Aydan Özoğuz
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Minister of State at the Federal Chancellery with Helge Braun and Monika Grütters (2013-present) |
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Assumed office 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Maria Böhmer |
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Assumed office 2009 |
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31 May 1967 Hamburg, West Germany |
| Citizenship | German |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) |
| Spouse(s) | Michael Neumann |
| Relations | Hakan Özoğuz and Gökhan Özoğuz (Athena) |
| Children | Hanna (daughter) |
| Residence | Hamburg |
| Alma mater | University of Hamburg |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Islam |
| Website | oezoguz |
Aydan Özoğuz (
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Özoğuz was born on 31 May 1967 in Finkenau, Hamburg to Turkish parents, who came to Germany in 1958. She grew up in Hamburg-Lokstedt. Her parents later went into their own food business. Özoğuz acquired German citizenship in 1989. She has two brothers, Yavuz and Gürhan.
She finished her high school education in 1986 with Abitur. Following her studies in English Major and Spanish and Human Resources Management in minor, she completed a master's degree in 1994. During her university years, she was member of the Turkish Student Society in Hamburg, and served as its chairperson for two years.
Since 1994, Özoğuz was research fellow in the Körber Foundation as project manager of "Coordination of New Projects" with focus on German-Turkish projects. From 1996 on, Özoğuz conducted projects in the field of Youth and Science Exchange as well as academic conferences on issues of international relations. With her election into Bundestag, she was exempted from her post at the Körber Foundation.
Between 2001 and 2008, Özoğuz was member of the Hamburg Parliament. She was appointed speaker of the parliamentary group of SPD for migration policies and member of the committees of interior affairs, petitions and family.
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