Michael Müller (politician, born 1964)

Michael Müller
MdB
Michael Müller MdB
	Müller in 2017
Governing Mayor of Berlin
	In office; 11 December 2014 – 21 December 2021
Deputy	Frank Henkel; Dilek Kalayci; Ramona Pop; Klaus Lederer
Preceded by	Klaus Wowereit
Succeeded by	Franziska Giffey
President of the German Bundesrat
	In office; 1 November 2017 – 31 October 2018
First Vice President	Malu Dreyer
Preceded by	Malu Dreyer
Succeeded by	Daniel Günther
Preceded by
Berlin state politics ; (2001 – 2020)
Leader of the Social Democratic Party in Berlin
	In office; 30 April 2016 – 28 November 2020
Preceded by	Jan Stöß
Succeeded by	Franziska Giffey; Raed Saleh
	In office; 7 April 2004 – 9 June 2012
Preceded by	Peter Strieder
Succeeded by	Jan Stöß
Deputy Governing Mayor of Berlin
	In office; 11 December 2011 – 14 December 2014
Governing Mayor	Klaus Wowereit
Preceded by	Ingeborg Junge-Reyer
Succeeded by	Dilek Kalayci
Senator for Urban Development and Environment of Berlin
	In office; 11 December 2011 – 14 December 2014
Governing Mayor	Klaus Wowereit
Preceded by	Ingeborg Junge-Reyer
Succeeded by	Andreas Geisel
Leader of the Social Democratic Party in the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin
	In office; 16 June 2001 – 1 December 2011
Preceded by	Klaus Wowereit
Succeeded by	Raed Saleh
Preceded by
Parliamentary constituencies
Member of the Bundestag ; for Berlin-Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
	In office; 26 October 2021 – 25 March 2025
Preceded by	Klaus-Dieter Gröhler
Succeeded by	Lukas Krieger
Member of the Bundesrat ; for Berlin
	In office; 16 December 2014 – 26 October 2021
Preceded by	Klaus Wowereit
Succeeded by	vacant
Member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin
	In office; 29 November 2001 – 4 November 2021
Preceded by	Peter Rzepka
Succeeded by	Aferdita Suka
Constituency	Tempelhof-Schöneberg 4
	In office; 2 February 1996 – 29 November 2001
Preceded by	Lore Maria Peschel-Gutzeit
Succeeded by	multi-member district
Constituency	Social Democratic List
Personal details
Born	Rainer Michael Müller; 9 December 1964; West Berlin, West Germany
Political party	Social Democratic Party (1981–)
Spouse	Claudia Müller (m. 1993; div. 2019)
Children	2
Residence(s)	Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Berlin
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Rainer Michael Müller (born 9 December 1964) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as Governing Mayor of Berlin from 2014 to 2021. He has served as a member of the German Bundestag since the 2021 elections, representing the Berlin-Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district.

He was also President of the Bundesrat from November 2017 until October 2018, which made him deputy to the President of Germany.