Minister of the Interior and for Municipal Affairs

René Wilke

Minister of the Interior and for Municipal Affairs of the State of Brandenburg
*born on June 30, 1984 in Frankfurt (Oder), Brandenburg

Training

• 2004 Abitur, Otto-Brenner-Gymnasium Frankfurt (Oder)
• 2011 training as a mediator, mediation center in the border region of Frankfurt (Oder) / Slubice e.V.
• 2013 training as an office communications clerk, East Brandenburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  
  

Political career/professional experience

• 2011 to 2018, knowledgeable resident, member and/or committee or parliamentary group leader of the city council in Frankfurt (Oder)
• 2005 to 2014 employee of members of the state parliament, members of the Bundestag and members of the European Parliament
• 2014 to 2018 Member of the Brandenburg State Parliament:
  • Member of the parliamentary group executive committee
  • deputy parliamentary group leader
  • Spokesperson for social, health, care and senior citizens policy and then spokesperson for budget and finance
  • Deputy Chairman of the State Parliament Committee for Budget and Finance
  • Member of the Committee for the Interior and Municipal Affairs 
• 2018 to 2025 Mayor of the City of Frankfurt (Oder)
• Since May 2025, Minister of the Interior and Municipal Affairs of the State of Brandenburg and member of the Federal Council