Anke Rehlinger | |
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![]() Anke Rehlinger in 2014
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Deputy Minister President of Saarland | |
Deputy | Anke Rehlinger (2013–) |
Preceded by | Heiko Maas |
Member of the Saarland Regional Parliament | |
Personal details | |
Born |
Wadern, Germany |
6 April 1976
Nationality | German |
Political party | SPD |
Alma mater | Saarland University |
Anke Rehlinger (born April 6 1976 in Wadern) is a German politician of Social Democratic Party of Germany.
Rehlinger studied law at Saarland University.
Since 2004 Rehlinger has been a member of the Landtag of Saarland. In parliament, she served as Chairwoman of the Committee on European Affairs (2008-2009) and of the Committee on Education, Cultural Affairs and Media (2009-2011). From 2011 until 2012, she was her parliamentary group's deputy chairwoman.
Between 2012 and 2014, Rehlinger was State Minister of Justice, Consumer Protection and Environmental Affairs in the government of Minister President Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer of Saarland. In 2014, she succeeded Heiko Maas and has since been serving as Deputy Minister-President and State Minister for Economic Affairs. She was the candidate of SPD in 2017 state elections, but lost against Kramp-Karrenbauer and continued her role in the state government instead. As one of her state's representatives at the Bundesrat, she serves on the Committee on Labour, Integration and Social Policy; the Committee on Economic Affairs; and on the Committe on Transport.
Rehlinger is married and has one son.