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Frauke Heiligenstadt
Frauke Heiligenstadt (born 24 March 1966 in Northeim) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since 26 October 2021. She was a member of the Lower Saxony state parliament from 2003 to 2021, and Lower Saxony's Minister of Education from 2013 to 2017.
Heiligenstadt was born in the West German town of Northeim. After graduating from the Gymnasium Corvinianum in Northeim in 1985, Heiligenstadt studied at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts for Administration and Administration of Justice in Hanover. She graduated in 1988 and worked as a graduate in administration at the Northeim city administration until her election to the state parliament.
From 1994 to 2003, Heiligenstadt was head of the Office for Economic Development and Real Estate at the City of Northeim. Heiligenstadt was a member of the State Parliament of Lower Saxony from 2003 to 2021.
From 2013 to 2017, Heiligenstadt served as State Minister of Education in the government of Minister President Stephan Weil of Lower Saxony. In October 2017, she announced her intention to leave the government after the 2017 elections.
Heiligenstadt was elected to the Bundestag directly in 2021, representing the Goslar – Northeim – Osterode district. In parliament, she has since been serving on the Finance Committee. Since the 2025 elections, she has been her parliamentary group's spokesperson on financial regulation.
Within her parliamentary group, Heiligenstadt belongs to the Parliamentary Left, a left-wing movement.
In addition, Frauke Heiligenstadt is involved in numerous local associations, including the fire department and the Heimat- und Verkehrsverein.
Heiligenstadt is married and lives with her husband and daughter in Gillersheim, a district of the municipality of Katlenburg-Lindau. Her father was a roofer.
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Frauke Heiligenstadt
Frauke Heiligenstadt (born 24 March 1966 in Northeim) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since 26 October 2021. She was a member of the Lower Saxony state parliament from 2003 to 2021, and Lower Saxony's Minister of Education from 2013 to 2017.
Heiligenstadt was born in the West German town of Northeim. After graduating from the Gymnasium Corvinianum in Northeim in 1985, Heiligenstadt studied at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts for Administration and Administration of Justice in Hanover. She graduated in 1988 and worked as a graduate in administration at the Northeim city administration until her election to the state parliament.
From 1994 to 2003, Heiligenstadt was head of the Office for Economic Development and Real Estate at the City of Northeim. Heiligenstadt was a member of the State Parliament of Lower Saxony from 2003 to 2021.
From 2013 to 2017, Heiligenstadt served as State Minister of Education in the government of Minister President Stephan Weil of Lower Saxony. In October 2017, she announced her intention to leave the government after the 2017 elections.
Heiligenstadt was elected to the Bundestag directly in 2021, representing the Goslar – Northeim – Osterode district. In parliament, she has since been serving on the Finance Committee. Since the 2025 elections, she has been her parliamentary group's spokesperson on financial regulation.
Within her parliamentary group, Heiligenstadt belongs to the Parliamentary Left, a left-wing movement.
In addition, Frauke Heiligenstadt is involved in numerous local associations, including the fire department and the Heimat- und Verkehrsverein.
Heiligenstadt is married and lives with her husband and daughter in Gillersheim, a district of the municipality of Katlenburg-Lindau. Her father was a roofer.