Dilek Kalayci Explained

Office:Senator for Health, Nursing and Equality of Berlin
Term Start:8 December 2016
Term End:20 December 2021
Predecessor:Mario Czaja
Successor:Ulrike Gote
Office2:Senator for Labour, Integration and Women of Berlin
Predecessor2:Carola Bluhm
Party:Social Democratic Party.
1Namedata:Michael Müller
1Namedata1:Michael Müller
Alongside1:Frank Henkel
Office1:Deputy Governing Mayor of Berlin
Predecessor1:Michael Müller
Successor1:Ramona Pop
Successor2:Elke Breitenbach
Birth Name:Dilek Demirel
Birth Date:1967 2, df=y
Birth Place:Kelkit, Turkey
Spouse:Kenan Kolat (1989–2017)
Hivzi Kalayci (2019–)
Alma Mater:Technische Universität Berlin
1Namedata2:Klaus Wowereit
Michael Müller
Term Start1:11 December 2014
Term End1:8 December 2016
Term Start2:24 November 2011
Term End2:8 December 2016
Office3:Member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin
for Tempelhof-Schöneberg 3
Term Start3:21 October 2001
Predecessor3:Dieter Nippert

Dilek Kalayci (pronounced as /de/; Turkish: Kalaycı pronounced as /tr/; Demirel, formerly Kolat, born 7 February 1967) is a Turkish-German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as State Minister for Health, Care and Equality (2016–2021) and as Deputy Governing Mayor of Berlin and State Minister for Labour, Integration and Women (2014–2016) in the government of Mayor Michael Müller.

Early life and education

Kalayci has lived in Germany since was three years old.[1]

Kalayci studied Mathematical economics at Technische Universität Berlin, after that she worked at the Deutsche Kreditbank.[2]

Political career

From 1995 until 1999, Kalayci was a member of the borough council of Schöneberg and the deputy leader of the SPD group in the council.

In the 2001 state elections, Kalayci won the Tempelhof-Schöneberg 3 constituency with 39.6% of the vote. She was able to defend her constituency in all subsequent elections. Between 2006 and 2011, Kalayci was the deputy leader of the SPD group in the Berlin Abgeordenetenhaus.

In November 2011 Berlin's Governing Mayor, Klaus Wowereit appointed Kalayci State Minister for Labour, Integration and Women,[3] a post she held until 2016. After Wowereit's resignation in 2014 and Michael Müller's election as Governing Mayor she succeeded him as Deputy Governing Mayor in December 2014.[4]

After the 2016 state elections, Kalayci became State Minister for Health, Care and Equality in December 2016,[5] she was not reappointed as Deputy Governing Mayor, being succeeded by the Green Party politician Ramona Pop.

As one of the state’s representatives at the Bundesrat from 2011 until 2021, Kalayci was a member of the Committee on Health. She was also a member of the German-Russian Friendship Group set up by the Bundesrat and the Russian Federation Council.

Other activities

Corporate boards

Non-profit organizations

Personal life

Kalayci lives in Berlin's Lichterfelde district.[10] From 1989 until 2017 she was married to Kenan Kolat, and in 2019 she married Hivzi Kalayci.[11]

References

  1. Web site: Zu meiner Person - Dilek Kolat. www.dilek-kolat.com. de. 2018-05-19.
  2. Web site: Dilek Kolat (SPD). 2017-08-01. www.berlin.de. de. 2018-05-19. 2018-05-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20180520055135/https://www.berlin.de/sen/gpg/ueber-uns/leitung/senatorin/. dead.
  3. Web site: Berliner SPD vergibt ihre Senatoren-Posten. ONLINE. RP. rp-online.de. 29 November 2011 . de. 2018-05-19.
  4. News: Müllers neue und alte Leute. Zawatka-Gerlach. Ulrich. 2014-11-21. Der Tagesspiegel Online. 2018-05-19. de-DE. 1865-2263.
  5. News: Der Bürgermeister und seine neuen Senatoren. Beikler. Sabine. 2016-12-09. Der Tagesspiegel Online. 2018-05-19. Vieth-Entus. Susanne. de-DE. 1865-2263. Heine. Hannes. Kühne. Anja. Loy. Thomas. Schönball. Ralf. Schaper. Rüdiger. Kneist. Sigrid. Keilani. Fatina.
  6. https://www.vivantes.de/unternehmen/aufsichtsrat/ Supervisory Board
  7. https://www.dhzb.de/unternehmen/stiftungsratvorstand/ Board of Trustees
  8. https://kaiserin-friedrich-stiftung.de/kuratorium.html Board of Trustees
  9. https://www.bz-berlin.de/artikel-archiv/gruene-schluss-mit-den-vielen-nebenjobs Grüne: Schluss mit den vielen Nebenjobs
  10. Hildburg Bruns (July 28, 2017), Nach 28 Jahren: Liebes-Aus bei Senatorin Dilek Kolat und ihrem Mann B.Z..
  11. News: Senatorin heißt jetzt Kalayci statt Kolat . Karen . Noetzel . 5 June 2019 . Berliner Woche . 2021-06-18 . de-DE.