Heike Raab

Early life and education

• 1984: Abitur, Hilda Gymnasium Koblenz
• 1984 – 1987: Degree course for physical therapy, Technical University of Aachen, Germany
• 1988 – 1992: University studies : Political Sciences, Public Law and Spanish

  Career

• 1992 – 1993: Research Assistant for the German Federal Parliament
• 1993 – 1994: State Chancellery, personal assistant of the Minister-President Rudolf Scharping
• 1994 – 1998: Personal assistant of the Chairman of the Social Democratic Party in the Deutsche Bundestag, Rudolf Scharping
• 1999 – 2001: Head of Division in the State Chancellery of Rhineland-Palatinate
• since 18 May 2011: Undersecretary/ Deputy Minister of the Interior, for Sports and Infrastructure

  Political and Societal Positions

• 1989: Member of the Social Democratic Party
• 2000: Chairwoman of the county chapter of the Social Democrats in Cochem-Zell County
• 2001 – 2011: Member of Parliament, Rhineland-Palatinate
• 2004: Chairwoman of the Social Democratic parliamentary group in the County Council of Cochem-Zell
• 2006 – 2011: Secretary-General of the Social Democratic Party in Rhineland-Palatinate

Other activities

• ZDF, Member of the Program Committee
• Schüler Helfen Leben, Member of the Board of Trustees
• Südwestrundfunk, Member of the Broadcasting Council