Born 16 July 1973 in Luckenwalde/Brandenburg,
Married, three children,
Graduate chemist
| Education | |
| 1992 | Abitur (higher education entrance qualification), secondary school Luckenwalde |
| 1992-1997 | Studies in chemistry at the University of Potsdam |
| 1995-1996 | Studies at Clarkson University, NY, USA |
| 1997 | Visiting researcher at the University of Turku, Finland |
| Professional background | |
| 1997-1998 | Scientific staff member at the University of Potsdam |
| Political career | |
| Since 1996 | Member of the CDU |
| Since 1998 | Member of the German Bundestag |
| 2002-2005 | Chair of working group Education and Research of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group |
| 2005-2009 | Deputy chair of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, responsible for education and research policy and environment, nature conservation and nuclear safety |
| Since 28 October 2009 | Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety |