Tobias Goldschmidt (born 16 September 1981 in Haselünne) is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as State Minister of Energy Transition, Climate Protection, Energy and Nature in the government of Schleswig-Holstein since 2022.[1][2]
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Goldschmidt studied political science at the Free University of Berlin and at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. He worked as a communications consultant in the public affairs branch in Berlin.
Goldschmidt was initially appointed State Secretary to the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of Energy, Agriculture, the Environment and Digitalization under Minister Jan Phillipp Albrecht but later served under acting Minister Monika Heinold.[4]
On 29 June 2022, Goldschmidt joined the Second Günther Cabinet as Schleswig-Holstein's State Minister of Energy Transition, Climate Protection, Environment and Nature.[2] As one of his state's representatives at the Bundesrat, he serves on the Committee on the Environment, Nature Protection and Reactor Safety and the Committee on Economic Affairs.