Angela Dorn-Rancke (born 2 June 1982) is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who served as the State Minister for Higher Education, Research, Science and the Arts of Hesse in the cabinet of Minister-President Volker Bouffier from 2019 to 2024.
Political career In the 2009 elections, Dorn-Rancke was elected into the State Parliament of Hesse, at the time as the youngest member of legislative.
From 2017 to 2019, Dorn-Rancke served as co-chair of her party of the Green Party in Hesse, alongside Kai Klose.
In the negotiations to form a so-called traffic light coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Green Party and the Free Democrats (FDP) following the 2021 German elections, Dorn-Rancke was part of her party's delegation in the working group on innovation and research, co-chaired by Thomas Losse-Müller, Katharina Fegebank and Lydia Hüskens.Britt-Marie Lakämper (October 21, 2021), SPD, Grüne, FDP: Diese Politiker verhandeln die Ampel-Koalition Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.
Other activities Cultural Foundation of the German States (KdL), Member of the Council (2019–2024)Board of Trustees Cultural Foundation of the German States (KdL). Fritz Bauer Institute, Member of the BoardFoundation Board Fritz Bauer Institute. Hessische Kulturstiftung, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees (2019–2024)Board of Trustees Hessische Kulturstiftung. Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (HSFK), chair of the Board of Trustees (2019–2024)Board of Trustees Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (HSFK). University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees (2019–2024)Supervisory Board University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt. Vietnamese-German University (VGU), Member of the University Council (2019–2024)University Council Vietnamese-German University (VGU). Von-Behring Röntgen Foundation, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees (2019–2024)Board of Trustees Von-Behring Röntgen Foundation. German Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND) Medico International, Member Hessischer Rundfunk, Member of the Broadcasting Council (–2019)Angela Dorn-Rancke Landtag of Hesse.
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