Roger Lewentz

Roger Lewentz (born 19 March 1963) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) who served as State Minister of the Interior in the governments of successive Ministers-President Kurt Beck (2011–2012) and Malu Dreyer (2012–2022) of Rhineland-Palatinate[1][2][3] Lewentz was born 1963 in Lahnstein.

After the resignation of Kurt Beck in 2012, he was elected chairman of the SPD in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Lewentz was nominated by his party as delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2022.

[5] On 12 October 2022, Lewentz announced his resignation as interior minister of Rhineland-Palatinate, a post he had held for 11 years.

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