Dilek Kalayci (; tr, Kalaycı ; Demirel, formerly Kolat, born 7 February 1967) is a

Turkish-German Turks in Germany, also referred to as German Turks and Turkish Germans (german: Türken in Deutschland/Deutschtürken; tr, Almanya'da yaşayan Türkler/Almanya Türkleri), are ethnic Turkish people living in Germany. These terms are also used ...

politician of the

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(SPD) who served as State Minister for Health, Care and Equality (2016–2021) and as Deputy Governing Mayor of Berlin and State Minister for Labour, Integration and Women (2014–2016) in the government of

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Michael Müller.

Early life and education

Kalayci has lived in Germany since was three years old. Kalayci studied

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at the

Technical University of Berlin The Technical University of Berlin (official name both in English and german: link=no, Technische Universität Berlin, also known as TU Berlin and Berlin Institute of Technology) is a public research university located in Berlin, Germany. It was ...

, after that she worked at the

Deutsche Kreditbank Deutsche Kreditbank (DKB) is the second-largest direct bank in Germany with 4.5 million customers, fully owned by Bayerische Landesbank. In 2018 the company, with its parent company BayernLB, ranked 7th on the list of the biggest banks in Germ ...

Political career

From 1995 until 1999, Kalayci was a member of the borough council of

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and the deputy leader of the SPD group in the council. In the 2001 state elections, Kalayci won the Tempelhof-Schöneberg 3 constituency with 39.6% of the vote. She was able to defend her constituency in all subsequent elections. Between 2006 and 2011, Kalayci was the deputy leader of the SPD group in the Berlin Abgeordenetenhaus. In November 2011 Berlin's Governing Mayor, Klaus Wowereit appointed Kalayci State Minister for Labour, Integration and Women, a post she held until 2016. After Wowereit's resignation in 2014 and Michael Müller's election as Governing Mayor she succeeded him as Deputy Governing Mayor in December 2014. After the 2016 state elections, Kalayci became State Minister for Health, Care and Equality in December 2016, she was not reappointed Deputy Governing Mayor, being succeeded by the Green Party politician

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. As one of the state’s representatives at the Bundesrat from 2011 until 2021, Kalayci was a member of the Committee on Health. She was also a member of the German-Russian Friendship Group set up by the Bundesrat and the Russian Federation Council.

Other activities

Corporate boards

* Berliner Sparkasse, Member of the Advisory Board *

Vivantes The Vivantes Hospital Group is a state-owned healthcare company operating hospitals, primary health care centers, nursing facilities and other medical centers in Berlin. The company runs 10 hospitals with total capacity of about 6,000 beds and m ...

, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (2016–2021)

Non-profit organizations

* Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Member of the Board of Trustees * German-Israeli Association (DIG), Member * Kaiserin Friedrich-Stiftung für das ärztliche Fortbildungswesen, member of the board of trustees * German United Services Trade Union (ver.di), member *

Checkpoint Charlie Museum The Checkpoint Charlie Museum (german: Das Mauermuseum – Museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie) is a private museum in Berlin. It is named after the famous crossing point on the Berlin Wall, and was created to document the so-called "best bord ...

, Member of the Board of Trustees

Personal life

Kalayci lives in Berlin's

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district. From 1989 until 2017 she was married to Kenan Kolat, and in 2019 she married Hivzi Kalayci.

References

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