The Foreign Ministry of Germany

Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs

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