Born on 23 February 1978 in Soltau

1996
Joined the SPD 

1998
Abitur (university entrance qualification) at the Munster Gymnasium

1998 to 1999
Civilian service in the railway mission at Hannover

1999 to 2004
Masters in political science, sociology and history at the Leibniz University of Hannover

2001 to 2003
Employee in the constituency office of Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and Member of the Bundestag Heino Wiese

2004 to 2005
Youth education speaker, SPD Regional Association North Rhine-Westphalia

January 2005 to October 2005
Member of the Bundestag

2005 to 2009
Office manager for Member of the Bundestag Garrelt Duin

Since 2009
Member of the Bundestag

2017 to 2021
Secretary General of the SPD

Since 2021
Chair of the SPD

2025
Chair of the SPD parliamentary group

Since 6 May 2025
Federal Minister of Finance and Deputy to the Federal Chancellor