Dorothee Stapelfeldt

Dorothee Stapelfeldt (born 1956) is a German politician, representative of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and senator (minister) in the Government of Hamburg.

Dorothee Stapelfeldt
Dorothee Stapelfeld
Senator for Urban Development and Environment of Hamburg
Assumed office
15 April 2015
First MayorOlaf Scholz
Katharina Fegebank (Acting)
Peter Tschentscher
Preceded byJutta Blankau
Second Mayor of Hamburg
In office
7 March 2011 – 15 April 2015
First MayorOlaf Scholz
Preceded byDietrich Wersich
Succeeded byKatharina Fegebank
Senator for Science and Research of Hamburg
In office
7 March 2011 – 15 April 2015
First MayorOlaf Scholz
Preceded byHerlind Gundelach
Succeeded byKatharina Fegebank
President of the Hamburg Parliament
In office
7 March 2011 – 23 March 2011
Preceded byLutz Mohaupt
Succeeded byCarola Veit
In office
5 April 2000 – 17 March 2004
Preceded byUte Pape
Succeeded byBerndt Röder
Personal details
Born (1956-08-12) 12 August 1956
Hamburg, West Germany (now Germany)
NationalityGerman
Political partySocial Democratic Party (SPD)
Alma materUniversity of Hamburg

Early life and education

Stapelfeldt was born in 1956 in Hamburg. She took her school exam in 1975, and studied history of art, literary criticism, and social and economic history at the University of Hamburg. In 1989 she earned a doctorate.

Political career

Stapelfeldt ia a member of the (SPD). She has been a member of the Hamburg State Parliament since 1986, from 2000 to 2004 as its President.[1] In 2007 she was in competition with Mathias Petersen for the position of top candidate for the Hamburg state election, but resigned after friction during an internal SPD election.[2][3][4]

Between 2011 and 2015, Stapelfeldt served as Deputy Mayor of Hamburg as well as State Minister (Senator) for Science and Research in the state government of Mayor Olaf Scholz. In this capacity, she was one of the state's representatives at the Bundesrat. Since 2015, she has been serving as State Minister for Urban Development and Housing.

Other activities

Corporate boards
  • Hamburg Marketing Gesellschaft mbH (HMG GmbH), Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board

Non-profit organizations

Personal life

Stapelfeldt is married, but living separated and has 2 children.[1] She lives in Hamburg's Winterhude district.[7]

References
  1. Die Bürgerschaft der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg 18. Wahlperiode (in German). Hamburg: Bürgerschaft der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg. 2006.
  2. Jens Meyer-Wellmann (2007-02-26). "Entsetzen in SPD: Wahl manipuliert". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  3. Ralf Wiegant (2008-02-18). "Der Rosenkavalier". sueddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  4. Pay per view "Article: Hanseatic realpolitik; Reinventing Hamburg.(A German port seeks revival)(City overview)". The Economist (US). 2007-03-17. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  5. Board of Trustees Übersee Club.
  6. Natalie Bombeck (February 5, 2003), Rotary: Frauen auf dem Vormarsch Hamburger Abendblatt.
  7. Farbanschlag auf Haus von Dorothee Stapelfeldt Hamburger Abendblatt, March 5, 2014.
Preceded by
Ute Pape		 President of the Hamburg Parliament
2000–2004		 Succeeded by
Berndt Röder


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