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.

Other activities
  • German Forum for Crime Prevention (DFK), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2011)[5]

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. Board of Trustees German Forum for Crime Prevention (DFK).


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