Robert Habeck, born in Lübeck in 1969, is a member of the German Bundestag. From 2021 to 2025, he was Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic ffairs and Climate Action. From 2018 to 2022, he served as Federal Chairman of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen. Prior to that, Habeck served as Minister and Deputy Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein for six years, most recently heading the Ministry of Energy, the Environment, Agriculture and Digitalisation.
Habeck studied in Freiburg im Breisgau (German Studies, Philosophy, and Philology) and Roskilde/Denmark (Human Sciences) from 1991 to 1996. In 2000, he obtained his doctorate of Philosohpy (PhD) from the University of Hamburg (Literary
Studies and Philosophy). He then worked as a freelance writer until 2009. In 2002, he became a member of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen.