Erwin Sellering

Erwin Sellering (born 18 October 1949) is a German politician. He served as the 4th Minister President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern from 2008 to 2017.

Early life and career Sellering studied law and has lived in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern since 1994, where he worked at the courts of Schwerin and Greifswald.

Between October 2016 and May 2017, Sellering chaired the Conference of Ministers-President. He was a SPD delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2017.

On 30 May 2017 Sellering announced his resignation from all official political positions after he had been diagnosed with lymph cancer that needed immediate treatment. He proposed as his replacement Manuela Schwesig.

Political positions Sellering is known for taking a hard line against neo-Nazis and for supporting families.

Other activities Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Patron Deutsches Museum, Member of the Board of Trustees KfW, Member of the Board of Supervisory Directors (2013-2015)

Personal life Sellering is married, has two children