Sylvia Löhrmann
Sylvia Löhrmann in January 2010
Deputy Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia
In office
14 July 2010 – 2017
Succeeded byAndreas Pinkwart
State Minister of School and Further Education of North Rhine-Westphalia
In office
14 July 2010 – 2017
Preceded byBarbara Sommer
Succeeded byYvonne Gebauer
Personal details
Born (1957-03-01) 1 March 1957
Essen, West Germany
Political partyGreen Party

Sylvia Löhrmann (born 1 March 1957, Essen, Germany) is a German politician of the Green Party.

Education and early career

Löhrmann studied German and English from 1975-1981 at the Ruhr University Bochum and later worked as a teacher.[1]

Political career

Löhrmann is a member of the Green Party, and since 1995 an elected member of the parliament of the German state North Rhine-Westphalia. Since July 15, 2010 she has served as Deputy Minister-President and Minister of Schools and Education in the incumbent state-government under the leadership of Minister-President Hannelore Kraft. As one of the state’s representatives at the Bundesrat, she is a member of the Committee on Cultural Affairs.

On 25 March 2015, Löhrmann spoke at the memorial for 16 schoolchildren and two teachers of Joseph-König-Gymnasium who all died in the crash of Germanwings Flight 9525.[2]

Löhrmann was a Green Party delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2017.[3]

Following the Green Party’s defeat in the 2017 state elections, Löhrmann was no longer a member of the state government and also resigned her parliamentary seat.[4][5] In 2020, she was appointed secretary general of "321–2021: 1700 Years of Jewish Life in Germany".[6]

Other activities

Corporate boards

  • Stadt-Sparkasse Solingen, Member of the Supervisory Board[7]
  • NRW.BANK, Member of the Guarantors' Meeting (2010–2017)

Non-profit organizations

References

  1. ↑ Jack Ewing (25 March 2015), Grief Engulfs German Town That Lost 16 Students and 2 Teachers in Crash New York Times.
  2. ↑ Jack Ewing (March 25, 2015), Grief Engulfs German Town That Lost 16 Students and 2 Teachers in Crash New York Times.
  3. ↑ Wahl der Mitglieder für die 16. Bundesversammlung Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia, decision of 14 December 2016.
  4. ↑ Stefan Boes (May 16, 2017), Löhrmann verzichtet auf Landtagsmandat - Wibke Brems könnte nachrücken Neue Westfälische.
  5. ↑ Rainer Kellers (May 16, 2017), Löhrmann verzichtet auf Landtagsmandat Westdeutscher Rundfunk.
  6. ↑ Löhrmann koordiniert Erinnerungsjahr zu jüdischem Leben Die Welt, February 6, 2020.
  7. ↑ Stefan Prinz (January 15, 2019), Neuer Sparkassen-Job für Sylvia Löhrmann Solinger Tageblatt.
  8. ↑ Advisory Board Grüner Wirtschaftsdialog.
  9. ↑ General Assembly Heinrich Böll Foundation.

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