Gernot Erler
High school in Berlin-Steglitz. Studied history, Slavic languages and politics at the Free University of Berlin and the Albert Ludwig University in Freiburg from 1963 to 1967, state examination in 1967.
Publishing editor 1968 to 1969. Research assistant and research assistant at the Department of Eastern European History at the University of Freiburg 1969 to 1979; Publishing director in Freiburg from 1980 to 1987.
Member of the ver.di union, the Arbeiterwohlfahrt, the Öko-Institut Freiburg and the "Freiburg Peace Week". Chairman of the South Baden West-East Society, the German-Bulgarian Forum, the German-Kazakh Society and President of the Southeast European Society. Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon.
SPD member since 1970, local association chairman in Freiburg-Tiengen from 1973 to 1977, district chairman of the Freiburg SPD from 1977 to 1987; 1983 to 1997 member of the state executive committee and 1985 to 1997 in the executive committee of the SPD Baden-Württemberg. Local councilor in Freiburg-Tiengen from 1976 to 1984.
Member of the Bundestag since 1987; 1994 member of the SPD parliamentary group executive committee, 1998 to November 2005 deputy parliamentary group leader for foreign policy, security policy, human rights, development policy; 1994 to 1998 Chairman of the Subcommittee on Disarmament and Arms Control; since 2003 coordinator for German-Russian inter-societal cooperation in the Federal Foreign Office; Since November 2005 Minister of State at the Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Publishing editor 1968 to 1969. Research assistant and research assistant at the Department of Eastern European History at the University of Freiburg 1969 to 1979; Publishing director in Freiburg from 1980 to 1987.
Member of the ver.di union, the Arbeiterwohlfahrt, the Öko-Institut Freiburg and the "Freiburg Peace Week". Chairman of the South Baden West-East Society, the German-Bulgarian Forum, the German-Kazakh Society and President of the Southeast European Society. Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon.
SPD member since 1970, local association chairman in Freiburg-Tiengen from 1973 to 1977, district chairman of the Freiburg SPD from 1977 to 1987; 1983 to 1997 member of the state executive committee and 1985 to 1997 in the executive committee of the SPD Baden-Württemberg. Local councilor in Freiburg-Tiengen from 1976 to 1984.
Member of the Bundestag since 1987; 1994 member of the SPD parliamentary group executive committee, 1998 to November 2005 deputy parliamentary group leader for foreign policy, security policy, human rights, development policy; 1994 to 1998 Chairman of the Subcommittee on Disarmament and Arms Control; since 2003 coordinator for German-Russian inter-societal cooperation in the Federal Foreign Office; Since November 2005 Minister of State at the Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs.