Heike Raab

Heike Raab (born 8 April 1965) is a German politician (SPD), currently serving as Deputy Minister of the Interior, for Sports and Infrastructure of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Heike Raab
Heike Raab in 2014
Undersecretary/ Deputy State Minister of the Interior, for Sports and Infrastructure of Rhineland-Palatinate
Assumed office
18 May 2011
Personal details
Born (1965-04-08) 8 April 1965
Cochem, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany
NationalityGermany
Political partySPD
Alma materTechnical University of Aachen
Websitewww.heike-raab.de

Early life and education
  • 1984: Abitur (high school diploma), Hilda Gymnasium Koblenz (high school)
  • 1984 – 1987: Degree course for physical therapy, Technical University of Aachen, Germany
  • 1988 – 1992: University studies (M.A. degree): Political Sciences, Public Law and Spanish

Career
  • 1992 – 1993: Research Assistant for the German Federal Parliament (Deutscher Bundestag)
  • 1993 – 1994: State Chancellery, personal assistant of the Minister-President Rudolf Scharping
  • 1994 – 1998: Personal assistant of the Chairman of the Social Democratic Party in the Deutsche Bundestag, Rudolf Scharping
  • 1999 – 2001: Head of Division in the State Chancellery of Rhineland-Palatinate
  • since 18 May 2011: Undersecretary/ Deputy Minister of the Interior, for Sports and Infrastructure[1]

Political and Societal Positions
  • 1989: Member of the Social Democratic Party
  • 2000: Chairwoman of the county chapter of the Social Democrats in Cochem-Zell County
  • 2001 – 2011: Member of Parliament, Rhineland-Palatinate[2]
  • 2004: Chairwoman of the Social Democratic parliamentary group in the County Council of Cochem-Zell
  • 2006 – 2011: Secretary-General of the Social Democratic Party in Rhineland-Palatinate[3]

In the negotiations to form a fourth cabinet under Chancellor Angela Merkel following the 2017 federal elections, Raab was part of the working group on digital policy, led by Helge Braun, Dorothee Bär and Lars Klingbeil.

Other activities
  • ZDF, Member of the Program Committee[4]
  • Schüler Helfen Leben, Member of the Board of Trustees[5]
  • Südwestrundfunk (SWR), Member of the Broadcasting Council (2002-2011)

Raab also serves as tutor for US-American Program Students in Germany.

References
  1. "Biography of Heike Raab". Archived from the original on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  2. "Landeswahlleiter". Archived from the original on 2010-10-23. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  3. Press Release as Secretary-General
  4. Members of the Program Committee ZDF.
  5. Board of Trustees Schüler Helfen Leben.
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