Franziska Giffey

Franziska Giffey (German: [fʁanˈtsɪska ˈɡɪfaɪ̯], née Süllke, born 3 May 1978) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). She was Governing Mayor of Berlin from December 2021 to April 2023.^[1][2] She was Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2018 until 2021.^[3][4]

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Giffey in 2022
Deputy Governing Mayor of Berlin
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 April 2023 Serving with Stefan Evers
Governing Mayor	Kai Wegner
Preceded by	Bettina Jarasch
Senator for Economy, Energy and Enterprise of Berlin
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 April 2023
Governing Mayor	Kai Wegner
Preceded by	Stephan Schwarz
Governing Mayor of Berlin
In office 21 December 2021 – 27 April 2023
Deputy	Bettina Jarasch Klaus Lederer
Preceded by	Michael Müller
Succeeded by	Kai Wegner
Leader of the Social Democratic Party in Berlin
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 November 2020 Serving with Raed Saleh
Deputy	Ina Czyborra Andreas Geisel Iris Spranger Julian Zado
Preceded by	Michael Müller
Minister of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
In office 14 March 2018 – 20 May 2021
Chancellor	Angela Merkel
Preceded by	Katarina Barley
Succeeded by	Christine Lambrecht
Mayor of Neukölln
In office 15 April 2015 – 14 March 2018
Preceded by	Heinz Buschkowsky
Succeeded by	Martin Hikel
Member of the Berlin House of Representatives for Neukölln 6
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 November 2021
Preceded by	Karin Korte
Personal details
Born	Franziska Süllke (1978-05-03) 3 May 1978 (age 47) Frankfurt (Oder), Bezirk Frankfurt, East Germany (now in Brandenburg, Germany)
Nationality	German
Political party	Social Democratic Party (2007–)
Spouse(s)	Karsten Giffey ​ (m. 2008)​
Children	1
Residence	Neukölln
Alma mater	Humboldt University of Berlin (no degree) Free University of Berlin (no degree) Fachhochschule für Verwaltung und Rechtspflege Berlin
Occupation	Politician Docent Civil Servant
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Website	Official website