Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Parliament of Germany
Until 1945
the parliament was known as the Reichstag.
Since
then the
German Federal Parliament consists of the Bundesrat/ Federal Council and
Bundestag/ Federal Assembly
Also
see East Germany Parliament
1925-33
Secretary of the Presidium of the Reichstag Christine Teusch
In 1919 she was member of the Nationalversamlung, 1920-33 of the Reichstag for
Zemtrum, 1946-66 member of the Landtag (Assembly) and 1947-54 Minister of
Culture in the State of Nordrhein-Westphalen. She lived (1888-1968)
1932-33
President-by-Age of the Reichstag Clara Zetkin
Communist, Member of the Landrat of Württemberg 1918-20 and Member of the Reichstag
1920-33. She lived (1857-1933)
1953-57
President-by-Age
of the
Bundestag Marie-Elisabeth Lüdders
Former Minister in a State Government and
Honorary President of Freie Demokratische Partei, FDP, 1957-61,
and lived (1888-1966)
1965-67
Vice-President
of the
Bundestag Dr. Maria Probst
CDU Member of the Bavarian Landtag 1946-49, of the Federal Assembly 1949-67 and
of the European Parliament 1958-66. She lived (1902-67).
1969-79
Vice-President
of the
Bundestag Liselotte Funcke
1972-76
President
of the
Bundestag Annemarie Renger
1976-90 Vice-President
of the
Bundestag
Parliamentary
Secretary General of Socialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, SDP (Social
Democrats) 1969-72 and her
party's Presidential Candidate in 1979. She lived (1919-2008).
1988-98
President
of the
Bundestag Prof. Dr. Rita Süssmuth
Federal Minister
of Youth, Family and Health 1984-88. (b. 1937-)
1990-94
Vice-President
of the
Bundestag Renate Schmidt
Deputy Chairperson of the SPD Faction 1987-90, Chairperson of the SPD of Bayern and
Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth 1999-2005.
1994-2005
3.
Vice-President
of the
Bundestag Pastorin Dr. Antje
Vollmer
Spokesperson of the Grüne Faction 1991-94. (b. 1943-).
1997-98
Vice-President
of the
Bundestag Michaela Geiger
Parliamentary Secretary of State of International Co-operation 1991-93 and of
Defence
1997-98
and 2005- Secretary of the Bundesrat Karin Schubert
Minister of Justice of Sachsen-Anhalt 1994-2002 and
Deputy Reigning Mayor, Senator of Justice and Mayor of Berlin
since 2002. (b. 1944-).
1998-2002
1. Vice-President
of the
Bundestag Anke Fucks
Former Minister and Parliamentary Secretary General of the SPD. (b. 1937-)
1998-2002
4. Vice-President of the
Bundestag
Petra Bläss
In 1998 Leading Candidate for PDS (Reformed Communists) by the Land-elections of
Sachsen-Anhalt. (b. 1964-)
2002-05 1. Vice-President
of the
Bundestag Susanne
Kastner
2005- 3. Vice-President
of the
Bundestag
Parliamentary Secretary General of SPD
1998-2002. (b. 1946-).
2003-04 3. Vice-President of
the Bundesrat Heide Simonis
[2005 Designate President of the Bundesrat]
She was Premier of Schleswig-Holstein 1993-2005 until she lost reelection when a
member of her own party did not vote for her. Had she been reelected, she would
have been the first woman to be President of the Bundesrat 01.11.05-31.10.06,
when the post belonged to her state. Instead her male successor
became President
- and Deputy Head of State. (b. 1943-).
2003-05
Secretary of the Bundesrat
Anne Lütkes
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, Women, Youth and Family in
Schleswig-Holstein 2000-05 and Parliamentary Leader of Bündnis 90/Grüne in the
Landtag since 2005. (b. 1948-).
2003-? Secretary of the
Bundesrat Dr. Beate Merk
Minister of Justice of Bavaria
2003-13 and Minister of European Affairs and Regional Relations from 2013.
(b.
1957-).
2005-11 1.
Vice-President of the Bundestag Gerda Hasselfeldt
Federal Minister of Urban Planning, Housing and Construction
1989-91, Federal Minister of Health
1991-92 and from 20002 Deputy Chairperson of the CDU/CSU Faction in the Federal Assembly
and Chairperson of the CSU Group in the Bundestag from 2011. (b.1951-)
2005-06 5. Vice-President of the
Bundestag Katrin
Göring-Eckardt
2006-09 6. Vice-President of the
Bundestag
2009-13 5. Vice-President of the
Bundestag
Parliamentary Secretary General of Bündnis '90/Die Grünen 1998-2002 and 2002-05
Co-Faction Chairperson, Praeses of the synod of the Evangelical Church in
Germany 2009-13, joint candidate for
the post of Federal Chancellor for the 2013-elections and Joint-Parliamentary
Chairperson form 2013. (b. 1966-).
2006-09 5. Vice-President of the Bundestag
Petra Pau
2009-13 4. Vice-President of the Bundestag
2013- 5.
Vice-President of the Bundestag
Deputy Chairperson of PDS in Berlin 1991-92, Chairperson 1992-2001, Federal
Vice-Chairperson 2000-02, Vice-Chairperson of the Parliamentary Faction of PDS
in the Bundestag 2000-02 and from 2005 Faction Deputy Leader of Die Linke. (b.
1963-).
2007-16 Secretary of the Bundesrat Angela Kolb-Janssen
Minister of Justice in Sachsen-Anhalt 2006-16 (b. 1963-).
2010-11 President of the
Bundesrat Hannelore
Kraft
2011-12 1. Vice-President of the Bundesrat
Member of the
Landtag of NRW since 2000, Minister
of Federal- and European Affairs 2001-05 and Minister of Science and Research in
2005, Parliamentary Leader of the Social
Democrats 2005-20, State Chairperson of
the party from 2007 and from 2009 Federal Vice-Chairperson
and from 2010 Minister President of Nordrhein-Westfalen and as such President of
the Council of the States from 01.11.2010 to 31.10.2011. (b. 1961-).
2013- 3. Vice-President
of the Bundestag Edelgard Bulmahn
MP since 1987,
Chairperson of SPD in Niedersachsen 1998-2003, Minister of Education and Science
2005-09. (b. 1951-)
2013- 4. Vice-President of the Bundestag
Ulla Schmidt
Social Democrat MP since 1990, Minister of Health and
Social Security 2001-09. (b. 1949-)
2013- 6. Vice-President of the Bundestag Claudia Roth
MP 1998-2001 and
from 2002, Co-Chairperson of Bündnis '90/Die Grünen 2001-02 and
2004-13. (b. 1955-)
2015-16 2. Vice-President of the Bundesrat Malu Dreyer
2016-17 President
2017-18 Designate 1. Vice-President
Minister of Social Affairs and Family 2002-13 and Minister-President of
Rheinland-Pfalz from 2013. (b. 1961-)
Last update 30.10.16