The office of environment minister has been given more and more responsibility in recent years. The name of our current Environment Minister, Steffi Lemke, seems to be less well known. We present them in a short portrait!
Sustainability has repeatedly come into focus in recent years. In the Federal Republic of Germany, the Federal Environment Ministry is responsible for the overarching issue.
Steffi Lemke would like to initiate a new environmental policy
Although climate protection and nature conservation are discussed almost every day, the current one is Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection relatively unknown: Steffi Lemke.
The 54-year-old politician belongs to the party Alliance 90 / The Greens on. When she takes office, Lemke announces how news reports that it intends to initiate a new approach to environmental policy.
The Elbe leads them to politics
Steffi Lemke grew up in Dessau on the Elbe. Her place of residence leads her to politics:
Nevertheless, the fascinating river landscape left a deep impression on me and the will to stop this and other environmental disasters ultimately led me into politics.
Sea Southwest Press The work against illegal animal trade and the destruction of the seas is particularly important to the Minister for the Environment. She also encourages people to consume more consciously and less.
Here’s what we know about her personal life
The newspaper also reports that Steffi Lemke’s divorced marriage resulted in a son. Together with her son, the politician is said to live in a blended family with her new partner.
In her free time, the Minister of the Environment is said to enjoy paddling and working in the garden. According to her own website, her motto for climate protection is: “We only borrowed the earth from our children.”
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News: Steffi Lemke private: origin and education! This is how the new Environment Minister ticks privately
Steffi Lemke: Personally
Southwest Press: A portrait of the Minister for Nuclear Safety and the Environment
