Kaweh Mansoori
Kaweh Mansoori | |
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State Minister for Economic Affairs, Energy, Transport and Regional Development of Hesse | |
Assumed office 2024 | |
Minister-President | Boris Rhein |
Preceded by | Tarek Al-Wazir |
Member of the Bundestag | |
Assumed office 2021 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Gießen, West Germany (now Germany) | 12 August 1988
Citizenship | German |
Nationality | Germany |
Political party | SPD |
Alma mater | University of Giessen |
Kaweh Mansoori (born 12 August 1988) is a German lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as State Minister of Economic Affairs, Energy, Transport and Housing in the government of Minister-President Boris Rhein of Hesse since 2024.[1] From 2021 to 2023, he was a member of the Bundestag.
Early life and education
[edit]Mansoori was born 1988 in the West German city of Gießen. He studied law at University of Giessen.
Political career
[edit]Member of the German Parliament, 2021–2024
[edit]Mansoori became member of the Bundestag in the 2021 federal elections, representing the Frankfurt am Main II district.[2] In the negotiations to form a coalition government between the SPD, the Green Party and Free Democratic Party (FDP) following the elections, he was part of his party's delegation in the working group on equality, co-chaired by Petra Köpping, Ricarda Lang and Herbert Mertin.[3]
In parliament, Mansoori served on the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs and the Committee on Legal Affairs.[4]
Within his parliamentary group, Mansoori belonged to the Parliamentary Left, a left-wing movement.[5]
Career in state government
[edit]In the negotiations to form a coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the SPD following the 2023 state elections in Hesse, Mansoori was part of his party's delegation.[6]
Other activities
[edit]- Education and Science Workers' Union (GEW), Member[7]
- German United Services Trade Union (ver.di), Member[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Gianna Niewel (15 January 2024), Hessen: Auf ihm ruhen die Hoffnungen seiner SPD Süddeutsche Zeitung.
- ^ "Deutscher Bundestag - Kaweh Mansoori".
- ^ Britt-Marie Lakämper (21 October 2021), SPD, Grüne, FDP: Diese Politiker verhandeln die Ampel-Koalition Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.
- ^ Kaweh Mansoori Bundestag.
- ^ Members Parliamentary Left.
- ^ Hanning Voigts (16 November 2023), Koalitionsbildung in Hessen: Gespräche mit fast 200 Leuten Frankfurter Rundschau.
- ^ Kaweh Mansoori Bundestag.
- ^ Kaweh Mansoori Bundestag.