Welcome by Mayor of Berlin

Franziska Giffey was born in Frankfurt/Oder in 1978. She serves as Berlin State Senator for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises and Mayor of Berlin since April 2023. She was the Governing Mayor of Berlin from 2021 to 2023, the first woman elected to this position. She previously served as Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2018 until 2021. From 2015 to 2018, she was the Mayor of Berlin-Neukölln.