Curriculum vitae

Heiko Maas has been Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs since 14 March 2018.

• Born in Saarlouis on 19 September 1966 
  

• 1987: University entrance qualification
  

• 1988: Employee at Ford plant in Saarlouis
  

• 1989 - 1993: Read law at the University of Saarland, First state law examination
  

• 1994-1996 and 1999-2013: Member of the Saarland Landtag
  

• 1996: Second state law examination
  

• 1996 - 1998: State Secretary at the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Transport in Saarland
  

• 1998 - 1999: Minister of Environment, Energy and Transport in Saarland
  

• 1999 - 2012: Chairman of the SPD parliamentary group in Saarland
  

• 2000 - 2018: Chairman of the SPD Saar 
  

• 2012 - 2013: Minister of Economics, Labour, Energy and Transport; and Deputy Minister-President of Saarland
  

• 2013 - 2018: Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection
  

• since 14.03.2018: Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs
  

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