Marie Schlei

Marie Schlei (26 November 1919 – 21 May 1983)[1] was a German politician and a member of Social Democratic Party (SPD). She served as minister of economic cooperation from 1976 to 1978, being the first female head of the ministry.[2]

Marie Schlei
Marie Schlei in 1975
Minister of Economic Cooperation
In office
15 December 1976 – 6 February 1978
Prime MinisterHelmut Schmidt
Preceded byEgon Bahr
Succeeded byRainer Offergeld
Personal details
Born
Marie Stabenow

26 November 1919
Reetz/Neumark
Died21 May 1983(1983-05-21) (aged 63)
Berlin
NationalityGerman
Political partySocial Democratic Party

Career

Schlei was a member of SPD.[3] She was the parliamentary state secretary in the premier's office from 1974 to 1976.[3][4] She was appointed minister of economic cooperation to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Helmut Schmidt on 15 December 1976, replacing Egon Bahr in the post.[1][5] Her appointment was not welcomed by German media due to being a woman.[5] On 16 February 1978, she was replaced by Rainer Offergeld in the post.[1][3]

Legacy

In 1984, the Marie Schlei Association was founded in Hamburg for her memory to help women in Africa, Asia and Latin America.[6][7] The association develops projects to this end.[6]

References
  1. "Federal German ministries". Rulers. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  2. Hannelore Börgel (7 October 2009). "Focusing on global processes". The Broker. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  3. Heinrich August Winkler (11 October 2007). Germany: The Long Road West: Volume 2: 1933-1990. Oxford University Press. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-19-150061-9. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  4. Detlef Junker; Philipp Gassert; Wilfried Mausbach; David B. Morris (17 May 2004). The United States and Germany in the Era of the Cold War, 1945-1990: A Handbook. Cambridge University Press. p. 477. ISBN 978-0-521-83420-9. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  5. Joni Lovenduski (1986). Women and European Politics: Contemporary Feminism and Public Policy. Univ of Massachusetts Press. p. 229. ISBN 978-0-87023-508-5. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  6. "Who we are - what we do". Marie Schlei Association. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  7. "Marie-Schlei-Verein e. V." Netzkraft Movement. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
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