Senator for Economy, Energy and Enterprise of Berlin
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 April 2023
Governing Mayor
Kai Wegner
Preceded by
Stephan Schwarz
Governing Mayor of Berlin
In office 21 December 2021 – 27 April 2023
Deputy
Bettina Jarasch Klaus Lederer
Preceded by
Michael Müller
Succeeded by
Kai Wegner
Leader of the Social Democratic Party in Berlin
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 November 2020
Serving with Raed Saleh
Deputy
Ina Czyborra Andreas Geisel Iris Spranger Julian Zado
Preceded by
Michael Müller
Minister of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
In office 14 March 2018 – 20 May 2021
Chancellor
Angela Merkel
Preceded by
Katarina Barley
Succeeded by
Christine Lambrecht
Mayor of Neukölln
In office 15 April 2015 – 14 March 2018
Preceded by
Heinz Buschkowsky
Succeeded by
Martin Hikel
Member of the Berlin House of Representatives for Neukölln 6
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 November 2021
Preceded by
Karin Korte
Personal details
Born
Franziska Süllke
(1978-05-03) 3 May 1978 (age 46) Frankfurt (Oder), Bezirk Frankfurt, East Germany (now in Brandenburg, Germany)
Political party
Social Democratic Party (2007–)
Spouse
Karsten Giffey
(m. 2008)
Children
1
Residence
Neukölln
Alma mater
Humboldt University of Berlin (no degree) Free University of Berlin (no degree) Fachhochschule für Verwaltung und Rechtspflege Berlin
Occupation
Politician
Docent
Civil Servant
Signature
Website
Official website
Franziska Giffey (German:[fʁanˈtsɪskaˈɡɪfaɪ̯], néeSüllke, born 3 May 1978) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who is serving as Berlin State Senator for Economy, Energy and Enterprise since 2023. She served as Governing Mayor of Berlin from December 2021 to April 2023.[1][2] She previously served as Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2018 until 2021.[3][4] From 2015 to 2018, she was the mayor of the borough of Neukölln in Berlin.[3][5]
^"Berlin: Franziska Giffey sworn in as first elected female mayor". Deutsche Welle. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^"German capital Berlin to get first female mayor". Reuters. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
^ abKeilani, Fatina; Alten, Saara von (15 April 2015). "Buschkowsky-Nachfolgerin: Franziska Giffey als Bürgermeisterin gewählt" (in German). Tagesspiegel. tagesspiegel.de. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
^Monath, Hans; Van Bebber, Werner; Heine, Hannes (9 March 2018). "Große Koalition SPD-Ministerin Franziska Giffey: Von Berlin-Neukölln nach überall" (in German). Tagesspiegel. tagesspiegel.de. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
^Hansen, Holger; Martin, Michelle Martin (9 March 2018). "German government takes shape as SPD names ministers". Reuters. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
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