Carsten Schneider

Professional experience: 2025 since May Federal Minister for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety 2021-2025 Minister of State to the Federal Chancellor and Federal Government Commissioner for Eastern Germany 2017-2021 First Parliamentary Secretary of the SPD parliamentary group 2014-2017 Deputy Chairman of the Thuringia Land branch of the SPD 2013-2017 Deputy Chairman of the SPD parliamentary group 2005-2013 Budget policy spokesperson for the SPD parliamentary group 1999-2003 Member of the Land executive committee of the SPD Thuringia since 1998 Member of the German Bundestag 1995-1999 Member of the district executive committee of the SPD Erfurt 1995 Joined the SPD Education: 2013 Graduate in public policy at Erfurt University 1998 Completed training as a bank clerk 1997-1998 Civilian service in Erfurt 1994-1997 Certified training course as a bank clerk 1991-1994 Abitur (higher education entrance examination) at the Johann-Wilhelm-Häßler-Gymnasium in Erfurt