Hubertus Heil is Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs. Born in 1972 in Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, he was Vice Chairman of the SPD parliamentary group in the German Bundestag until his appointment. He has been a Member of the German Bundestag since 1998.
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Born on 3 November 1972 in Hildesheim; married, two children
1988
Joined the SPD
1992
Abitur (higher education entrance qualification), Gymnasium am Silberkamp, Peine
1992 - 1993
Civilian service, Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband (association of non-profit social welfare organisations), Peine
1995 - 2006
Studied political sciences and sociology at the University of Potsdam. Awarded degree by the University of Hagen, distance education university
since 1998
Member of the German Bundestag
2005 - 2009
Secretary General of the SPD
since December 2009
Chairman of the District SPD, Braunschweig
since 2011
Member of the SPD Federal Executive
2009 – 2017
Vice Chairman of the SPD parliamentary group in the German Bundestag
June 2017 – December 2017
Secretary General of the SPD
2017 -2018
Vice Chairman of the SPD parliamentary group in the German Bundestag
since March 2018
Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
Berlin office
Wilhelmstraße 49
10117 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0) 3018 527-0
Fax: +49 (0) 3018 527-1830
Bonn office
Rochusstraße 1
53123 Bonn
Phone: +49 (0) 22899 527-0
Fax: +49 (0) 22899 527-2965
Website of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs