Jörg Kukies

Jörg Kukies
Kukies in 2025
Minister of Finance
In office
7 November 2024 – 6 May 2025
ChancellorOlaf Scholz
Preceded byChristian Lindner
Succeeded byLars Klingbeil
Secretary of State of the Chancellery
In office
8 December 2021 – 7 November 2024
ChancellorOlaf Scholz
Secretary of State of Finance
In office
14 March 2018 – 8 December 2021
ChancellorAngela Merkel
MinisterOlaf Scholz
Personal details
BornJörg Kukies
(1968-02-21) 21 February 1968
Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany
(current-day Germany)
PartySocial Democratic Party
(1986–present)
EducationParis 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University (BA)
Harvard Kennedy School (MPA)
University of Chicago Booth School of Business (PhD)
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Jörg Kukies (German pronunciation: [jœʁk ˈkuːki̯ɛs]; born 21 February 1968) is a German economist and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as Minister of Finance in the government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz from November 2024 to May 2025.