Cem Özdemir
Acting Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture
Federal Minister Cem Özdemir has led the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture since December 2021. Within the Federal Government, the Federal Minister is responsible for German food and agricultural policy.
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Cem Özdemir was born in Bad Urach on 21 December 1965.
He is an educator by profession and graduated in social pedagogy from the Protestant University of Applied Sciences for Social Affairs (Evangelische Fachhochschule für Sozialwesen) in Reutlingen, Germany, in 1994.
In 1994, he was also elected to the German Bundestag for Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (the German Green Party), becoming its first-ever member of Turkish descent.
From 2004 until 2009, Mr Özdemir was a Member of the European Parliament, where he served as Spokesperson for Foreign Policy for his political group.
Between 2008 and January 2018, he served as Chair of his party, and was part of the lead candidate duo for the German Green Party in the 2017 general elections.
From 2017 to 2021, he served as Chair of the Committee on Transport and Digital Infrastructure in the German Bundestag.
In the 2021 general elections, he was elected directly to the German Bundestag in the constituency of Stuttgart I.
He has been part of the Federal Government in his capacity as Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture since December 2021. He has also been Federal Minister of Education and Research since November 7, 2024.
The end of the 20th legislative term on 25 March 2025 marked the end of the Federal Government’s term of office and the Minister’s membership in the German Bundestag. As acting Federal Minister, he will continue to conduct affairs until a new government takes office.
Cem Özdemir has two children.
