Olaf Lies (born 8 May 1967) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). He was first elected to the Landtag of Lower Saxony in 2008.
Olaf Lies | |
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| Minister for Economic Affairs, Housing, Transport and Digitalization Lower Saxony | |
| Assumed office 8 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Bernd Althusmann |
| Minister for Environment, Energy, Building, and Climate Protection of Lower Saxony | |
| In office 22 November 2017 – 8 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Stefan Wenzel |
| Succeeded by | Christian Meyer |
| Minister for Economic Affairs, 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 | |
| Born | 8 May 1967 Wilhelmshaven, West Germany |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party of Germany |
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.
In the negotiations to form a so-called traffic light coalition of the SPD, the Green Party and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) following the 2021 federal elections, Lies was part of his party's delegation in the working group on agriculture and nutrition, co-chaired by Till Backhaus, Renate Künast and Carina Konrad.[4]
Lies was nominated by his party as delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2022.[5]
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[6]
- Volkswagen Group, Member of the supervisory board (since 2013)[7]
Non-profit organizations
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