Roger Lewentz

Roger Lewentz (born 19 March 1963) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) who has been serving as State Minister of the Interior in the governments of successive Ministers-President Kurt Beck (2011–2012) and Malu Dreyer (since 2012) of Rhineland-Palatinate.[1][2][3]

Roger Lewentz

Early life

Lewentz was born 1963 in Lahnstein.

Political career

Lewentz became a member of the SPD in 1984. After the resignation of Kurt Beck in 2012, he was elected chairman of the SPD in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate.[4]

As one of the state's representatives at the Bundesrat since 2011, Lewentz serves on the Committee on Internal Affairs. He is also a member of the German-Russian Friendship Group set up in cooperation with the Russian Federation Council as well as of the German-Polish Friendship Group set up in cooperation with the Senate of Poland.

Lewentz was nominated by his party as delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2022.[5]

Other activities
  • German Forum for Crime Prevention (DFK), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2011)[6]

References
  1. "Lewentz präsentiert sich als Kandidat mit Teamgeist" (in German). Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  2. "Posse um Fernsehauftritt: SPD schickt Landeschef Lewentz in TV-Debatte mit AfD". Spiegel Online. 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  3. Höll, Susanne (2016-07-06). "Roger Lewentz". sueddeutsche.de (in German). ISSN 0174-4917. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  4. "Rundgang durch die Mainzer Neustadt mit Innenminister Lewentz". Allgemeine Zeitung. 3 August 2018.
  5. Rheinland-Pfalz bereitet sich auf Bundespräsidentenwahl vor Süddeutsche Zeitung, 15 December 2021.
  6. Board of Trustees German Forum for Crime Prevention (DFK).


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