Silke Schneider (born 1967) is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens. She currently serves as the Minister of Finance for Schleswig-Holstein.[1]

Dr.
Silke Schneider
ConstituencySchleswig-Holstein
Minister of Finance for Schleswig-Holstein
Assumed office
1 August 2024
Preceded byMonika Heinold
Personal details
NationalityGerman
Political party
Alliance 90/The Greens
Alliance 90/The Greens
Alliance 90/The Greens
Alma materFree University of Berlin
ProfessionJudge

Biography

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Dr. Silke Schneider studied jurisprudence in Cologne and Hamburg.[2] In 1997, she became a judge at the Amtsgericht in Lübeck. Between 2008 and 2011, Schneider acted as the Equality Commissioner in the Ministry of Justice for Schleswig-Holstein.[3] From 2009 to 2014, she was the director of the Amtsgericht Bad Segeberg.[2]

In 2014, Schneider joined the Schleswig-Holstein state government as Secretary of State for Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Areas under Torsten Albig’s administration.[2] She continued her political career as Secretary of State in the Finance Ministry during Daniel Günther’s administration from 2017 to 2020.[1] After stepping down, Schneider served as the President of the Landgericht in Lübeck starting in 2020 and joined the Schleswig-Holstein Constitutional Court in 2021.[2]

On August 1, 2024, Dr. Schneider was appointed the Finance Minister of Schleswig-Holstein, succeeding Monika Heinold.[2] She subsequently stepped down as President of the Landgericht in Lübeck and member of the Schleswig-Holstein Constitutional Court.[4]

Private life

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Silke Schneider is the mother of six children from two marriages. She was previously married to Hartmut Schneider, former vice president of the Landgericht in Lübeck.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b NDR. "Schwarz-Grün in SH: Schneider und Touré sollen Heinold ersetzen". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Dr. Silke Schneider ist Finanzministerin des Landes Schleswig-Holstein". schleswig-holstein.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  3. ^ "Herzlich Willkommen zurück, Silke Schneider! Viel Erfolg Aminata Touré! | GRÜNE Schleswig-Holstein". sh-gruene.de. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  4. ^ "Präsidentin des Landgerichts Lübeck verabschiedet". schleswig-holstein.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  5. ^ Nachrichten, Lübecker (2014-04-24). "Die Frau, die keinen Konflikt scheut". www.ln-online.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  6. ^ "Behördenleitung". schleswig-holstein.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-03.