What is Manuela Schwesig?
[[File:2015-12 Manuela Schwesig SPD Bundesparteitag by Olaf Kosinsky-15.jpg|Manuela Schwesig|right|frameless]] '''Manuela Schwesig''' (born May 23, 1974 in [[Frankfurt an der Oder]]) is a [[Germans|German]] [[politician]] of the [[SPD]]. She is the current [[Minister-President]] of [[Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania]]. From 2008 to 2013, she was minister of health and social affairs in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. From 2013 to 2017, she was federal minister of family affairs, senior citizens, women and youth in the [[Third Merkel Cabinet]], succeeded by fellow party member [[Katarina Barley]]. Since July 4, 2017, she has been Minister-President of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, succeeding fellow party member [[Erwin Sellering]]. Scheswig converted to Christianity in 2010, when she was baptized into the [[Evangelical Church in Germany]].<ref>{{de}} [http://www.abendblatt.de/politik/deutschland/article1609983/SPD-Parteivize-Manuela-Schwesig-laesst-sich-taufen.html www.abendblatt.de]</ref> == References == * [http://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2017-05/manuela-schwesig-spd-ministerpraesidentin-mecklenburg-vorpommern/komplettansicht Die Zeit] {{Reflist}} == Other websites == {{Commonscat}} * [http://www.manuela-schwesig.de/ Homepage] {{Current Germany states Minister Presidents}} {{Bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Schwesig, Manuela}} [[Category:1974 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Converts to Christianity]] [[Category:German Lutherans]] [[Category:Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth ministers of Germany]] [[Category:Politicians from Brandenburg]] [[Category:Politicians of the Social Democratic Party of Germany]] [[Category:People from Frankfurt (Oder)]]