Carsten Schneider is Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
His professional experience:
since May: Federal Minister for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and 2025 Nuclear Safety;
2021-2025 Minister of State to the Federal Chancellor and Federal Government Commissioner for Eastern Germany;
2014-2017 Deputy Chairman of the Thuringia Land branch of the SPD;
2013-2017 Deputy Chairman of the SPD parliamentary group;
2005-2013 Budget policy spokesperson for the SPD parliamentary group;
1999-2003 Member of the Land executive committee of the SPD Thuringia;
since 1998 Member of the German Bundestag;
1995-1999 Member of the district executive committee of the SPD Erfurt;
1995 Joined the SPD
His education:
2013 Graduate in public policy at Erfurt University;
1998 Completed training as a bank clerk;
1997-1998 Civilian service in Erfurt;
1994-1997 Certified training course as a bank clerk;
1991-1994 Abitur (higher education entrance examination) at the Johann-Wilhelm-Häßler-Gymnasium in Erfurt