Michael Kellner | |
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 Kellner in 2021 | |
| Parliamentary State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Action | |
| In office 8 December 2021 – 6 May 2025 Serving with | |
| Chancellor | Olaf Scholz |
| Minister | Robert Habeck |
| Preceded by | |
| Member of theBundestag forUckermark – Barnim I | |
| Assumed office 26 September 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Sabine Stüber |
| Chief Executive of theAlliance '90/The Greens | |
| In office 19 October 2013 – 2022 | |
| Leader | Annalena Baerbock Robert Habeck |
| Preceded by | Steffi Lemke |
| Succeeded by | Emily Büning |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1977-05-08)8 May 1977 (age 48) |
| Political party | Alliance 90/The Greens |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Berlin |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | michael-kellner |
Michael Kellner (born 8 May 1977) is aGermanpolitician (Alliance 90/The Greens) who has been serving as aMember of theBundestag representingelectoral constituencyUckermark – Barnim I since 2021.[1][2][3]
In addition to his parliamentary work, Kellner served asParliamentary State Secretary at theFederal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action in thecoalition government ofChancellorOlaf Scholz from 2021 to 2025.[4] In this capacity, he was also the Commissioner forSmall and Medium-Sized Enterprises.[5]
Kellner grew up in his hometown ofGera in East Germany, the son of a school principal and a polyclinic. Both parents lost their jobs after the fall of the GDR. After graduating from school, Kellner lived and worked briefly on an Israeli kibbutz.[6] He then studied political science at the University of Potsdam from 1996 to 2002,[7] as well as in Canterbury as an Erasmus scholarship holder and atMichigan State University, as aFulbright scholar. In his thesis, he dealt with the relationship between the states of Berlin and Brandenburg.[6]
Kellner joinedAlliance 90/The Greens in 1997.[6]
From 2004 to 2009, Kellner worked as chief of staff toClaudia Roth in her capacity as member of the Green Party's national leadership. He subsequently became a legislative advisor toFrithjof Schmidt.[6]
From 2013 to 2022, Kellner was his party's General Secretary.[8][9] Following his switch into a government position, he was replaced in the role during a party convention in January 2022 byEmily Büning.[10]
In early 2022, Kellner became one of the six subjects of an embezzlement investigation launched by the Berlin public prosecutor's office into the entire leadership board of the Green Party over the payment of so-called ‘corona bonuses,’ which had been paid in 2020 to all employees of the party's federal office and at the same time to its board.[13]
Kellner is married to Verena Graichen, who has been serving as deputy chair of theGerman Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND) since 2019.[14] They have two children and live in Berlin andOberuckersee.[6]
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