Back فرانسيسكا جيفاي Arabic Franziska Giffey German Franziska Giffey Esperanto Franziska Giffey Spanish فرانسیسکا گیفای Persian Franziska Giffey Finnish Franziska Giffey French Franziska Giffey Irish פרנציסקה גיפיי HE Franziska Giffey Hungarian
Franziska Giffey | |
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 Giffey in 2022 | |
| Deputy Governing Mayor of Berlin | |
| Assumed office 27 April 2023 Serving with Stefan Evers | |
| Governing Mayor | Kai Wegner |
| Preceded by | Bettina Jarasch |
| Senator for Economy, Energy and Enterprise of Berlin | |
| Assumed office 27 April 2023 | |
| Governing Mayor | Kai Wegner |
| Preceded by | Stephan Schwarz |
| Governing Mayor of Berlin | |
| In office 21 December 2021 – 27 April 2023 | |
| Deputy | Bettina Jarasch Klaus Lederer |
| Preceded by | Michael Müller |
| Succeeded by | Kai Wegner |
| Leader of the Social Democratic Party in Berlin | |
| Assumed office 28 November 2020 Serving with Raed Saleh | |
| Deputy | Ina Czyborra Andreas Geisel Iris Spranger Julian Zado |
| Preceded by | Michael Müller |
| Minister of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth | |
| In office 14 March 2018 – 20 May 2021 | |
| Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
| Preceded by | Katarina Barley |
| Succeeded by | Christine Lambrecht |
| Mayor of Neukölln | |
| In office 15 April 2015 – 14 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Heinz Buschkowsky |
| Succeeded by | Martin Hikel |
| Member of the Berlin House of Representatives for Neukölln 6 | |
| Assumed office 4 November 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Karin Korte |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Franziska Süllke 3 May 1978 Frankfurt (Oder), Bezirk Frankfurt, East Germany (now in Brandenburg, Germany) |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party (2007–) |
| Spouse |
Karsten Giffey (m. 2008) |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Neukölln |
| Alma mater | Humboldt University of Berlin (no degree) Free University of Berlin (no degree) Berlin School of Economics and Law |
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| Website | Official website |
Franziska Giffey (German: [fʁanˈtsɪska ˈɡɪfaɪ̯], née Süllke, born 3 May 1978) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who is serving as Berlin State Senator for Economy, Energy and Enterprise since 2023. She served as Governing Mayor of Berlin from December 2021 to April 2023.[1][2] She previously served as Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2018 until 2021.[3][4] From 2015 to 2018, she was the mayor of the borough of Neukölln in Berlin.[3][5]
- ^ "Berlin: Franziska Giffey sworn in as first elected female mayor". Deutsche Welle. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "German capital Berlin to get first female mayor". Reuters. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ a b Keilani, Fatina; Alten, Saara von (15 April 2015). "Buschkowsky-Nachfolgerin: Franziska Giffey als Bürgermeisterin gewählt" (in German). Tagesspiegel. tagesspiegel.de. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ Monath, Hans; Van Bebber, Werner; Heine, Hannes (9 March 2018). "Große Koalition SPD-Ministerin Franziska Giffey: Von Berlin-Neukölln nach überall" (in German). Tagesspiegel. tagesspiegel.de. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ Hansen, Holger; Martin, Michelle Martin (9 March 2018). "German government takes shape as SPD names ministers". Reuters. Retrieved 26 September 2022.