Björn Böhning

Björn Böhning (born 2 June 1978, Geldern, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs under the leadership of minister Hubertus Heil since 2018.[1]

Björn Böhning
Chief of the Berlin Senate Chancellery
In office
2 December 2011 – 20 March 2018
Governing MayorKlaus Wowereit
Michael Müller
Preceded byMonika Helbig
Succeeded byChristian Gaebler
Leader of the Jusos
In office
17 June 2004 – 24 November 2007
Preceded byNiels Annen
Succeeded byFranziska Drohsel
Personal details
Born (1978-06-02) 2 June 1978
Geldern, West Germany
NationalityGerman
Political partySPD
Alma materFreie Universität Berlin
Occupationpolitician

From 2004 to 2007 Böhning was the chairperson of the Young Socialists in the SPD ("Jusos"), the SPD's youth organization.[2][3]

Early life and educations

Böhning grew up in Lübeck. He studied political science at the Otto Suhr Institute (OSI) of the Free University of Berlin from 1999 until 2004.

Political career

From 15 February 2008 Böhning served as spokesperson of the "Forum Demokratische Linke 21" of the SPD, a group of left-aligned politicians within the party;[4] in 2014, he left the group.[5] He unsuccessfully ran as candidate for the electoral district of Berlin Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg – Prenzlauer Berg East in the 2009 national elections.

From December 2011 Böhning served as Head of the Senate Chancellery of the Federal State of Berlin, first under Governing Mayor Klaus Wowereit (2011-2014) and later under Michael Müller (2014-2018).[6] In the negotiations to form a Grand Coalition of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU together with the Bavarian CSU) and the SPD following the 2013 German elections, he was part of the SPD delegation in the working group on digital policy, led by Dorothee Bär and Brigitte Zypries.

In the fourth coalition government of Chancellor Angela Merkel, Böhning has been serving as State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs under the leadership of minister Hubertus Heil since 2018.[7]

Other activities

Personal life

Böhning has been married since 2008.[10]

See also
  • List of Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians

References
  1. Joachim Fahrun (March 13, 2018), Böhning wird Staatssekretär im Bundesarbeitsministerium Berliner Morgenpost.
  2. "Björn Böhning ist neuer Juso-Chef" (in German). Wirtschaftswoche. 19 June 2004. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  3. "Juso-Chef Björn Böhning tritt ab" (in German). Tagesspiegel. 29 September 2007. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  4. "Strässer im Vorstand der SPD-Parteilinken" (in German). echo Münster. 26 February 2008. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  5. Karl Doemens (July 7, 2014), Forum Demokratische Linke: SPD-Linke zerlegt sich selbst Frankfurter Rundschau.
  6. "Head of the Senate Chancellery" (in German). Berlin.de. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
  7. Joachim Fahrun (March 13, 2018), Böhning wird Staatssekretär im Bundesarbeitsministerium Berliner Morgenpost.
  8. Bernd Westphal und Anke Rehlinger koordinieren neu konstituierten Politischen Beirat des SPD-Wirtschaftsforums Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, press release of July 1, 2020.
  9. Supervisory Board German Federal Film Board (FFA).
  10. Christine Richter (June 28, 2008), Eine Hochzeit, ein Baby Berliner Zeitung.
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