Kathrin Schneider (born 30 September 1962) is a German politician from the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). She was Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Planning of the State of Brandenburg from 5 November 2014 to 20 November 2019. Since 20 November 2019,she has been head of the Brandenburg State Chancellery[de] with the rank of minister.[1]
In 1992 she began working as a consultant for lignite and remediation planning in the Joint Regional Planning Department Berlin-Brandenburg in the Brandenburg Ministry for the Environment,Nature Conservation and Regional Planning,and took over as head of the department in 2002. In 2003 she also became head of the department for adapting urban development planning. In 2005 she moved to the department for budget,fundamental financial issues,financial auditing and EU affairs in the Brandenburg Ministry for Infrastructure and Regional Planning,until she finally became head of the Joint Regional Planning Department Berlin-Brandenburg in the Ministry for Infrastructure and Regional Planning/Ministry for Infrastructure and Agriculture in 2009. From 13 December 2010 to 18 March 2013 she was also chairwoman of the "Berlin Schönefeld Airport Noise Commission".
Kathrin Schneider has two children and lives in Märkische Heide.
Public offices
On 30 January 2013,Kathrin Schneider was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Infrastructure and Agriculture of the State of Brandenburg,headed by Jörg Vogelsänger[de].
After the 2014 Brandenburg state election,she was appointed Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Planning by Minister-presidentDietmar Woidke on 5 November 2014. She held this office until 20 November 2019.[2] On 20 November 2019,she was appointed head of the Brandenburg State Chancellery with the rank of minister.[3] After the dismissal of Ursula Nonnemacher[de],Schneider was acting head of the Ministry of Social Affairs Health,Integration and Consumer Protection of the State of Brandenburg from 25 November 2024 to 11 December 2024.[4]
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