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 |
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Website | www.hannelore-kraft.de |
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.[1] 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.[2]