Johann Saathoff

Since May 2025 – Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development

2021 bis 2025 – Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community

2021- Re-elected to the German Bundestag in the constituency Aurich-Emden. Directly elected to the Aurich district council

2020/2021 – Coordinator for Intersocietal Cooperation with Russia, Central Asia and the Eastern Partnership Countries (from August 2020 to December 2021)

2017 – Re-elected to the German Bundestag in the constituency Aurich-Emden

2013 – Directly elected to the German Bundestag in the constituency Aurich-Emden

2013- Elected as chair of the Aurich subdistrict branch of the SPD

2011 – Re-elected as mayor of the municipality of Krummhörn

2003 – Elected first full-time mayor of the municipality of Krummhörn

1993 to 2003 – Ostfriesland university of applied sciences, most recent position as Regierungsoberamtsrat

1990 – Appointed as administrative officer on probation, head of the unit responsible for civil servants’ remuneration, Weser-Ems regional government, Aurich branch office

1990 – Career examination for the higher intermediate administrative service; degree in public administration (university of applied sciences)

1987 to 1990 – Administrative officer trainee, Lüneburg regional government

1987 – Abitur (higher education entrance qualification), Johannes-Althusius-Gymnasium, Emden.