Heiko Maas

Heiko Josef Maas (German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪkoː ˈjoːzɛf ˈmaːs]; born 19 September 1966 in Saarlouis) is a German lawyer and former politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as the Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs (2018–2021) and as the Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection (2013–2018) in the cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel. Since 2022, he has been practicing as a lawyer.

Heiko Maas
Maas in 2019
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
14 March 2018  8 December 2021
ChancellorAngela Merkel
Preceded bySigmar Gabriel
Succeeded byAnnalena Baerbock
President of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
In office
18 November 2020  21 May 2021
Preceded byNikos Dendias
Succeeded byPéter Szijjártó
Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection
In office
17 December 2013  14 March 2018
ChancellorAngela Merkel
Preceded bySabine Leutheusser-
Schnarrenberger (Justice)
Ilse Aigner (Consumer Protection)
Succeeded byKatarina Barley
State political offices
Leader of the Social Democratic Party in Saarland
In office
16 November 2000  10 March 2018
Preceded byReinhard Klimmt
Succeeded byAnke Rehlinger
Deputy Minister President of Saarland
In office
9 May 2012  17 December 2013
Minister PresidentAnnegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
Preceded byPeter Jacoby
Succeeded byAnke Rehlinger
Minister for the Economy, Labour, Energy and Transport of Saarland
In office
9 May 2012  17 December 2013
Minister PresidentAnnegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
Preceded byPeter Jacoby
Succeeded byAnke Rehlinger
Minister for Energy, Transport and the Environment of Saarland
In office
9 November 1998  29 September 1999
Minister PresidentReinhard Klimmt
Preceded byWilly Leonhardt
Succeeded byStefan Mörsdorf
Member of the Bundestag
for Saarland
In office
26 October 2021  16 December 2022
Preceded byPeter Altmaier
Succeeded byEmily Vontz
ConstituencySaarlouis
In office
24 September 2017  26 October 2021
ConstituencySPD state-wide list
Member of the Landtag of Saarland
In office
16 October 1994  17 December 2013
Personal details
Born
Heiko Josef Maas

(1966-09-19) 19 September 1966
Saarlouis, West Germany
(present-day Germany)
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Domestic partnerNatalia Wörner
Alma materSaarland University

Maas was born in Saarlouis to a Catholic family, and is a lawyer. Before his appointment to the federal cabinet he was active in state politics in Saarland, where he served as Minister of the Environment, Energy and Transport (1998–1999), Minister of Economy, Labor, Energy and Transport (2012–2013) and Deputy Minister-President (2012–2013).

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