Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul

Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul (born 21 November 1942) is a German politician. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). From 1979 until 1987, she was a member of the European Parliament. Between 1998 until 2009, she was Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development.[1]

Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul
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Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development
In office
27 October 1998 – 27 October 2009
ChancellorGerhard Schröder
Angela Merkel
Preceded byCarl-Dieter Spranger
Succeeded byDirk Niebel
Member of the European Parliament
In office
1979 – 1987
Personal details
Born (1942-11-21) 21 November 1942 (age 82)
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Political partySPD
Alma materJohann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
ProfessionTeacher
Websiteheidi-wieczorek-zeul.de

References

  1. Bundeskanzlerin beruft Rat für Nachhaltige Entwicklung neu Archived 4 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine German Council for Sustainable Development (RNE), press release of 26 October 2016