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Armin Willingmann

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Armin Willingmann
State Minister for Research, Energy, Climate Protection and the Environment of Saxony-Anhalt
Assumed office
2021
Minister-PresidentReiner Haseloff
Personal details
Born (1963-01-13) 13 January 1963 (age 61)
Dinslaken, West Germany
(now Germany)
Political partySPD
Alma mater

Armin Willingmann (born 13 January 1963) is a German legal scholar and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as Deputy Minister-President and State Minister for Research, Energy, Climate Protection and the Environment in the government of Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt Reiner Haseloff since 2021.

Education and early career

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Willingmann was born 1963 in Dinslaken and studied law, economics and history. He later served as law professor (1999–2003) and as rector (2003–2016) at the Harz University of Applied Studies.

Political career

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From 2016 to 2021, Willingmann served as State Minister for Economic Affairs, Research and Digitization.

Following the 2021 state elections, Willingmann became both Deputy Minister-President and State Minister for Research, Energy, Climate Protection and the Environment.[1] In this capacity, he is also one of the state's representatives on the Bundesrat,[2] where he serves on the Committee on Cultural Affairs; the Committee on Economic Affairs; and the Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety.

Other activities

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References

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  1. ^ "Neuer Wirtschaftsminister von Sachsen-Anhalt: Armin Willingmann will deutlich machen, dass sich Selbstständigkeit lohnt".
  2. ^ Armin Willingmann Bundesrat.
  3. ^ Board of Trustees Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm.
  4. ^ Board of Trustees Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems.
  5. ^ Political Advisory Board Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.