Dorothee Stapelfeldt


Dorothee Stapelfeldt is a German politician, representative of the Social Democratic Party of Germany and senator in the Government of Hamburg.

Early life and education

Stapelfeldt was born in 1956 in Hamburg. She took her school exam in 1975, and studied history of art, literary criticism, and social and economic history at the University of Hamburg. In 1989 she earned a doctorate.

Political career

Stapelfeldt ia a member of the. She has been a member of the Hamburg State Parliament since 1986, from 2000 to 2004 as its President. In 2007 she was in competition with Mathias Petersen for the position of top candidate for the Hamburg state election, but resigned after friction during an internal SPD election.
Between 2011 and 2015, Stapelfeldt served as Deputy Mayor of Hamburg as well as State Minister for Science and Research in the state government of Mayor Olaf Scholz. In this capacity, she was one of the state's representatives at the Bundesrat. Since 2015, she has been serving as State Minister for Urban Development and Housing.

Other activities

Corporate boards

Stapelfeldt is married, but living separated and has 2 children. She lives in Hamburg's Winterhude district.