Sylvia Löhrmann

Sylvia Löhrmann (born 1 March 1957, Essen, Germany) is a German politician of the Green Party.

Sylvia Löhrmann
Sylvia Löhrmann
Deputy Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia
In office
14 July 2010 – 2017
State Minister of School and Further Education of North Rhine-Westphalia
In office
14 July 2010 – 2017
Personal details
Born (1957-03-01) 1 March 1957
Essen, West Germany
(now Germany)
NationalityGerman
Political partyGreen Party

Education and early career

Löhrmann studied German and English from 1975-1981 at the Ruhr University Bochum and later worked as a teacher.[1]

Political career

Löhrmann is a member of the Green Party, and since 1995 an elected member of the parliament of the German state North Rhine-Westphalia. Since July 15, 2010 she has served as Deputy Minister-President and Minister of Schools and Education in the incumbent state-government under the leadership of Minister-President Hannelore Kraft. As one of the state’s representatives at the Bundesrat, she is a member of the Committee on Cultural Affairs.

On 25 March 2015, Löhrmann spoke at the memorial for 16 schoolchildren and two teachers of Joseph-König-Gymnasium who all died in the crash of Germanwings Flight 9525.[2]

Löhrmann was a Green Party delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2017.[3]

Following the Green Party’s defeat in the 2017 state elections, Löhrmann was no longer a member of the state government and also resigned her parliamentary seat.[4][5] In 2020, she was appointed secretary general of "321–2021: 1700 Years of Jewish Life in Germany".[6]

Other activities

Corporate boards
  • Stadt-Sparkasse Solingen, Member of the Supervisory Board[7]
  • NRW.BANK, Member of the Guarantors' Meeting (2010-2017)

Non-profit organizations

References
  1. Jack Ewing (25 March 2015), Grief Engulfs German Town That Lost 16 Students and 2 Teachers in Crash New York Times.
  2. Jack Ewing (March 25, 2015), Grief Engulfs German Town That Lost 16 Students and 2 Teachers in Crash New York Times.
  3. Wahl der Mitglieder für die 16. Bundesversammlung Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia, decision of 14 December 2016.
  4. Stefan Boes (May 16, 2017), Löhrmann verzichtet auf Landtagsmandat - Wibke Brems könnte nachrücken Neue Westfälische.
  5. Rainer Kellers (May 16, 2017), Löhrmann verzichtet auf Landtagsmandat Westdeutscher Rundfunk.
  6. Löhrmann koordiniert Erinnerungsjahr zu jüdischem Leben Die Welt, February 6, 2020.
  7. Stefan Prinz (January 15, 2019), Neuer Sparkassen-Job für Sylvia Löhrmann Solinger Tageblatt.
  8. General Assembly Heinrich Böll Foundation.

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