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Preceded by
  
Jens Bohrnsen

Children
  
3


Name
  
Carsten Sieling

Role
  
German Politician

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Born
  
January 13, 1959 (age 65) Nienburg/Weser (
1959-01-13
)

Political party
  
Party
  

Regierungserkl rung von carsten sieling am 22 07 2015


Carsten Günter Erich Sieling (born 13 January 1959) is a German politician of the SPD. He is currently the President of the Senate and Mayor of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen since 15 July 2015.

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Between 1996 and 2001, Sieling served on the board of the Bremen Consumer Association; from 1997, he was the chairman of the board.

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Political career

From 2009 to 2015, Sieling was a member of the Bundestag, where he served on the Finance Committee. During the time of position held, he was his parliamentary group’s rapporteur on consumer protection in financial services. Between 2010 and 2013, he was a member of the Sub-Committee on Municipal Policy. From 2012, he also served as deputy chairman of the German-British Parliamentary Friendship Group.

Sieling resigned from his seat in parliament to become President of the Senate and Mayor of Bremen in July 2015, succeeding Jens Böhrnsen. As one of the state's representatives at the Bundesrat, he serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and on the Committee on Defence. Between October 2015 and October 2016, he chaired the Conference of Ministers-President.

Other activities

  • Cultural Foundation of the German States (KdL), Chairman of the Council
  • Deutsches Museum, Member of the Board of Trustees
  • German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), Chairman of the Task Force on International Space Policy
  • IG Metall, Member
  • ver.di, Member
  • ArcelorMittal Bremen, Member of the Supervisory Board (2013-2015)
  • Haus & Grund Bremen, Chairman of the Board (2009-2012)
  • GEWOBA AG, Member of the Supervisory Board (2003-2010)
  • Bremische Gesellschaft für Stadterneuerung, Stadtentwicklung und Wohnungsbau, Member of the Supervisory Board (1999-2003)
  • References

    Carsten Sieling Wikipedia


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