Manuela Schwesig

Manuela Schwesig
from left: Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Ralf Stegner, Manuela Schwesig
Minister of Health and Social Affairs of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 October 2008
Prime Minister	Erwin Sellering
Preceded by	Erwin Sellering
Vice Chairwoman of SPD with Hannelore Kraft, Klaus Wowereit and Olaf Scholz
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 November 2009
Preceded by	Frank-Walter Steinmeier Peer Steinbrück Andrea Nahles
Personal details
Born	13 May 1974 Frankfurt/Oder,  East Germany
Nationality	German
Political party	SPD

Manuela Schwesig (born 23 May 1974 in Frankfurt (Oder), East Germany) is a German politician (SPD)

Political background

At 29 years of age she became a member of SPD. She is deputy party leader of the SPD and Minister of Social Affairs and Health in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

She was member of the Schwerin City Council from 2004–2008.

In 2009 she was part of the Shadow Cabinet of her party for Federal election.^[1]

Political positions

Her main focus is to fight children's poverty and provide for good state childcare facilities. In 2009 she supported the idea of Minister Ursula von der Leyen to block Websites with children pornographical capacity^{[clarification needed]}.

On her order the employees of nursery schools in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern have to declare their commitment to uphold the principles of Germany's basic laws (the constitution).

References

1. ^ "Rising Star Paves Path to a Family Friendly Germany". Spiegel Online. 8 April 2009. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,640425,00.html. Retrieved 4 September 2010. 

Preceded by Otto Ebnet (Minister) Harald Ringstorff (Prime Minister) Erwin Sellering (Minister of Social Affairs and Health)

Minister of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Social Affairs and Health) 2001–present

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Name	Schwesig, Manuela
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Date of birth	13 May 1974
Place of birth	Frankfurt/Oder,
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