Bärbel Kofler
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Bärbel Kofler (born 24 May 1967) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development in the coalition government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz since 2021.[1] She has been a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2004.[2]
Quick Facts Federal Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Assistance, Chancellor ...
Bärbel Kofler | |
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Federal Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Assistance | |
In office March 2016 – December 2021 | |
Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
Minister | Frank-Walter Steinmeier Sigmar Gabriel Heiko Maas |
Preceded by | Christoph Strässer |
Succeeded by | Luise Amtsberg |
Member of the Bundestag | |
Assumed office 2004 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1967-05-24) 24 May 1967 (age 56) Freilassing, West Germany (now Germany) |
Political party | SPD |
Alma mater | |
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From 2016 until 2021, Kofler served as Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Assistance at the Federal Foreign Office in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel.[3]