Olaf Lies
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| Minister for Environment, Energy, Building, and Climate Protection of Lower Saxony | |
| Assumed office 22 November 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Stefan Wenzel |
| Minister for Economics, Labour and Transport of Lower Saxony | |
| In office 19 February 2013 – 22 November 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jörg Bode |
| Succeeded by | Bernd Althusmann |
| Leader of the Social Democratic Party in Lower Saxony | |
| In office 29 May 2010 – 20 January 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Garrelt Duin |
| Succeeded by | Stephan Weil |
| Member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony for Friesland | |
| Assumed office 27 January 2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party of Germany |
Olaf Lies (born 8 May 1967 in Wilhelmshaven) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party. He was first elected to the Landtag of Lower Saxony in 2008.
Political career
Lies joined the Social Democratic Party in 2002. In the 2008 state elections he became member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony. He was leader of his party in Lower Saxony from 2010[1] to 2012[2].
Minister-President Stephan Weil of Lower Saxony appointed Lies to the position of State Minister for Economics, Labour and Transport in 2013 and later to State Minister for Environment, Energy, Building, and Climate Protection in his cabinet.[3]
In the negotiations to form a coalition government under the leadership of Chancellor Angela Merkel following the 2017 federal elections, Lies was part of the working group on energy, climate protection and the environment, led by Armin Laschet, Georg Nüßlein and Barbara Hendricks.
Other activities
Regulatory agencies
- Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA), Member of the Advisory Board
Corporate boards
- Deutsche Messe, Member of the Supervisory Board[4]
- Volkswagen Group, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2013)[5]
References
- ^ "Neuer Landesvorsitzender der niedersächsischen SPD". 31 May 2010.
- ^ Nordwest-Zeitung. "Vergabeaffären Um Olaf Lies: Schwere Stunden für einen Senkrechtstarter".
- ^ "Olaf Lies Ein Friese. Stark für Niedersachsen. - Lebenslauf". olaf-lies.de.
- ^ Supervisory BoardDeutsche Messe.
- ^ Kabinett stimmt Benennung von Stephan Weil und Olaf Lies für den Aufsichtsrat der Volkswagen AG zu State Government of Lower Saxony, press release of February 19, 2013.
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