Klara Geywitz

Klara Geywitz (born 18 February 1976) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) who served as member of the Landtag of Brandenburg from 2004 until 2019.

Klara Geywitz
Geywitz in 2016
Deputy Leader of the Social Democratic Party
Assumed office
6 December 2019
LeaderSaskia Esken
Norbert Walter-Borjans
Preceded byNatascha Kohnen
General Secretary of the Social Democratic Party in Brandenburg
In office
2 September 2013 – 1 November 2017
LeaderDietmar Woidke
Preceded byKlaus Ness
Succeeded byErik Stohn
Member of the Landtag of Brandenburg
for Potsdam I
In office
19 September 2004 – 1 September 2019
Preceded byUnknown
Succeeded byMarie Schäffer
Personal details
Born (1976-02-18) 18 February 1976
Potsdam, East Germany
NationalityGerman
Political partySPD
Alma materUniversity of Potsdam

Early life and education

Geywitz was born 1976 in Potsdam in the former German Democratic Republic and studied political science at the University of Potsdam.

Political career

Geywitz became a member of the SPD in 1994.

From 2004 until 2019,[1] Geywitz was a member of the Landtag of Brandenburg. Among other committee assignments, she served on the Budget Committee from 2009 until 2014. She was always elected in First-past-the-post voting for her electorial district in Potsdam.[2]

From 2008 until 2013, Geywitz served as deputy chairwoman of the SPD in Brandenburg, under the leadership of its chairman Matthias Platzeck.[3] From 2013 until 2017, she was the party's Secretary General, this time under chairman Dietmar Woidke.[4]

In the negotiations to form a fourth cabinet under Chancellor Angela Merkel following the 2017 elections, Geywitz was part of her party's delegation.

In the 2019 SPD leadership election, Geywitz announced her intention to run for the position as co-chair, together with Olaf Scholz.[5] In the final voting round, Norbert Walter-Borjans and Saskia Esken won with 53 per cent of the vote, defeating Geywitz and Scholz who won backing from just 45 per cent of the party base.[6] At a SPD national convention in 2019, Geywitz was later elected as one of the five deputies of the party's co-chairs Saskia Esken and Norbert Walter-Borjans, alongside Hubertus Heil, Kevin Kühnert, Serpil Midyatli and Anke Rehlinger.[7]

Other activities

Corporate boards
  • Deutsche Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft (DDVG), Member of the Supervisory Board[8]

Non-profit organizations
  • Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation, Member of the Board[9]
  • Leo Baeck Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees[10]

Personal life

Geywitz is married and has three children.[11]

gollark: So, what, kilofeet?
gollark: I'm completely maybe entirely serious. Metric is much more consistent and easier to convert than the imperial system.
gollark: Always use metric all the time.
gollark: Mostly okay. Though as of now I'm kind of bored and putting off maths homework.
gollark: Hi, since I happen to be here, I guess.

References
  1. Marion Kaufmann (September 2, 2019), Kandidatin für SPD-Vorsitz Klara Geywitz verliert ihren Wahlkreis Der Tagesspiegel.
  2. "Brandenburgs Ex-SPD-Generalin Klara Geywitz nähert sich Woidke wieder an".
  3. Marion Kaufmann (August 20, 2019), Wer ist Klara Geywitz? Eine Strategin für Olaf Scholz Der Tagesspiegel.
  4. Marion Kaufmann (August 20, 2019), Wer ist Klara Geywitz? Eine Strategin für Olaf Scholz Der Tagesspiegel.
  5. Madeline Chambers (August 20, 2019), Germany's Scholz picks eastern woman as running mate for SPD chair Reuters.
  6. Tobias Buck (November 30, 2019), Blow to Merkel as leftwingers win SPD leadership Financial Times.
  7. SPD-Vizechefs: Kevin Kühnert bekommt mehr Stimmen als Hubertus Heil Der Spiegel, December 6, 2019.
  8. Supervisory Board Deutsche Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft (DDVG).
  9. Board Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation.
  10. Board of Trustees Leo Baeck Foundation.
  11. Marion Kaufmann (August 20, 2019), Wer ist Klara Geywitz? Eine Strategin für Olaf Scholz Der Tagesspiegel.
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