Franziska Giffey

CV

• Born on 3 May 1978 in Frankfurt/Oder; married, one child

• 1997
  Abitur (higher education entrance qualification), Werner Seelenbinder Gymnasium, Fürstenwalde/Spree

• 1998 - 2001
  Diploma in Public Administration at the Berlin School of Economics and Law

• 2001 - 2002
  Office of the Mayor of Treptow-Köpenick, Berlin

• 2002 - 2010
  Representative for European Affairs, Berlin-Neukölln

• 2003 - 2005
  M.A. in European Administrative Management at the Berlin School of Economics and Law

• 2003
  Representation of the State of Berlin to the European Union, Brussels

• 2005
  Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

• 2004 - 2009
  Lecturer on EU fundraising, the EU rules governing state aid, EU funding programmes and European project management

• 2005 - 2009
  Post-graduate studies leading to a doctoral degree in political science at the Freie Universität Berlin

• 2007
  Joined the SPD

• 2010
  Obtained doctorate (Dr. rer. pol.)

• 2010 - 2015
  District councillor for education, schools, culture and sport in the district of Berlin-Neukölln

• since 2014
  District Chairwoman of the SPD, Berlin-Neukölln

• 2015 - 2018
  Mayor of Berlin-Neukölln

• since March 2018
  Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth