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Serpil Midyatli

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Midyatli in 2017

Serpil Midyatli (born 8 August 1975) is a German politician who has been serving as deputy leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD, and chairwoman of the SPD in Schleswig-Holstein since 2019.

Political career

Midyatli joined the Social Democratic Party of Germany in 2000. She was part of the local municipal council in Kiel-Gaarden.[1] Since the 2009 election Midyatli is a member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein, where she is deputy leader of the SPD parliamentary group.[2] In addition, she serves on the Committee on Social Affairs.

Midyatli's political topics of interest include social integration, equality, family policy, and other social issues.[3] She is considered part of the left wing within the Social Democratic Party.[4]

In March 2019 Midyatli became leader of the SPD in Schleswig-Holstein, succeeding Ralf Stegner to be the first woman in the office.[3] On 6 December she was elected as one of five deputy federal chairpersons of her party. Prior to this, she supported Saskia Esken and Norbert Walter-Borjans in the leadership election.[5]

Other activities

  • Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Member of the Political Advisory Board (since 2020)[6]

Personal life

Midyatli was born in 1975 in Kiel, where she also grew up. Her parents are Turkish immigrants.[4] She is a Muslim, married, and has two sons.[7]

After graduating from the Realschule in 1992, Midyatli originally planned to study law. Instead she came to lead a restaurant owned by her parents at the age of 18.[8] She later ran a concert hall, a catering company, and founded a cultural event company with her husband.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Serpil Midyatli". Munzinger-Archiv (in German). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  2. ^ Schröppel, Ann-Kathrin; Dörner, Jan (6 December 2019). "Neues Gesicht in der SPD-Spitze: Serpil Midyatli aus Schleswig-Holstein". Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b Grusnik, Anna (30 March 2019). "Midyatli: "Kopp in den Sand ist nicht mein Stil"". Norddeutscher Rundfunk (in German). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b Wyssuwa, Matthias (8 December 2019). "Der überraschende Aufstieg der Serpil Midyatli". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  5. ^ Magro, Jean-Marie (7 December 2019). "Serpil Midyatli, politischer Vulkan im SPD-Vorstand". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  6. ^ Bernd Westphal und Anke Rehlinger koordinieren neu konstituierten Politischen Beirat des SPD-Wirtschaftsforums Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, press release of 1 July 2020.
  7. ^ Hahn, Thomas (5 September 2018). "Serpil Midyatli: Nordisch by Nature". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  8. ^ Bruhns, Anette (9 September 2018). "Stegners politische Ziehtochter übernimmt". Spiegel Online (in German). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
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