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Kaweh Mansoori

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Kaweh Mansoori
State Minister for Economic Affairs, Energy, Transport and Regional Development of Hesse
Assumed office
2024
Minister-PresidentBoris Rhein
Preceded byTarek Al-Wazir
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2021
Personal details
Born (1988-08-12) 12 August 1988 (age 36)
Gießen, West Germany
(now Germany)
CitizenshipGerman
Nationality Germany
Political partySPD
Alma materUniversity of Giessen

Kaweh Mansoori (born 12 August 1988) is a German lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as State Minister of Economic Affairs, Energy, Transport and Housing in the government of Minister-President Boris Rhein of Hesse since 2024.[1] From 2021 to 2023, he was a member of the Bundestag.

Early life and education

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Mansoori was born 1988 in the West German city of Gießen. He studied law at University of Giessen.

Political career

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Member of the German Parliament, 2021–2024

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Mansoori became member of the Bundestag in the 2021 federal elections, representing the Frankfurt am Main II district.[2] In the negotiations to form a coalition government between the SPD, the Green Party and Free Democratic Party (FDP) following the elections, he was part of his party's delegation in the working group on equality, co-chaired by Petra Köpping, Ricarda Lang and Herbert Mertin.[3]

In parliament, Mansoori served on the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs and the Committee on Legal Affairs.[4]

Within his parliamentary group, Mansoori belonged to the Parliamentary Left, a left-wing movement.[5]

Career in state government

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In the negotiations to form a coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the SPD following the 2023 state elections in Hesse, Mansoori was part of his party's delegation.[6]

Other activities

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References

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  1. ^ Gianna Niewel (15 January 2024), Hessen: Auf ihm ruhen die Hoffnungen seiner SPD Süddeutsche Zeitung.
  2. ^ "Deutscher Bundestag - Kaweh Mansoori".
  3. ^ Britt-Marie Lakämper (21 October 2021), SPD, Grüne, FDP: Diese Politiker verhandeln die Ampel-Koalition Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.
  4. ^ Kaweh Mansoori Bundestag.
  5. ^ Members Parliamentary Left.
  6. ^ Hanning Voigts (16 November 2023), Koalitionsbildung in Hessen: Gespräche mit fast 200 Leuten Frankfurter Rundschau.
  7. ^ Kaweh Mansoori Bundestag.
  8. ^ Kaweh Mansoori Bundestag.