Hannelore Kraft

Hannelore Kraft
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Kraft in 2017
Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia
In office
14 July 2010 – 27 June 2017
DeputySylvia Löhrmann
Preceded byJürgen Rüttgers
Succeeded byArmin Laschet
President of the Bundesrat
In office
1 November 2010 – 31 October 2011
DeputyJens Böhrnsen
Preceded byJens Böhrnsen
Succeeded byHorst Seehofer
Leader of the Social Democratic Party in North Rhine-Westphalia
In office
20 January 2007 – 14 May 2017
DeputyMarc Herter
Elvan Korkmaz
Preceded byJochen Dieckmann
Succeeded byMichael Groschek
Deputy Leader of the Social Democratic Party
In office
13 November 2009 – 14 May 2017
LeaderSigmar Gabriel
Martin Schulz
Preceded byAndrea Nahles
Succeeded byNatascha Kohnen
Minister of Science and Research of North Rhine-Westphalia
In office
12 November 2002 – 31 May 2005
Minister-PresidentPeer Steinbrück
Preceded byGabriele Behler
Succeeded byAndreas Pinkwart
Minister of Federal and European Affairs of North Rhine-Westphalia
In office
24 April 2001 – 12 November 2002
Minister-PresidentWolfgang Clement
Preceded byDetlev Samland
Succeeded byWolfram 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 byConstituency established
Personal details
BornHannelore Külzhammer
(1961-06-12) 12 June 1961
PartySocial Democratic Party
Alma materComprehensive University of Duisburg
Signature
Websitewww.hannelore-kraft.de
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Hannelore Kraft (née Külzhammer, 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.