Simone Peter
Simone Peter (born 3 December 1965) is a German Alliance 90/The Greens politician. Between 2013 and 2018, she co-chaired the party along with Cem Özdemir.
Simone Peter | |
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| Leader of Alliance 90/The Greens | |
| In office October 2013 – January 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Claudia Roth |
| Succeeded by | Annalena Baerbock |
| Member of the Saarland State parliament | |
| In office March 2012 – November 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 December 1965 Quierschied, West Germany |
| Political party | Alliance '90/The Greens |
| Spouse | Andreas Heiser |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Saarland |
| Occupation | Politician |
Political career
Between 2009 and 2012, she was Saarland's State Minister for the Environment, Energy and Transport in the cabinet of former Minister-President Peter Müller (CDU).[1]
Peter served as a Green Party delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2017. In the unsuccessful negotiations to form a coalition government with the Christian Democrats – both the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) – and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) following the 2017 national elections, Peter was part of the 14-member delegation of the Green Party.
Life after politics
Since February 2018, Peter has been serving as chairwoman of the German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE).[2][3]
Other activities
- ZDF, Member of the Television Board
- Arte, Member of the Programme Advisory Board
- German Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND)
- Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU), Member
- German United Services Trade Union (ver.di), Member
Personal life
Peter is the daughter of SPD politician Brunhilde Peter, who served as State minister and vice Minister-President under Oskar Lafontaine. Raised in Dillingen, Peter studied microbiology at Universität des Saarlandes in Saarbrücken and received a PhD.
After being editor-in-chief of Eurosolar, she was founding director of a state-supported communications agency promoting Renewable energies. Today, she is married and mother of one child and lives in Saarbrücken.[4]
References
- SOL. "Simone Peter soll Saar-Umweltministerin werden".
- Simone Peter wird neue BEE-Präsidentin German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE), press release of February 21, 2018.
- Michael Bauchmüller (February 21, 2018), Simone Peter wird Lobbyistin Süddeutsche Zeitung.
- "Fraktion Bündnis 90/Die Grünen - Fraktion im Landtag des Saarlandes".
External links
- Profile of Simone Pater in the Saarland Landtag (in German)