Simone Peter (born 3 December 1965) is a German

Alliance 90/The Greens Alliance 90/The Greens (german: Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, ), often simply referred to as the Greens ( ), is a green political party in Germany. It was formed in 1993 as the merger of The Greens (formed in West Germany in 1980) and Alliance 90 (for ...

politician. Between 2013 and 2018, she co-chaired the party along with

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Political career

Between 2009 and 2012, she was Saarland's State Minister for the Environment, Energy and Transport in the cabinet of former Minister-President Peter Müller ( CDU). Peter served as a Green Party delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the

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. In the unsuccessful negotiations to form a coalition government with the Christian Democrats – both the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the

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(CSU) – and the

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(FDP) following the 2017 national elections, Peter was part of the 14-member delegation of the

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Life after politics

Since February 2018, Peter has been serving as chairwoman of the German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE).

Other activities

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, Member of the Television Board * ''

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'', Member of the Programme Advisory Board * German Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND) * Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU), Member * German United Services Trade Union (ver.di), Member

Personal life

Peter is the daughter of

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politician

Brunhilde Peter Brunhild, also known as Brunhilda or Brynhild ( non, Brynhildr , gmh, Brünhilt, german: Brünhild , label=Modern German or ), is a female character from Germanic heroic legend. She may have her origins in the Visigothic princess Brunhilda ...

, who served as State minister and vice

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under

Oskar Lafontaine Oskar Lafontaine (; born 16 September 1943) is a German politician. He served as Minister-President of the state of Saarland from 1985 to 1998, and was federal leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1995 to 1999. He was the lead cand ...

. Raised in Dillingen, Peter studied

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at Universität des Saarlandes in

Saarbrücken Saarbrücken (; french: link=no, Sarrebruck ; Rhine Franconian: ''Saarbrigge'' ; lb, Saarbrécken ; lat, Saravipons, lit=The Bridge(s) across the Saar river) is the capital and largest city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken is ...

and received a PhD. After being editor-in-chief of

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, she was founding director of a state-supported communications agency promoting Renewable energies. Today, she is married and mother of one child and lives in Saarbrücken.

References

External links

Profile of Simone Pater in the Saarland Landtag
1965 births Members of the Landtag of Saarland Living people Alliance 90/The Greens politicians People from Saarbrücken (district) Women members of State Parliaments in Germany 21st-century German women politicians {{Alliance 90/The Greens