Marie Schlei
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26 November 1919
Marie Schlei | |
|---|---|
 Marie Schlei in 1975 | |
| Minister of Economic Cooperation | |
| In office 15 December 1976 – 6 February 1978 | |
| Chancellor | Helmut Schmidt |
| Preceded by | Egon Bahr |
| Succeeded by | Rainer Offergeld |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marie Stabenow 26 November 1919 |
| Died | 21 May 1983 (aged 63) |
| Party | Social Democratic Party |
| Children | 1 |
Marie Schlei (née: Stabenow; 26 November 1919 – 21 May 1983) was a German politician and a member of Social Democratic Party (SPD). She served as minister of economic cooperation from 1976 to 1978, being the first female head of the ministry.[1]
She was born Marie Stabenow in Reetz, Pommern, on 26 November 1919.[2][3] She attended secondary school and worked in various jobs, including saleswoman, postal clerk and local government clerk.[3] She left her hometown in 1945 and settled first in Weserbergland and then in Berlin.[3]
Career and activities
Schlei began to work as a teacher in Berlin and became a school administrator of a school in the Berlin's Wedding quarter. Next she worked as a school inspector.[3]
Schlei joined the SPD in 1949.[3] She was elected to the Bundestag for the party representing Berlin in 1969. She held the post until 1983.[4] She was the parliamentary state secretary in the premier's office from 1974 to 1976.[5][6]
Schlei was appointed minister of economic cooperation to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Helmut Schmidt on 15 December 1976, replacing Egon Bahr in the post.[7] Her appointment was not welcomed by the German media due to being a woman.[7] On 16 February 1978, she was replaced by Rainer Offergeld in the post.[5][8]
