Heiko Maas
Heiko Josef Maas (born 19 September 1966) is a German politician. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Angela Merkel, and took office on 14 March 2018.[1]
Heiko Maas | |
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Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 14 March 2018 – 8 December 2021 | |
Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
Preceded by | Sigmar Gabriel |
Succeeded by | Annalena Baerbock |
Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection | |
In office 17 December 2013 – 14 March 2018 | |
Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
Preceded by | Sabine Leutheusser- Schnarrenberger (Justice) Ilse Aigner (Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection) |
Succeeded by | Katarina Barley |
Leader of the Social Democratic Party in Saarland | |
In office 16 November 2000 – 10 March 2018 | |
Preceded by | Reinhard Klimmt |
Succeeded by | Anke Rehlinger |
Deputy Minister President of Saarland | |
In office 9 May 2012 – 17 December 2013 | |
Minister President | Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer |
Preceded by | Peter Jacoby |
Succeeded by | Anke Rehlinger |
Minister for the Economy, Labour, Energy and Transport of Saarland | |
In office 9 May 2012 – 17 December 2013 | |
Minister President | Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer |
Preceded by | Peter Jacoby |
Succeeded by | Anke Rehlinger |
Minister for Energy, Transport and the Environment | |
In office 9 November 1998 – 29 September 1999 | |
Minister President | Reinhard Klimmt |
Preceded by | Willy Leonhardt |
Succeeded by | Stefan Mörsdorf |
Member of the Bundestag for Saarland | |
Assumed office 24 September 2017 | |
Preceded by | Elke Ferner |
Member of the Landtag of Saarland | |
In office 16 October 1994 – 17 December 2013 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Heiko Josef Maas 19 September 1966 Saarlouis, West Germany (now Germany) |
Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Alma mater | Saarland University |
He served as Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection from 17 December 2013 to 14 March 2018. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party.
Heiko Maas Media
Maas meeting with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin in Jerusalem in March 2018
Maas (left) meets with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in October 2018.
Maas with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on 15 February 2019
Maas with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on 10 June 2019
Maas at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels in April 2018
Maas speaking at the Cologne Pride in July 2017
References
- ↑ "SPD: Heiko Maas wird Außenminister in neuer Bundesregierung - SPIEGEL ONLINE". www.spiegel.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2018-03-08.
Other websites
- Heiko Maas on IMDb
- Official website
- Heiko Maas Archived 2013-11-06 at the Wayback Machine at wahl.de