Heike Raab

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

Early life and education 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

Career 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 2011 – 2026: Undersecretary/ Deputy Minister of the Interior, for Sports and Infrastructure

As one of the state's representatives at the Bundesrat since 2015, Raab served on the Committee on European Affairs. She was also a member of the German-Polish Friendship Group set up by the Bundesrat and the Senate of Poland.

Political positions 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

Other activities Corporate boards KfW, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Supervisory Directors (since 2021)

Non-profit organizations ZDF, Member of the Program Committee Schüler Helfen Leben, Member of the Board of Trustees