Sylvia Löhrmann

German politician (born 1957)

Sylvia Löhrmann
Sylvia Löhrmann in January 2010

Deputy Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia
In office 14 July 2010 – 2017
Succeeded by	Andreas Pinkwart
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

Sylvia Löhrmann (born 1 March 1957, Essen, Germany) is a German politician of the Green Party.

Education and early career

Löhrmann studied German and English from 1975-1981 at the Ruhr University Bochum and later worked as a teacher.^[1]

Political career

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]

Other activities

Corporate boards

Stadt-Sparkasse Solingen, Member of the Supervisory Board^[7]
NRW.BANK, Member of the Guarantors' Meeting (2010–2017)

Non-profit organizations

Grüner Wirtschaftsdialog, Member of the Advisory Board (since 2021)^[8]
Heinrich Böll Foundation, Member of the General Assembly^[9]
Aktive Bürgerschaft, Member of the Board of Trustees
Central Committee of German Catholics, Member
Deutschlandradio, Member of the Broadcasting Council
Jugend forscht, Member of the Board of Trustees
Stiftung Lesen, Deputy Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees
Heinrich Heine University (HHU), Institut für Deutsches und Internationales Parteienrecht und Parteienforschung, Member of the Board of Trustees
Education and Science Workers' Union (GEW), Member

References

^ Jack Ewing (25 March 2015), Grief Engulfs German Town That Lost 16 Students and 2 Teachers in Crash New York Times.
^ Jack Ewing (March 25, 2015), Grief Engulfs German Town That Lost 16 Students and 2 Teachers in Crash New York Times.
^ Wahl der Mitglieder für die 16. Bundesversammlung Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia, decision of 14 December 2016.
^ Stefan Boes (May 16, 2017), Löhrmann verzichtet auf Landtagsmandat - Wibke Brems könnte nachrücken Neue Westfälische.
^ Rainer Kellers (May 16, 2017), Löhrmann verzichtet auf Landtagsmandat Westdeutscher Rundfunk.
^ Löhrmann koordiniert Erinnerungsjahr zu jüdischem Leben Die Welt, February 6, 2020.
^ Stefan Prinz (January 15, 2019), Neuer Sparkassen-Job für Sylvia Löhrmann Solinger Tageblatt.
^ Advisory Board Grüner Wirtschaftsdialog.
^ General Assembly Heinrich Böll Foundation.