Manuela Schwesig | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Schwesig in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
President of the Bundesrat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 1 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Vice President | Peter Tschentscher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Peter Tschentscher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minister-President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 4 July 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deputy | Lorenz Caffier Harry Glawe Simone Oldenburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Erwin Sellering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 2 June 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deputy | Stefan Sternberg Nadine Julitz Christian Pegel Erik von Malottki Reem Alabali-Radovan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
General Secretary | Julian Barlen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Erwin Sellering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leader of the Social Democratic Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 3 June 2019 – 10 September 2019 Serving with Malu Dreyer, Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
General Secretary | Lars Klingbeil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Andrea Nahles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Norbert Walter-Borjans Saskia Esken | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deputy Leader of the Social Democratic Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 13 November 2009 – 10 September 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leader | Sigmar Gabriel Martin Schulz Andrea Nahles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Peer Steinbrück | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Klara Geywitz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minister of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 17 December 2013 – 2 June 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chancellor | Angela Merkel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Kristina Schröder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Katarina Barley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Manuela Frenzel 23 May 1974 Frankfurt (Oder), Bezirk Frankfurt (Oder), East Germany (now Brandenburg, Germany) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Social Democratic Party (2003–) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Stefan Schwesig (m. 2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Schwerin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Fachhochschule für Finanzen Brandenburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manuela Schwesig (German pronunciation: [manuˈeːla ˈʃʋeːzɪç];[1] née Frenzel,[2] born 23 May 1974) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party serving as Minister President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern since 4 July 2017, becoming the first woman to serve in that post. Previously she served as Federal Minister of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth in the third cabinet of Angela Merkel from 2013 to 2017. On 20 October 2023, she was elected President of the Bundesrat. Her one-year term started on 1 November 2023.[3]