Andreas Philippi

Andreas Milan Gerhard Philippi (born 4 July 1965) is a German surgeon and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as State Minister of Social Affairs, Labour, Health and Equality in the government of Lower Saxony since 2023.^[1] He previously was a member of the Bundestag from the state of Lower Saxony from 2021 to 2022.

Andreas Philippi
Lower Saxony Minister of Social Affairs, Labour, Health and Equality
Incumbent
Assumed office 2023
Preceded by	Daniela Behrens
Member of the Bundestag
In office 2021–2023
Succeeded by	Dirk-Ulrich Mende
Personal details
Born	(1965-07-04) 4 July 1965 (age 60) Marburg, West Germany (now Germany)
Political party	SPD
Alma mater	University of Göttingen

Early life and education

Philippi was born 1965 in the West German city of Marburg and studied medicine at the University of Goettingen.^[2] From 2009, he practiced at a community health center in Herzberg am Harz.

Political career

Philippi entered the SPD in 1982 and became member of the Bundestag in the 2021 elections, representing the Göttingen district.^[3] 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,^[4] 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.

In the negotiations to form a Grand Coalition under the leadership of Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats (CDU together with the Bavarian CSU) and the SPD following the 2025 German elections, Philippi was part of the SPD delegation in the working group on health, led by Karl-Josef Laumann, Stephan Pilsinger and Katja Pähle.^[5]

Other activities

• German Red Cross (DRK), Member^[6]