Stephan Weil

Stephan Weil MdL MdBR
Weil in 2018
Minister-President of Lower Saxony
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 February 2013
Deputy	Stefan Wenzel Bernd Althusmann Julia Hamburg
Preceded by	David McAllister
President of the Bundesrat
In office 1 November 2013 – 31 October 2014
First Vice President	Winfried Kretschmann
Preceded by	Winfried Kretschmann
Succeeded by	Volker Bouffier
Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Lower Saxony
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 January 2012
General Secretary	Detlef Tanke Hanna Naber Dörte Liebetruth
Deputy	Carola Reimann Olaf Lies Johanne Modder Dörte Liebetruth Philipp Raulfs
Preceded by	Olaf Lies
Lord Mayor of Hanover
In office 1 November 2006 – 19 February 2013
Preceded by	Herbert Schmalstieg
Succeeded by	Stefan Schostok
Member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony for Hannover-Buchholz
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 February 2013
Preceded by	Gisela Konrath
Personal details
Born	Stephan-Peter Weil (1958-12-15) 15 December 1958 (age 65) Hamburg, West Germany (now Germany)
Political party	Social Democratic Party of Germany (1980–)
Spouse	Rosemarie Kerkow-Weil ​ ​ (m. 1987)​
Children	1
Residence	Hannover-Kirchrode
Alma mater	University of Göttingen
Occupation	Politician Lawyer Civil Servant Judge
Website	Official website

Stephan Weil (born 15 December 1958) is a German politician and the leader of the Social Democratic Party in Lower Saxony. On 20 January 2013, the SPD and the Green party won the 2013 Lower Saxony state election by one seat.^[1] On 19 February 2013, he was elected Minister President of Lower Saxony with the votes of SPD and Alliance '90/The Greens.^[2] From 1 November 2013 until 31 October 2014 he was President of the Bundesrat and ex officio deputy to the President of Germany. In November 2017, he was again elected Minister President with the votes of SPD and CDU.