Katja Kipping is a German politician of The Left party. She was a member of the Bundestag representing Saxony from 2005 to 2021,a federal co-leader of The Left from 2012 to 2021 alongside Bernd Riexinger,and the Senator for Integration,Labour and Social Affairs in the Berlin state government from December 2021 to April 2023.
Louise Dorothea Schroeder was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) party. She was among the 41 female members of the Weimar National Assembly,the Constituent Assembly of the Weimar Republic and subsequently remained a member of the Reichstag until 1933. An educator and activist central in the Arbeiterwohlfahrt movement,and she was under scrutiny of the Nazi Party during the 1930s and 1940s for her socialist positions. After the partition of Germany following World War II,she served as governing mayor of West Berlin in 1948. Until Franziska Giffey was sworn in in 2021,she was the only woman to have served as Mayor of Berlin.
The governing mayor of Berlin is the head of government,presiding over the Berlin Senate. As Berlin is an independent city as well as one of the constituent states of Germany,the office is the equivalent of the ministers president of the other German states,except the states of Hamburg and Bremen,where the heads of government are called "First Mayor" and "President of the Senate and Mayor",respectively. The title Governing Mayor of Berlin is the equivalent of Lord Mayor in the meaning of an actual executive leader.
Berlin is a city-state and the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Raed Saleh is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). He is serving as parliamentary leader of the SPD in the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin since 2011,and co-leader of the Berlin branch of the SPD since 2020.
Klaus Lederer is a German politician of The Left who served as Deputy Mayor and Senator for Culture and Europe in the Berlin state government between December 2016 to April 2023. He is also a member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin since 2001. He previously served as chairman of the Berlin branch of The Left from 2006 to 2016. He was the lead candidate for his party in the 2016,2021 and 2023 state elections.
Franziska Giffey is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who is serving as Berlin State Senator for Economy,Energy and Enterprise since 2023. She served as Governing Mayor of Berlin from December 2021 to April 2023. She previously served as Minister for Family Affairs,Senior Citizens,Women and Youth in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2018 until 2021. From 2015 to 2018,she was the mayor of the borough of Neukölln in Berlin.
Andreas Geisel is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as Senator for Urban Development,Construction and Housing in the Berlin state government from December 2021 to April 2023. Prior,he was Senator for Interior and Sport from 2016 to 2021,and Senator for Urban Development and Environment from 2014 to 2016.
The second Müller senate was the state government of Berlin between 2016 and 2021,sworn in on 8 December 2016 after Michael Müller was elected as Governing Mayor by the members of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin. It was the 27th Senate of Berlin.
The 2021 Berlin state election,ruled invalid in 2022 and repeated in 2023,was held on 26 September 2021,on the same day as the 2021 German federal election,which also had to be repeated in parts of Berlin due to irregularities. Thus,the 19th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin was elected twice.
Bettina Jarasch is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who served as Deputy Mayor and Senator for Environment,Mobility,Consumer and Climate Protection in the Berlin state government from December 2021 to April 2023. She has been a member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin from 2016 to 2021 and again since 2023,as well as leader of the Berlin branch of the Greens from 2011 to 2016. She was the Greens' lead candidate for the 2021 Berlin state election and again for the 2023 Berlin repeat state election.
The Giffey senate was the state government of Berlin between 2021 and 2023,sworn in on 21 December 2021 after Franziska Giffey was elected as Governing Mayor of Berlin by the members of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin. It was the 28th Senate of Berlin.
Elke Breitenbach is a German politician of The Left who served as Senator for Integration,Labour and Social Affairs in the Berlin state government from 2016 to 2021. She previously sat as a member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin from 2003 to 2017.
Daniel Wesener is a German politician of the Alliance 90/The Greens who served as State Minister (Senator) for Finance in the government of Governing Mayor Franziska Giffey of Berlin from December 2021 to April 2023. He was previously state chairman of the Greens from 2011 to 2017,and a member of the State Parliament of Berlin from 2016 to 2022.
Dirk Behrendt is a German lawyer and politician of the Alliance 90/The Greens. He served as Senator for Justice,Consumer Protection and Anti-Discrimination in the Berlin state government from 2016 to 2021,and as a member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin from 2006 to 2016. Prior to this,he was a judge in Berlin and served as spokesman of the Berlin–Brandenburg Judges Association.
Iris Spranger is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has served as Senator for Interior,Digitalisation and Sport in the Berlin state government since December 2021. She has been a member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin since 2011,and previously served from 1999 to 2006. From 2006 to 2011 she was State Secretary in the state Finance Department.
Ulrike Gote is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who served as State Minister (Senator) for Science,Health,Nursing and Equality in the government of Governing Mayor of Berlin Franziska Giffey from December 2021 to April 2023.
Stephan Schwarz is a German businessman,entrepreneur,and independent politician who is serving as Senator for Economy,Energy and Enterprise in the Berlin state government since December 2021. He previously co-directed the building cleaning company GRG Services Group along with his brother Heiko Schwarz from 1996 to 2021. He was president of the Berlin Chamber of Crafts from 2003 to 2019. From 2019 to 2021,he was a member of the federal Council of Labour.
The 2023 Berlin repeat state election was held on 12 February 2023 to once again elect the 19th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin as the 2021 Berlin state election held on 26 September 2021 was declared invalid due to irregularities. Also affected were parts of the 2021 German federal election in Berlin,these were repeated on 11 February 2024.
On 8 June 2022,a person drove a car onto the sidewalk at the corner of Kurfürstendamm and Rankestraße across from the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Charlottenburg,Berlin,Germany,killing one person and injuring 17 people. The suspect was arrested at the scene.
