Heike Raab (born 8 April 1965) is a German

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(

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), currently serving as Deputy Minister of the Interior, for Sports and Infrastructure of the state of

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Early life and education

* 1984: Abitur (high school diploma), Hilda Gymnasium Koblenz (high school) * 1984 – 1987: Degree course for physical therapy, Technical University of Aachen, Germany * 1988 – 1992: University studies (M.A. degree): Political Sciences, Public Law and Spanish

Career

* 1992 – 1993: Research Assistant for the German Federal Parliament (

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) * 1993 – 1994: State Chancellery, personal assistant of the Minister-President

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* 1994 – 1998: Personal assistant of the Chairman of the

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in the Deutsche Bundestag,

* 1999 – 2001: Head of Division in the State Chancellery of Rhineland-Palatinate * since 18 May 2011: Undersecretary/ Deputy Minister of the Interior, for Sports and Infrastructure As one of the state's representatives at the Bundesrat since 2015, Raab serves on the Committee on European Affairs. She is also a member of the German-Polish Friendship Group set up by the Bundesrat and the

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Political positions

* 1989: Member of the Social Democratic Party * 2000: Chairwoman of the county chapter of the Social Democrats in Cochem-Zell County * 2001 – 2011: Member of Parliament, Rhineland-Palatinate * 2004: Chairwoman of the Social Democratic parliamentary group in the County Council of Cochem-Zell * 2006 – 2011: Secretary-General of the Social Democratic Party in Rhineland-Palatinate

Other activities

Corporate boards

KfW The KfW, which together with its subsidiaries DEG, KfW IPEX-Bank and FuB forms the KfW Bankengruppe ("banking group"), is a German state-owned investment and development bank, based in Frankfurt. As of 2014, it is the world's largest national ...

, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Supervisory Directors (since 2021)

Non-profit organizations

ZDF ZDF (), short for (; ), is a German public-service television broadcaster based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Launched on 1 April 1963, it is run as an independent nonprofit institution, and was founded by all federal states of Germany ( ...

, Member of the Program Committee * ''Schüler Helfen Leben'', Member of the Board of TrusteesBoard of Trustees
''Schüler Helfen Leben''.

External links

Website of Heike Raab

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Raab, Heike 1965 births Living people People from Cochem Members of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians