Brigitte Zypries

Brigitte Zypries (born 16 November 1953) is a German lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Between 2017 and 2018, she served as Minister for Economics and Energy in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel; she was the first woman to hold that office in German history.

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Brigitte Zypries
2014
Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy
In office 27 January 2017 – 14 March 2018
Chancellor	Angela Merkel
Preceded by	Sigmar Gabriel
Succeeded by	Peter Altmaier
Minister of Justice
In office 22 October 2002 – 17 October 2009
Chancellor	Gerhard Schröder Angela Merkel
Preceded by	Herta Däubler-Gmelin
Succeeded by	Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger
Parliamentary State Secretary for Aerospace Affairs
In office 17 December 2013 – 26 January 2017
Chancellor	Angela Merkel
Minister	Sigmar Gabriel
Preceded by	Peter Hintze
Succeeded by	Dirk Wiese
Member of the Bundestag for Darmstadt
In office 18 September 2005 – 24 September 2017
Preceded by	Walter Hoffmann
Succeeded by	Astrid Mannes
Personal details
Born	(1953-11-16) 16 November 1953 (age 70) Kassel, Germany
Political party	Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)
Alma mater	University of Giessen
Website	brigittezypries.de

Zypries had previously been Parliamentary State Secretary since December 2013, charged with the coordination of Germany's aviation and space policies. She was Federal Minister of Justice of Germany from 2002 to 2009 and State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of the Interior from 1998 to 2002.