Dr. Silke Schneider | |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Schleswig-Holstein |
| Minister of Finance for Schleswig-Holstein | |
| Assumed office 1 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Monika Heinold |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | German |
| Party |  |
| Alma mater | Free University of Berlin |
| Profession | Judge |
Silke Schneider (born 1967 in Cologne) is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens. She currently serves as the Minister of Finance for Schleswig-Holstein. [1]
Dr. Silke Schneider studied jurisprudence in Cologne and Hamburg. [2] In 1997,she became a judge at the Amtsgericht in Lübeck. Between 2008 and 2011,Schneider acted as the Equality Commissioner in the Ministry of Justice for Schleswig-Holstein. [3] From 2009 to 2014,she was the director of the Amtsgericht Bad Segeberg. [2]
In 2014,Schneider joined the Schleswig-Holstein state government as Secretary of State for Agriculture,Environment,and Rural Areas under Torsten Albig’s administration. [2] She continued her political career as Secretary of State in the Finance Ministry during Daniel Günther’s administration from 2017 to 2020. [1] After stepping down,Schneider served as the President of the Landgericht in Lübeck starting in 2020 and joined the Schleswig-Holstein Constitutional Court in 2021. [2]
On August 1,2024,Dr. Schneider was appointed the Finance Minister of Schleswig-Holstein,succeeding Monika Heinold. [2] She subsequently stepped down as President of the Landgericht in Lübeck and member of the Schleswig-Holstein Constitutional Court. [4]
Silke Schneider is the mother of six children from two marriages. She was previously married to Hartmut Schneider,former vice president of the Landgericht in Lübeck. [5] [6]
