Marie Schlei
Marie Schlei | |
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Schlei with Helmut Schmidt in 1976
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Minister of Economic Cooperation | |
In office 15 December 1976 – 6 February 1978 |
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Prime Minister | Helmut Schmidt |
Preceded by | Egon Bahr |
Succeeded by | Rainer Offergeld |
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Born | Marie Stabenow 26 November 1919 Reetz/Neumark |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Berlin |
Nationality | German |
Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Marie Schlei (26 November 1919 – 21 May 1983)[1] was a German politician and a member of Social Democratic Party (SPD). She served as minister of economic cooperation from 1976 to 1978, being the first female head of the ministry.[2]
Career
Schlei was a member of SPD.[3] She was the parliamentary state secretary in the premier's office from 1974 to 1976.[3][4] She was appointed minister of economic cooperation to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Helmut Schmidt on 15 December 1976, replacing Egon Bahr in the post.[1][5] Her appointment was not welcomed by German media due to being a woman.[5] On 16 February 1978, she was replaced by Rainer Offergeld in the post.[1][3]
Legacy
In 1984, the Marie Schlei Association was founded in Hamburg for her memory to help women in Africa, Asia and Latin America.[6][7] The association develops projects to this end.[6]
References
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