Sylvia Löhrmann Explained
| Sylvia Löhrmann |
| Office: | Deputy Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Term Start: | 14 July 2010 |
| Term End: | 2017 |
| Predecessor: | Andreas Pinkwart |
| Successor: | Joachim Stamp |
| Office2: | State Minister of School and Further Education of North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Term Start2: | 14 July 2010 |
| Term End2: | 2017 |
| Predecessor2: | Barbara Sommer |
| Successor2: | Yvonne Gebauer |
| Birth Date: | 1957 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Essen, West Germany |
| Nationality: | German |
| Party: | Green Party |
Sylvia Löhrmann (born 1 March 1957, Essen, Germany) is a German politician of the Green Party. From 2010 to 2017 she was Deputy Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia and State Minister of School and Further Education.
Education and early career
Löhrmann studied German and English from 1975-1981 at the Ruhr University Bochum and later worked as a teacher.[1]
Political career
Löhrmann is a member of the Green Party, and since 1995 an elected member of the parliament of the German state North Rhine-Westphalia. Since July 15, 2010 she has served as Deputy Minister-President and Minister of Schools and Education in the incumbent state-government under the leadership of Minister-President Hannelore Kraft. As one of the state’s representatives at the Bundesrat, she is a member of the Committee on Cultural Affairs.
On 25 March 2015, Löhrmann spoke at the memorial for 16 schoolchildren and two teachers of Joseph-König-Gymnasium who all died in the crash of Germanwings Flight 9525.[2]
Löhrmann was a Green Party delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2017.[3]
Following the Green Party’s defeat in the 2017 state elections, Löhrmann was no longer a member of the state government and also resigned her parliamentary seat.[4] [5] In 2020, she was appointed secretary general of "321–2021: 1700 Years of Jewish Life in Germany".[6]
Other activities
Corporate boards
- Stadt-Sparkasse Solingen, Member of the Supervisory Board[7]
- NRW.BANK, Member of the Guarantors' Meeting (2010–2017)
Non-profit organizations
- Grüner Wirtschaftsdialog, Member of the Advisory Board (since 2021)[8]
- Heinrich Böll Foundation, Member of the General Assembly[9]
- Aktive Bürgerschaft, Member of the Board of Trustees
- Central Committee of German Catholics, Member
- Deutschlandradio, Member of the Broadcasting Council
- Jugend forscht, Member of the Board of Trustees
- Stiftung Lesen, Deputy Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees
- Heinrich Heine University (HHU), Institut für Deutsches und Internationales Parteienrecht und Parteienforschung, Member of the Board of Trustees
- Education and Science Workers' Union (GEW), Member
External links
Notes and References
- Jack Ewing (25 March 2015), Grief Engulfs German Town That Lost 16 Students and 2 Teachers in Crash New York Times.
- Jack Ewing (March 25, 2015), Grief Engulfs German Town That Lost 16 Students and 2 Teachers in Crash New York Times.
- https://www.landtag.nrw.de/portal/WWW/dokumentenarchiv/Dokument/MMD16-13713.pdf Wahl der Mitglieder für die 16. Bundesversammlung
- Stefan Boes (May 16, 2017), Löhrmann verzichtet auf Landtagsmandat - Wibke Brems könnte nachrücken Neue Westfälische.
- Rainer Kellers (May 16, 2017), Löhrmann verzichtet auf Landtagsmandat Westdeutscher Rundfunk.
- https://www.focus.de/regional/koeln/gesellschaft-loehrmann-koordiniert-erinnerungsjahr-zu-juedischem-leben_id_11637564.html Löhrmann koordiniert Erinnerungsjahr zu jüdischem Leben
- Stefan Prinz (January 15, 2019), Neuer Sparkassen-Job für Sylvia Löhrmann Solinger Tageblatt.
- https://gruener-wirtschaftsdialog.de/der-verein/#Beirat Advisory Board
- https://www.boell.de/de/mitgliederversammlung General Assembly
