Ursula Heinen-Esser - Curriculum Vitae
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 | |

