Andreas Milan Gerhard Philippi (born 4 July 1965) is a German surgeon and politician of the

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(SPD) who has been serving as State Minister of Social Affairs, Labour, Health and Equality in the government of

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since 2023. He previously was a member of the

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from the state of

from 2021 to 2022.

Early life and education

Philippi was born 1965 in the West German city of

Marburg Marburg ( or ) is a university town in the German federal state (''Bundesland'') of Hesse, capital of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district (''Landkreis''). The town area spreads along the valley of the river Lahn and has a population of approxima ...

and studied medicine at the

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. From 2009, he practiced at a

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in Herzberg am Harz.

Political career

Philippi entered the SPD in 1982 and became member of the Bundestag in the

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, representing the

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district. In parliament, he served on the Health Committee. Since joining the state government, Philippi has been one of Lower Saxony's representatives in the Bundesrat, where serves on the Health Committee, the Committee on Labour, Integration and Social Policy, the Committee on Family and Senior Citizen Affairs and the Committee on Women and Youth.

Other activities

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(DRK), Member

References

Living people 1965 births People from Marburg Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025 21st-century German politicians {{Germany-SPD-politician-stub Government ministers of Germany Members of the Bundestag for Lower Saxony