Heike Raab

Heike Raab (born April 8, 1965) is a German politician (SPD), currently serving as Deputy Minister of the Interior, for Sports and Infrastructure of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

• 1984: Abitur (high school diploma), Hilda Gymnasium Koblenz (high school)
• 1984 – 1987: Degree course for physical therapy, Technical University of Aachen, Germany
• 1988 – 1992: University studies (M.A. degree): Political Sciences, Public Law and Spanish

• 1992 – 1993: Research Assistant for the German Federal Parliament (Deutscher Bundestag)
• 1993 – 1994: State Chancellery, personal assistant of the Minister-President Rudolf Scharping
• 1994 – 1998: Personal assistant of the Chairman of the Social Democratic Party in the Deutsche Bundestag, Rudolf Scharping
• 1999 – 2001: Head of Division in the State Chancellery of Rhineland-Palatinate
• since 18 May 2011: Undersecretary/ Deputy Minister of the Interior, for Sports and Infrastructure

• 1989: Member of the Social Democratic Party
• 2000: Chairwoman of the county chapter of the Social Democrats in Cochem-Zell County
• 2001 – 2011: Member of Parliament, Rhineland-Palatinate
• 2004: Chairwoman of the Social Democratic parliamentary group in the County Council of Cochem-Zell
• 2006 – 2011: Secretary-General of the Social Democratic Party in Rhineland-Palatinate

In the negotiations to form a fourth cabinet under Chancellor Angela Merkel following the 2017 federal elections, Raab was part of the working group on digital policy, led by Helge Braun, Dorothee Bär and Lars Klingbeil.

• ZDF, Member of the Program Committee
• Schüler Helfen Leben, Member of the Board of Trustees
• Südwestrundfunk (SWR), Member of the Broadcasting Council (2002-2011)

Raab also serves as tutor for US-American Program Students in Germany.