Matthias Kollatz (born 24 September 1957) is a German politician of the

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(SPD) who served as State Minister of Finance in the government of

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Michael Müller of

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from 2014 to 2021.

Career

From 2006 until 2011, Kollatz served as Vice President and Member of the Management Committee of the

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(EIB) under the leadership of president

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; he was succeeded by

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. From 2012 until 2014, Kollatz worked as Senior Adviser at

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. Ahead of the 2013 state elections in

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included him in his shadow cabinet for the SPD campaign to unseat incumbent

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as Minister-President. From 2014 until 2021, Kollatz served as State Minister of Finance in the government of

Michael Müller of

. As one of the state's representatives at the Bundesrat, he was a member of the Committee on Legal Affairs. He was also a member of the German-French Friendship Group set up by the

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and the

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. In the 2016 state elections, Kollatz became a member of the

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, representing the

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district. In the negotiations to form a

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between the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the SPD under the leadership of

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following the 2023 state elections, he was part of his party’s delegation to the working group on the state budget and financial policy.

Other activities (selection)

Corporate boards

* Berliner Wasserbetriebe (BWB), Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (2014–2021) *

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, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (2014–2021) *

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(IBB), Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (2014–2021) *

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, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (2014–2021)

Non-profit organizations

* Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Member of the Political Advisory Board (since 2020)

Personal life

Kollatz was married to fellow SPD politician

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from 1993 until 2018.Hildburg Bruns (July 27, 2018)
Finanzsenator Kollatz ist jetzt Ahnen-los
'' B.Z.''. He has a son.

References

1957 births Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians Senators of Berlin Living people {{Germany-SPD-politician-stub