Andrea Nahles
| Andrea Nahles | |
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| Minister of Labour and Social Affairs | |
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Assumed office 17 December 2013 |
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| Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
| Preceded by | Ursula von der Leyen |
| Secretary-General of the Social Democratic Party | |
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In office 13 November 2009 – 26 January 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Hubertus Heil |
| Succeeded by | Yasmin Fahimi |
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20 June 1970 Mendig, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Marcus Frings |
| Alma mater | University of Bonn |
| Website | Official website |
Andrea Maria Nahles (born 20 June 1970 in Mendig, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a German politician, currently Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs (since 2013), a Bundestag representative for the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and former SPD Youth leader. She is known within the party for criticising Gerhard Schröder's Agenda 2010 and is thus identified with the SPD's left wing.
Nahles finished high school (Abitur) through a continuing education program in 1989. She obtained an MA after studying politics, philosophy and German studies at the University of Bonn for 20 semesters (10 years), during which time she was an assistant to a member of parliament. In 2004, she began working towards a doctorate in Germanistics. Nahles abandoned her dissertation in 2005 upon returning to the Bundestag. The title of her planned dissertation was Walter Scotts Einfluss auf die Entwicklung des historischen Romans in Deutschland (Walter Scott's influence on the development of the historical novel in Germany).
In 1988, Nahles joined the SPD. Shortly after, she was the youth representative for the constituency of Mayen-Koblenz. From 1993 to 1995 she was the youth representative for Rheinland-Pfalz. In 1995 she became the national youth representative, following Thomas Westphal, a post she held until 1999. Since 1997 she has been a member of the SPD executive.
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