; 1994–2015)
(Social Democratic List; 1990–1994)
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 October 1990
Preceded byPaul-Friedrich Leopold (Ludwigslust)
Member of the Volkskammer
for Schwerin
In office
5 April 1990 – 2 October 1990
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born13 March 1959
Amt Neuhaus, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, GDR (East Germany)
Political partySDP (1989-1990)
SPD (1990 to date)
OccupationPolitician

Till Backhaus (born Neuhaus 13 March 1959) is a German politician. As the German Democratic Republic approached its end as a standalone state, Backhaus was one of those who in December 1989 (re-)founded the Social Democratic Party, more than four decades after its suppression.[1][2]

More recently, in 1998 he was appointed regional Minister for Agriculture in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,[1] a post he retains, making him the longest serving regional minister currently (2021) in office in Germany.


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  1. ^ a b Helmut Müller-Enbergs. "Backhaus, Till * 13.3.1959 SPD-Politiker". Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur: Biographische Datenbanken. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
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