Svenja Schulze (born 29 September 1968) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from Münster in Westphalia.Schulze currently serves as Minister of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety in the fourth coalition government of Chancellor Angela Merkel.
From 15 July 2010 to 30 June 2017, she was State Minister of Innovation, Science and Research of the State North Rhine-Westphalia.