Carsten Schneider

After graduating from Wilhelm-Häßler-Gymnasium in Erfurt, Thuringia, and completing his alternative civilian service, Schneider accepted a position at an Erfurt savings bank in 1998.{{cite web|last=Schneider|first=Carsten|title=English-language Curriculum Vitae|url=2. http://www.carsten-schneider.de/cms/fileadmin/dokumente/Lebenslauf-englisch.pdf|access-date=24 June 2013}}

Schneider has been married since 2003 and has two daughters.

Schneider joined the SPD in 1995.{{cite news|last=Schumacher|first=Claudia|title=Carsten Schneider: Der Aufstiegsaspirant|url=https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/kick-it-like-schroeder-carsten-schneider-der-aufstiegsaspirant/3257500.html|access-date=24 June 2013|newspaper=Handelsblatt|date=13 September 2009}} He became active in Young Socialists in the SPD and eventually was elected chairman of the Thuringian chapter. Until 2017, he also belonged to the leadership of the SPD in Thuringia.Martin Debes (27 October 2017), [https://www.thueringer-allgemeine.de/web/zgt/politik/detail/-/specific/Schneider-zieht-sich-aus-SPD-Landesspitze-zurueck-1376507686 Schneider zieht sich aus SPD-Scheide zurück] Thüringer Allgemeine.

In the 1998 federal elections, at age 22, Schneider became the then-youngest representative in the German Parliament,{{cite news|last=Schneider|first=Christian|title=Der Dauerleister|url=http://www.taz.de/!94502/|access-date=24 June 2013|newspaper=Die Tageszeitung|date=2 June 2012}}Roger Cohen (25 October 1998), [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/25/world/germany-s-new-face-age-22-at-threshold-of-change.html Germany's New Face: Age 22, at Threshold of Change] The New York Times. representing Erfurt from 1998 to 2005 and the successor constituency of Erfurt – Weimar – Weimarer Land II since 2005. He was a member of the Budget Committee, where he served as his parliamentary group's rapporteur on the budgets of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the Office of the Federal President. He is also a member of the Thuringian SPD parliamentary caucus, of which he became speaker in 2005.

From 2008 to 2010, Schneider was a member of the parliamentary body providing oversight of the Special Financial Market Stabilization Funds (SoFFin).Manfred Schäfers (27 February 2010), [https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/sonderfonds-finanzmarktstabilisierung-die-geheimen-waechter-ueber-die-grossen-milliarden-1772673.html Sonderfonds Finanzmarktstabilisierung: Die geheimen Wächter über die großen Milliarden] Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

In 2012, Schneider was selected as one of three speakers of the Seeheim Circle.{{cite news|last=Medick|first=Veit|title="Seeheimer Kreis": Finanzexperte Schneider soll neuer Sprecher der SPD-Rechten werden|url=http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/spd-pragmatiker-wollen-schneider-als-neuen-sprecher-a-841049.html|access-date=24 June 2013|newspaper=SPIEGEL ONLINE|date=26 June 2012}}

In the negotiations to form a Grand Coalition of the Christian Democrats (CDU together with the Bavarian CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) following the 2013 federal elections, Schneider was part of the SPD delegation in the working group on financial policies and the national budget, led by Wolfgang Schäuble and Olaf Scholz. He had previously publicly expressed his doubts about the Social Democrats joining a coalition government with the CDU/CSU, having preferred a coalition with the center-left Alliance '90/The Greens.Andrea Thomas (24 September 2013), [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304713704579095514200235066 Social Democrats Resist Joining Merkel in New Government] The Wall Street Journal.

Following the formation of the third cabinet of Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, Schneider served as deputy chairman of the SPD parliamentary group under the leadership of Thomas Oppermann. He was also the chairman of the so-called Confidential Committee (Vertrauensgremium) of the Budget Committee, which provides budgetary supervision for Germany's three intelligence services, BND, BfV and MAD.

In addition, Schneider has been a delegate to the Conference established under Article 13 of the European Fiscal Compact since 2014; this body assembles members of the relevant committees of the European Parliament and national parliaments to discuss economic and fiscal policy and other matters concerning stability, coordination and governance in the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union.

Following the 2017 election, Schneider succeeded Christine Lambrecht as First Secretary of the SPD parliamentary group, in this position assisting the group's chairwoman Andrea Nahles.Hans Monath und Stephan Haselberger (26 September 2017), [http://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/spd-fraktionsfuehrung-nahles-einstimmig-fuer-fraktionsvorsitz-nominiert/20379546.html Nahles einstimmig für Fraktionsvorsitz nominiert] Tagesspiegel In this capacity, he was also a member of the parliament's Council of Elders, which – among other duties – determines daily legislative agenda items and assigns committee chairpersons based on party representation.

Ahead of the 2021 elections, Schneider was elected to lead the SPD campaign in Thuringia for the fourth consecutive time.[https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/parteien-erfurt-spd-landesliste-fuer-bundestagswahl-mit-schneider-an-spitze-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-210605-99-872644] Süddeutsche Zeitung, June 6, 2021. In the negotiations to form a so-called traffic light coalition of the SPD, the Green Party and the FDP following the elections, he led his party's delegation in the working group on economic policy; his co-chairs from the other parties were Cem Özdemir and Michael Theurer.Andreas Apetz and Thomas Kaspar (October 22, 2021), [https://www.fr.de/politik/ampel-koalition-verhandlung-spd-gruene-fdp-arbeitsgruppen-scholz-lindner-baerbock-91069532.html Ampel-Koalition: Alle Verantwortlichen, AGs und Themen im Überblick] Frankfurter Rundschau.

In addition to his political work, Schneider holds a number of paid and unpaid positions.

• Germany Trade and Invest (GTAI), Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2022)[https://www.gtai.de/de/meta/ueber-uns/wer-wir-sind/aufsichtsrat Supervisory Board] Germany Trade and Invest (GTAI).
• KfW, Member of the Board of Supervisory Directors (since 2010)[https://www.kfw.de/Download-Center/Finanzpublikationen/PDF-Dokumente-Berichte-etc./1_Gesch%C3%A4ftsberichte/Gesch%C3%A4ftsbericht-2009.pdf 2009 Annual Report]{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} KfW.
• Association of Sparda Banks, Member of the Advisory Board
• CNC Communications & Network Consulting, Member of the Board of Experts (since 2009)
• Stadtwerke Erfurt, Member of the Supervisory Board (2002-2006)

• Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)[https://www.bundesstiftung-aufarbeitung.de/de/stiftung/gremien Foundation Bodies] Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship.
• Fraunhofer Society, Member of the Senate[https://www.fraunhofer.de/de/ueber-fraunhofer/profil-struktur/organe-gremien/senat.html#tabpanel-2 Members of the Senate] Fraunhofer Society.
• Friends of the Bauhaus Museum, Member of the Board of Trustees
• Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), Alternate Member of the Administrative Council
• German-Brazilian Society (DBG), Member of the Board of Trustees (2013-2014)

Since 2001, Schneider has acted as chairman for “Erfurt Runs” (Erfurt rennt) a relay race around the Erfurt Cathedral to support tolerance and inclusion.{{cite web |url=http://www.erfurtrennt.de/idee.php4 |title=Erfurt-Rennt |publisher=Erfurtrennt.de |access-date=24 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615194905/http://www.erfurtrennt.de/idee.php4 |archive-date=15 June 2013 |url-status=dead }} He is also a member of the board of trustees for the Bonn-based Community-Mindedness Campaign.http://www.gemeinsinn.de/42.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317184623/http://www.gemeinsinn.de/42.html |date=17 March 2014 }})

Schneider has been critical of Chancellor Angela Merkel and her policy of bailouts for Greece and Cyprus. In August 2011, he publicly criticized Labor Minister Ursula von der Leyen for demanding collateral from euro-area members needing financial aid.Niklas Magnusson (23 August 2011), [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-08-23/spd-criticizes-von-der-leyen-for-euro-bailout-demand-welt-says SPD Criticizes Von Der Leyen for Euro Bailout Demand, Welt Says] Bloomberg News.

Schneider also criticized a possible bailout that would not punish foreign tax evaders storing their money in Cypriot banks.{{cite news|last=Höck|first=Carl-Friedrich|title=SPD-Haushaltsexperte Carsten Schneider im Interview: "Zyperns Regierung hat den Ernst der Lage nicht erkannt"|url=http://www.vorwaerts.de/94060/interview_carsten_schneider_zypern.html;jsessionid=680C841D0D1E04453739FAA4D890E5FC|access-date=24 June 2013|newspaper=Vorwärts|date=22 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202102103/http://www.vorwaerts.de/94060/interview_carsten_schneider_zypern.html;jsessionid=680C841D0D1E04453739FAA4D890E5FC|archive-date=2 February 2014|url-status=dead}} In April 2013, he helped build support among the SPD parliamentary group for the incumbent center-right government's move to contribute to a 10 billion euros international bailout of Cyprus that included losses for uninsured depositors in two of the island's banks.Peter Ehrlich (16 April 2013), [http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c09230b0-a6a0-11e2-885b-00144feabdc0.html Germany set to approve Cyprus aid] Financial Times.

In 2011, Schneider and his counterpart Norbert Barthle from the Conservative CDU urged Portugal to consider selling some of its gold reserves to ease debt woesRhiannon Hoyle (1 July 2011), [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304450604576418030493650452 Greece Central Bank Boosts Its Gold Holdings] The Wall Street Journal. and therefore reduce the cost to German taxpayers of bailing it out.David Cottle (5 May 2011), [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703992704576304722263325778 Should the Golden Goose Be Plucked?] The Wall Street Journal.

In an opinion piece for the Financial Times,{{cite news|last=Schneider|first=Carsten|title=Europe Remains Open to Bankers' Blackmail|url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/7b3bfae2-d75a-11e2-a26a-00144feab7de.html#axzz2X7p2gixJ|access-date=24 June 2013|newspaper=FT.com|date=17 June 2013}} he expressed doubt in Merkel and the CDU/CSU coalition's plan to begin to recapitalize banks involved in European sovereign-debt crisis, saying:

:"A supervisory institution without the authority to wind up failing banks is, in effect, a guarantee of survival for big banks. The ESM would strengthen their capacity to blackmail the public."

In 2011, Schneider advocated a salary cap of 500,000 euros ($692,400) and a higher tax on bonus payments for bankers whose companies may need government help.Richard Weiss (15 October 2011), [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-10-15/german-politicians-demand-salary-caps-for-bankers-bild-says German Politicians Demand Salary Caps for Bankers, Bild Says] Bloomberg News.

On the European Commission’s 2014 proposal for a structural reform of the EU banking sector, Schneider criticized the measures as insufficient and held that "separating certain risky business, such as credit to hedge funds, from banks' core business is a central lesson from the financial crisis".Matthias Sobolewski (9 September 2014), [https://www.reuters.com/article/germany-banking-regulations-idUSL6N0RK22420140919 Germany says won't delay plans to isolate risky bank business] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924204630/http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/19/germany-banking-regulations-idUSL6N0RK22420140919 |date=24 September 2015 }} Reuters.

Schneider has been married since 2004. The couple has two children.

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