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Ursula Heinen-Esser - Curriculum Vitae

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Parliamentary State Secretary

Ursula Heinen-Esser

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)
Since 2003 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