Sylvia Löhrmann (born 1 March 1957,

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, Germany) is a German politician of the

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Education and early career

Löhrmann studied German and English from 1975-1981 at the

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and later worked as a teacher.

Political career

Löhrmann is a member of the

, and since 1995 an elected member of the parliament of the German state

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. 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

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. 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

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who all died in the crash of

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. Löhrmann was a Green Party delegate to the

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for the purpose of electing the

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in 2017. 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. In 2020, she was appointed secretary general of "321–2021: 1700 Years of Jewish Life in Germany".

Other activities

Corporate boards

* Stadt-Sparkasse Solingen, Member of the Supervisory Board * NRW.BANK, Member of the Guarantors' Meeting (2010–2017)

Non-profit organizations

* Grüner Wirtschaftsdialog, Member of the Advisory Board (since 2021) *

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, Member of the General AssemblyGeneral Assembly

. * ''Aktive Bürgerschaft'', Member of the Board of Trustees *

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, Member * ''

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'', Member of the Broadcasting Council * ''

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'', Member of the Board of Trustees *

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, Deputy Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees *

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(HHU), Institut für Deutsches und Internationales Parteienrecht und Parteienforschung, Member of the Board of Trustees * Education and Science Workers' Union (GEW), Member

References

External links

Sylvia Löhrmann's website

Brief biography at North Rhine-Westphalia government site

''The Green Party Candidates'', North Rhine-Westphalia 2010
1957 births Alliance 90/The Greens politicians Living people Members of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia Politicians from Essen Women members of State Parliaments in Germany 20th-century German women politicians 21st-century German women politicians {{Alliance 90/The Greens