Jörg Kukies
Jörg Kukies | |
|---|---|
Kukies in 2025 | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 7 November 2024 – 6 May 2025 | |
| Chancellor | Olaf Scholz |
| Preceded by | Christian Lindner |
| Succeeded by | Lars Klingbeil |
| Secretary of State of the Chancellery | |
| In office 8 December 2021 – 7 November 2024 | |
| Chancellor | Olaf Scholz |
| Secretary of State of Finance | |
| In office 14 March 2018 – 8 December 2021 | |
| Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
| Minister | Olaf Scholz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jörg Kukies 21 February 1968 |
| Party | Social Democratic Party (1986–present) |
| Education | Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University (BA) Harvard Kennedy School (MPA) University of Chicago Booth School of Business (PhD) |
Jörg Kukies (German pronunciation: [jœʁk ˈkuːki̯ɛs]; born 21 February 1968) is a German economist and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as Minister of Finance in the government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz from November 2024 to May 2025.[1]
Early life and education
Kukies began his studies in Economics at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz and transferred to the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, where he received his Maîtrise diploma. He then completed postgraduate studies in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School from 1995 to 1997 with a Master of Public Administration degree as a McCloy Scholar. He went on to earn a doctorate from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Kukies has been a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany since the age of 18.[2] During his studies, he headed the Rhineland-Palatinate branch of the Young Socialists (Jusos); in this position, he was succeeded by Andrea Nahles.[3]
Career in the private sector
Kukies spent 17 years working at investment bank Goldman Sachs, where he rose to become co-chief of Germany Austria and head of the securities division in the region.[4]
Career in government
From 2018 to 2021, Kukies served as State Secretary at the Ministry of Finance under minister Olaf Scholz, in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel.[4]
From 2021 to 2024, Kukies was a State Secretary in the German Chancellery; in this capacity, he also served as Chancellor Scholz's sherpa for G7 and G20 summits.
Kukies briefly served as Minister of Finance following the 2024 German government crisis, replacing Christian Lindner.[2]
In 2025, Kukies and Christian Noyer were appoined by France's Minister of the Economy, Finance and Recovery Éric Lombard and Germany's Minister of Finance Lars Klingbeil to co-chair a French-German Taskforce on Financing Innovative Ventures in Europe.[5][6]
Other activities
International organizations
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Deputy Member of the Board of Governors (2018–2021)
European Union organizations
- European Stability Mechanism (ESM), Ex-Officio Deputy Member of the Board of Governors (2018–2021)
- European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), Member of the Board of Directors (2018–2021)
Corporate boards
- DHL Group, Member of the Supervisory Board (2020–2021)[7]
- KfW, Deputy Member of the Board of Directors (2018–2021)
- KfW IPEX-Bank, Member of the Supervisory Board (2018–2021)
References
- ^ "Ministerium > Der Minister". www.bundesfinanzministerium.de (in German). 2024-11-07.
- ^ a b "Allemagne: l'opposition réclame un vote de confiance autour du chancelier Scholz dès la semaine prochaine" [Germany: The opposition demands a vote of confidence in Chancellor Scholz from the coming week]. RFI (in French). 7 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ Guy Chazan (19 March 2018), Goldman chief Jörg Kukies named as German deputy finance minister Financial Times.
- ^ a b Guy Chazan (19 March 2018), Goldman chief Jörg Kukies named as German deputy finance minister Financial Times.
- ^ Lars Klingbeil and Éric Lombard (15 July 2025), Gastkommentar: Aus jedem ausgegebenen Euro mehr rausholen Handelsblatt.
- ^ Anne-Sylvaine Chassany and Paola Tamma (10 October 2025), Germany open to handing more power to EU markets watchdog Financial Times.
- ^ Annual General Meeting approves stable dividend of EUR 1.15 DHL Group, press release of 27 August 2020.