Carsten Günter Erich Sieling (born 13 January 1959) is a German politician of the

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(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

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, where he served on the Finance Committee. During the time of position held, he was his parliamentary group's

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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

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. 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

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. In the negotiations to form a

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under the leadership of

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following the 2017 federal elections, Sieling was an SPD delegate in the working group on social affairs, led by Karl-Josef Laumann, Barbara Stamm and Andrea Nahles. Following his party's result in the 2019 state elections, Sieling resigned from his office.

Other activities

Corporate boards

* BLG Logistics, Member of the Advisory Board *

ArcelorMittal Bremen ArcelorMittal Bremen is a steelworks on the banks of the River Weser in Bremen, Germany. An ironworks was established on the site in 1911 as ''Norddeutsche Hütte'' - much of the works was destroyed or dismantled during and immediately after the ...

, 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 *

Deutsches Museum The Deutsches Museum (''German Museum'', officially (English: ''German Museum of Masterpieces of Science and Technology'')) in Munich, Germany, is the world's largest museum of science museum, science and technology museum, technology, with a ...

, Member of the Board of Trustees * Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES), Member * German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), Chairman of the Task Force on International Space PolicyStudy Groups, Discussion Groups and Task Forces
German Council on Foreign Relations. *

IG Metall IG Metall (; IGM; German: , "Industrial Union of Metalworkers'") is the dominant metalworkers' union in Germany, making it the country's largest union as well as Europe's largest industrial union. Analysts of German labor relations consider i ...

, 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 (city) Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians People from Nienburg (district) Members of the Bundestag 2013–2017 Members of the Bundestag 2009–2013