Sylvia Löhrmann
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Sylvia Löhrmann in January 2010
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| Deputy Minister-PresidentofNorth Rhine-Westphalia | |
| In office 14 July 2010 – 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Andreas Pinkwart |
| Succeeded by | Joachim Stamp |
| State Minister of School and Further Education of North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| In office 14 July 2010 – 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Barbara Sommer |
| Succeeded by | Yvonne Gebauer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1957-03-01) 1 March 1957 (age 67) Essen, West Germany |
| Political party | Green Party |
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Sylvia Löhrmann (born 1 March 1957, Essen, Germany) is a German politician of the Green Party. From 2010 to 2017 she was Deputy Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia and State Minister of School and Further Education.
Löhrmann studied German and English from 1975-1981 at the Ruhr University Bochum and later worked as a teacher.[1]
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]
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