Hannelore Kraft
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. 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.
Hannelore Kraft | |
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Kraft in 2017 | |
| Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| In office 14 July 2010 – 27 June 2017 | |
| Deputy | Sylvia Löhrmann |
| Preceded by | Jürgen Rüttgers |
| Succeeded by | Armin Laschet |
| President of the Bundesrat | |
| In office 1 November 2010 – 31 October 2011 | |
| Deputy | Jens Böhrnsen |
| Preceded by | Jens Böhrnsen |
| Succeeded by | Horst Seehofer |
| Leader of the Social Democratic Party in North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| In office 20 January 2007 – 14 May 2017 | |
| Deputy | Marc Herter Elvan Korkmaz |
| Preceded by | Jochen Dieckmann |
| Succeeded by | Michael Groschek |
| Deputy Leader of the Social Democratic Party | |
| In office 13 November 2009 – 14 May 2017 | |
| Leader | Sigmar Gabriel Martin Schulz |
| Preceded by | Andrea Nahles |
| Succeeded by | Natascha Kohnen |
| Minister of Science and Research of North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| In office 12 November 2002 – 31 May 2005 | |
| Minister-President | Peer Steinbrück |
| Preceded by | Gabriele Behler |
| Succeeded by | Andreas Pinkwart |
| Minister of Federal and European Affairs of North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| In office 24 April 2001 – 12 November 2002 | |
| Minister-President | Wolfgang Clement |
| Preceded by | Detlev Samland |
| Succeeded by | Wolfram 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 by | Constituency established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hannelore Külzhammer 12 June 1961 Mülheim an der Ruhr, West Germany |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Comprehensive University of Duisburg |
| Signature | |
| Website | www.hannelore-kraft.de |
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