Steffen Seibert
Steffen Seibert | |
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Seibert in 2012 | |
| German Ambassador to Israel | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| President | Frank-Walter Steinmeier |
| Preceded by | Susanne Wasum-Rainer |
| Spokesperson of the Federal Government | |
| In office 11 August 2010 – 8 December 2021 | |
| Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
| Deputy | Ulrike Demmer Martina Fietz |
| Preceded by | Ulrich Wilhelm |
| Succeeded by | Steffen Hebestreit |
| Chief of the Federal Press Office | |
| In office 11 August 2010 – 8 December 2021 | |
| Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
| Deputy | Ulrike Demmer |
| Preceded by | Ulrich Wilhelm |
| Succeeded by | Steffen Hebestreit |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 June 1960 Munich, West Germany |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Historian |
Steffen Rüdiger Seibert (born 7 June 1960 in Munich) is a German journalist and former television host who serves as German Ambassador to Israel. He previously served as head of the German Federal Government's Press and Information Office and as the German government's spokesperson from 2010 to 2021. During his tenure, Seibert was officially ranked as a Secretary of State.
From late 2016 Seibert was a member of the German government's cabinet committee on Brexit at which ministers discuss organizational and structural issues related to the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union.
Previously Seibert worked for the German television station ZDF as a journalist and presenter of the popular heute-journal (until 2010).