Robert Habeck

**Robert Habeck** (born 2 September 1969 in Lübeck) is a German writer and politician. Habeck was the Vice-Chancellor of Germany and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action from December 2021 until May 2025. He is a member of the Alliance '90/The Greens and was their co-leader from 2018 until 2022.

Habeck was the Deputy Prime Minister and State Minister for Energy, Agriculture, Environment and Rural Areas in the Albig Cabinet and in the Cabinet Günther.

Under his leadership, the Green Party became the third largest group in the Landtag after the 2017 state elections.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **embed**: yes
- **office6**: Member of the German Bundestag, Member of the Bundestag
 for Flensburg – Schleswig
- **term start6**: 2021 German federal election, 26 October 2021
- **predecessor6**: Petra Nicolaisen
- **office7**: German Bundesrat#Today, Member of the German Bundesrat, Bundesrat
 for Schleswig-Holstein
- **term start7**: 12 June 2012
- **term end7**: 6 February 2018
- **predecessor7**: Heiner Garg
- **successor7**: Monika Heinold
- **office8**: Member of the
Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein
- **term start8**: 2009 Schleswig-Holstein state election, 27 October 2009
- **term end8**: 12 June 2012
- **predecessor8**: _multi-member district_
- **successor8**: Detlef Matthiessen
- **constituency8**: Electoral system of Germany, Alliance 90/The Greens List


## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Robert Habeck
- **honorific-suffix**: Member of the German Bundestag, MdB
- **image**: 2021-12-07 Unterzeichnung des Koalitionsvertrages der 20. Wahlperiode des Bundestages by Sandro Halank–018 (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Habeck in 2021
- **office**: Vice Chancellor of Germany
- **chancellor**: Olaf Scholz
- **term start**: 8 December 2021
- **term end**: 6 May 2025
- **predecessor**: Olaf Scholz
- **successor**: Lars Klingbeil
- **office1**: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
- **chancellor1**: Olaf Scholz
- **term start1**: 8 December 2021
- **term end1**: 6 May 2025
- **predecessor1**: Peter Altmaier
- **successor1**: Katherina Reiche
- **office2**: Leader of Alliance 90/The Greens
- **alongside2**: Annalena Baerbock
- **term start2**: 27 January 2018
- **term end2**: 29 January 2022
- **predecessor2**: Cem Özdemir
- **successor2**: Omid Nouripour
- **office3**: Politics of Schleswig-Holstein, Deputy Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein
- **2namedata3**: Torsten Albig
Daniel Günther
- **predecessor3**: Heiner Garg
- **term start3**: 12 June 2012
- **term end3**: 6 February 2018
- **successor3**: Monika Heinold
- **office4**: Politics of Schleswig-Holstein, Minister for Energy Transition, Agriculture, the Environment, Nature and Digitization of Schleswig-Holstein
- **2namedata4**: Torsten Albig
Daniel Günther
- **term start4**: 12 June 2012
- **term end4**: 31 August 2018
- **predecessor4**: Juliane Rumpf
- **successor4**: Jan Philipp Albrecht
- **office5**: Leader of Alliance 90/The Greens in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein
- **term start5**: 27 October 2009
- **term end5**: 12 June 2012
- **predecessor5**: Karl-Martin Hentschel
- **successor5**: Eka von Kalben
- **birth place**: Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany
- **party**: Alliance 90/The Greens
- **residence**: Flensburg
- **alma mater**: University of Freiburg
Roskilde University
University of Hamburg (Magister degree#German-speaking Europe and other parts of Central and Eastern Europe, MA, Doctor of Philosophy#Germany, Dr. phil.)
- **children**: 4
- **parents**: Hermann Habeck, Hildegard (Granzow) Habeck