Marie Schlei

Marie Schlei (26 November 1919 – 21 May 1983) was a German politician and a member of Social Democratic Party (SPD). She served as minister of economic cooperation from 1976 to 1978, being the first female head of the ministry.[1]

Marie Schlei
Marie Schlei in 1975
Minister of Economic Cooperation
In office
15 December 1976 – 6 February 1978
Prime MinisterHelmut Schmidt
Preceded byEgon Bahr
Succeeded byRainer Offergeld
Personal details
Born
Marie Stabenow

26 November 1919
Reetz/Neumark, Weimar Germany
Died21 May 1983(1983-05-21) (aged 63)
Berlin, West Germany
Political partySocial Democratic Party

Biography

Schlei was born on 26 November 1919 in Reetz, Pommern.[2] She was a member of SPD and was the parliamentary state secretary in the premier's office from 1974 to 1976.[3][4] She was appointed minister of economic cooperation to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Helmut Schmidt on 15 December 1976, replacing Egon Bahr in the post.[5] Her appointment was not welcomed by the German media due to being a woman.[5] On 16 February 1978, she was replaced by Rainer Offergeld in the post.[3]

She died on 21 May 1983 in Berlin.[2]

Legacy

In 1984, the Marie Schlei Association was founded in Hamburg for her memory to help women in Africa, Asia and Latin America.[6][7] The association develops projects to this end.[6]

References
  1. Hannelore Börgel (7 October 2009). "Focusing on global processes". The Broker. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  2. "Marie Schlei" (in German). Fembio.
  3. Heinrich August Winkler (2007). Germany: The Long Road West. Vol. 2. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-19-150061-9.
  4. Shlomo Shafir (2004). "The Twisted Road toward Raprochement". In Detlef Junker (ed.). The United States and Germany in the Era of the Cold War, 1945-1990: A Handbook. Vol. 2. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 477. ISBN 978-0-521-83420-9.
  5. Joni Lovenduski (1986). Women and European Politics: Contemporary Feminism and Public Policy. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press. p. 229. ISBN 978-0-87023-508-5.
  6. "Who we are - what we do". Marie Schlei Association. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  7. "Marie-Schlei-Verein e. V." Netzkraft Movement. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
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