Heiko Maas

Heiko Maas
Maas in 2019
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 14 March 2018 – 8 December 2021
Chancellor	Angela Merkel
Preceded by	Sigmar Gabriel
Succeeded by	Annalena Baerbock
President of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
In office 18 November 2020 – 21 May 2021
Preceded by	Nikos Dendias
Succeeded by	Péter Szijjártó
Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection
In office 17 December 2013 – 14 March 2018
Chancellor	Angela Merkel
Preceded by	Sabine Leutheusser- Schnarrenberger (Justice) Ilse Aigner (Consumer Protection)
Succeeded by	Katarina Barley
State political offices Leader of the Social Democratic Party in Saarland In office 16 November 2000 – 10 March 2018 Preceded by Reinhard Klimmt Succeeded by Anke Rehlinger Deputy Minister President of Saarland In office 9 May 2012 – 17 December 2013 Minister President Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer Preceded by Peter Jacoby Succeeded by Anke Rehlinger Minister for the Economy, Labour, Energy and Transport of Saarland In office 9 May 2012 – 17 December 2013 Minister President Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer Preceded by Peter Jacoby Succeeded by Anke Rehlinger Minister for Energy, Transport and the Environment of Saarland In office 9 November 1998 – 29 September 1999 Minister President Reinhard Klimmt Preceded by Willy Leonhardt Succeeded by Stefan Mörsdorf
Member of the Bundestag for Saarland
In office 26 October 2021 – 16 December 2022
Preceded by	Peter Altmaier
Succeeded by	Emily Vontz
Constituency	Saarlouis
In office 24 September 2017 – 26 October 2021
Constituency	SPD state-wide list
Member of the Landtag of Saarland
In office 16 October 1994 – 17 December 2013
Personal details
Born	Heiko Josef Maas (1966-09-19) 19 September 1966 (age 57) Saarlouis, West Germany (present-day Germany)
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Domestic partner	Natalia Wörner[1]
Alma mater	Saarland University

Heiko Josef Maas (German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪkoː ˈjoːzɛf ˈmaːs]; born 19 September 1966 in Saarlouis) is a German lawyer^[2] and former politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as the Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs (2018–2021) and as the Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection (2013–2018) in the cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel.^[3] Since 2022, he has been practicing as a lawyer.^[4]

Maas was born in Saarlouis to a Catholic family, and is a lawyer. Before his appointment to the federal cabinet he was active in state politics in Saarland, where he served as Minister of the Environment, Energy and Transport (1998–1999), Minister of Economy, Labor, Energy and Transport (2012–2013) and Deputy Minister-President (2012–2013).^[5]