Heiko Maas

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