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 35)
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

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

Political career

Member of the German Parliament, 2021–2024

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

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

References

  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.
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