Monika Heinold


Monika Heinold is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens.

Career

Heinold grew up in Langenhorn, Hamburg, and began her professional career in day care. She joined Alliance 90/The Greens in 1984. From 1990 to 1994 she was a member of the regional parliament in her home district of Segeberg.
Heinold was a member of Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein from 1996 to 2012. Throughout her time in parliament, she served on the Finance Committee, which she co-chaired from 2009 until 2012. In addition, she was a member of the Committee on the Election of Judges and the Committee on Social Affairs.
Since the 2012 state elections, Heinold has been serving as State Minister of Finance in the cabinets of Ministers-President Torsten Albig and Daniel Günther of Schleswig-Holstein. As one of the state's representatives at the Bundesrat, she serves on the body’s Finance Committee.
Heinold was a Green Party delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2004 and 2017.

Other activities

Heinold has two sons. In 2007, she moved from Segeberg to Kiel.