The future of authors' rights
50th anniversary of the German Copyright Act / International Conference / Akademie der Künste / Pariser Platz / Berlin
Heiko Maas
Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection (SPD)
Heiko Maas, born in 1966, studied law at the University of Saarland and completed the state examinations in law. He was first elected to the Land parliament of Saarland in 1994. He became State Secretary at the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Transport of Saarland in 1996, and subsequently served as Minister from 1998 to 1999. In 2012 he was appointed Minister of Economics, Labour, Energy and Transport of Saarland.
Personal information
| Born in 1966 | |
| Catholic, married, two children | |
| Training and professional experience | |
| 1987 | General higher-education entrance qualification |
| 1988 | Employee at Ford Werke in Saarlouis |
| 1989 - 1993 | Study of law at the University of Saarland, First State Examination |
| 1996 | Second State Examination |
| 1996 - 1998 | State Secretary at the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Transport |
| 1998 - 1999 | Minister of Environment, Energy and Transport in Saarland |
| 2012 - 2013 | Minister of Economics, Labour, Energy and Transport; and Deputy |
| Minister-President of Saarland | |
| Since 17.12.2013 | Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection |
| Political and social functions | |
| Since 1989 | Member of the SPD |
| 1994 - 1996 and since 1999 | Member of the Land parliament |
| 1999 - 2012 | Chairman of the SPD parliamentary group |
| Since 2000 | Chairman of the Saar SPD |
| Since 2001 | Member of the SPD Executive Committee |
| 2005 - 2006 | Head of the “Modern Industrial Policy” Project Group of the |
| SPD Executive Committee | |
| 2008 | Head of the Employees’ Initiative of the SPD Executive Committee |
| 2010 | Head of the “Democracy and Freedom” Future Workshop of the |
| SPD Executive Committee |
(Photo: Frank Nürnberger)