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Born 7 October 1965 in Cologne-Kalk,
Roman Catholic,
Married, one daughter,
Graduate economist

Education
	Abitur (higher education entrance qualification) at the Liebfrauenschule in Cologne-Lindenthal
	Studies in economics at the University of Cologne (Degree: Diplom)
Professional background
	Staff member of the editorial department for business at the Kölnische Rundschau
	Editor of business newspaper AKTIV
	Head of Directorate-General for Economic, Social and Societal Policies at the national party headquarters of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
Political career
Since 1998	Member of the Bureau of the European People s Party (EPP)
2003-2012	Deputy Chair of the CDU in the Land of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW)
Since 2006	Member of the CDU Executive Board
Parliament
Since 1998	Member of the German Bundestag
1998-2002	Spokeswoman for the Junge Gruppe of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group (Members of Parliament below 35 years of age)
2002-2005	Policy Officer responsible for Consumer Protection and Food Safety
2007-2009	Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
Since 28 October 2009	Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety