Heike Raab

Heike Raab is a German politician, currently serving as Deputy Minister of the Interior, for Sports and Infrastructure of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Early life and education

1984: Abitur, Hilda Gymnasium Koblenz
1984 – 1987: Degree course for physical therapy, Technical University of Aachen, Germany
1988 – 1992: University studies : Political Sciences, Public Law and Spanish

1992 – 1993: Research Assistant for the German Federal Parliament
1993 – 1994: State Chancellery, personal assistant of the Minister-President Rudolf Scharping
1994 – 1998: Personal assistant of the Chairman of the Social [Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party] in the Deutsche Bundestag, Rudolf Scharping
1999 – 2001: Head of Division in the State Chancellery of Rhineland-Palatinate
since 18 May 2011: Undersecretary/ Deputy Minister of the Interior, for Sports and Infrastructure

As one of the state's representatives at the Bundesrat since 2015, Raab serves on the Committee on European Affairs. She is also a member of the German-Polish Friendship Group set up by the Bundesrat and the Senate of Poland.

1989: Member of the Social Democratic Party
2000: Chairwoman of the county chapter of the Social Democrats in Cochem-Zell County
2001 – 2011: Member of Parliament, Rhineland-Palatinate
2004: Chairwoman of the Social Democratic parliamentary group in the County Council of Cochem-Zell
2006 – 2011: Secretary-General of the Social Democratic Party in Rhineland-Palatinate

ZDF, Member of the Program CommitteeSchüler Helfen Leben, Member of the Board of Trustees