Anne Spiegel
Anne Spiegel (born 15 December 1980) is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens. She served as Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth in the cabinet of Chancellor Olaf Scholz since 8 December 2021; she announced her resignation on 11 April and was dismissed by the President on 25 April 2022.
Anne Spiegel | |
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Spiegel in 2016 | |
| Minister of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth | |
| In office 8 December 2021 – 25 April 2022 | |
| Chancellor | Olaf Scholz |
| Preceded by | Christine Lambrecht |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Paus |
| Deputy Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| In office 18 May 2021 – 8 December 2021 | |
| Minister President | Malu Dreyer |
| Preceded by | Volker Wissing |
| Succeeded by | Katharina Binz |
| Minister for Climate Protection, Environment, Mobility, Energy and Forests in Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| In office 18 May 2021 – 8 December 2021 | |
| Minister President | Malu Dreyer |
| Preceded by | Ulrike Höfken |
| Succeeded by | Katrin Eder |
| Minister for Family, Women, Youth, Integration and Consumer Protection in Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| In office 18 May 2016 – 18 May 2021 | |
| Minister President | Malu Dreyer |
| Preceded by | Irene Alt |
| Succeeded by | Katharina Binz |
| Member of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| In office 27 March 2011 – 18 May 2016 | |
| Constituency | Party list |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 December 1980 Leimen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | Alliance 90/The Greens |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence(s) | Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate |
In 2021, Spiegel served as Deputy Minister-President and Minister for Climate Protection, Environment, Mobility, Energy and Forests in the state government of Rhineland-Palatinate. Previously, she was Minister for Family, Women, Youth, Integration and Consumer Protection in the second cabinet of Minister-President Malu Dreyer from 2016 to 2021. She was a prominent youth leader in Germany during the 2000s.
Spiegel was first elected to the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate in the 2011 state election, and re-elected in 2016. She was the lead candidate for the Greens in the 2021 Rhineland-Palatinate state election.