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Aminata Touré makes history as Germany’s first Black minister. She was sworn into office as a Minister in Schleswig-Holstein at an historic swearing in ceremony in Kiel last Wednesday.

“What an honour! As from today, I am Minister for Social Affairs, Youth, Family, Senior Citizens, Integration and Equality in Schleswig-Holstein,” the 29-year-old politician posted on her Facebook and Twitter pages on Wednesday.

“Schleswig-Holstein is my home and to be able to take on political responsibility here is the greatest honour for me,” she added.

Schleswig-Holstein is one of the Germany’s 16 stares and its capital city is Kiel.

Touré is a member of the new CDU/Green coalition government in Schleswig-Holtstein, led by the Christian Democrat Daniel Günther as Minister-President.

The Afro-German politician was elected into the state (Landtag) in 2017 and has repeatedly attracted national media attention with her speeches on and issues.

Touré also made history on 28 August 2019 when she was elected the Vice-President of the state parliament, the first Black person to hold such a high position in the country.

Touré was born and raised in Neumünster, a town in Schleswig-Holstein. Her parents had fled 🇲🇱 in 1991 after a military to seek political in Germany.

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