Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Vice Chancellor, Germany
Bio
Joschka Fischer has been a member of the Green Party since 1982, for which he was first elected to the German Bundestag in 1983. From 1985-1987 he held the office of Minister for Environment and Energy in Hesse, and at the same time, was a deputy member of the Bundesrat. In 1991-1994, he was Deputy Minister President of the State of Hesse and Hessian Minister for the Environment, Energy and Federal Affairs. From 1998 to 2005, Joschka was Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs and Vice Chancellor in the Red-Green government under Chancellor Schröder.
During his stellar career as Federal Foreign Minister, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Haifa in 2002, among other honors. In addition, he has also been the recipient of the Leo Baeck Prize since 2005, for his services in the Middle East conflict. From 2006 to 2007 he was a visiting professor at the Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University.
