Carsten Günter Erich Sieling (born 13 January 1959) is a German politician of the
Social Democratic Party
The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology.
Active parties
For ...
(SPD) who served as the
President of the Senate and Mayor of Bremen from 2015 to 2019. His successor is
Andreas Bovenschulte.
Political career
From 2009 to 2015, Sieling was a member of the
Bundestag, where he served on the Finance Committee. During the time of position held, he was his parliamentary group's
rapporteur on consumer protection in financial services. Between 2010 and 2013, he was a member of the Sub-Committee on Municipal Policy. From 2012, he also served as deputy chairman of the German-British Parliamentary Friendship Group.
Sieling resigned from his seat in parliament to become
President of the Senate and Mayor of Bremen in July 2015, succeeding
Jens Böhrnsen
Jens Böhrnsen (born 12 June 1949) is a German politician of the SPD who served as President of the Senate and Mayor of Bremen from 2005 to 2015. From 1 November 2009 until 31 October 2010 he was President of the Bundesrat. As such, he was acti ...
. As one of the state's representatives at the
Bundesrat, he served on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and on the Committee on Defence. Between October 2015 and October 2016, he chaired the
.
In the negotiations to form a
coalition government
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under the leadership of
Chancellor
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Angela Merkel following the
2017 federal elections, Sieling was an SPD delegate in the working group on social affairs, led by
Karl-Josef Laumann,
Barbara Stamm
Barbara Stamm (; 29 October 1944 – 5 October 2022) was a German politician of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria. She joined the CSU in 1969, was a member of the town council of Würzburg from 1972, and a member of the Landtag of Bavaria fr ...
and
Andrea Nahles.
Following his party's result in the
2019 state elections, Sieling resigned from his office.
Other activities
Corporate boards
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BLG Logistics
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, Member of the Advisory Board
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ArcelorMittal Bremen, Member of the Supervisory Board (2013-2015)
* GEWOBA AG, Member of the Supervisory Board (2003-2010)
* Bremische Gesellschaft für Stadterneuerung, Stadtentwicklung und Wohnungsbau, Member of the Supervisory Board (1999-2003)
Non-profit organizations
* Cultural Foundation of the German States (KdL), Member of the Council
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Deutsches Museum, Member of the Board of Trustees
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Friedrich Ebert Foundation
The Friedrich Ebert Foundation (''German: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V.; Abbreviation: FES'') is a German political party foundation associated with, but independent from, the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). Established in 1925 as the ...
(FES), Member
*
German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), Chairman of the Task Force on International Space Policy
Study Groups, Discussion Groups and Task Forces
German Council on Foreign Relations.
* IG Metall, Member
* German United Services Trade Union (ver.di), Member
* Haus & Grund Bremen, Chairman of the Board (2009-2012)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sieling, Carsten
1959 births
Living people
Mayors of Bremen
Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians
People from Nienburg (district)
Members of the Bundestag 2013–2017
Members of the Bundestag 2009–2013