Born on April 23, 1950 in Mainz; Catholic; unmarried
Since November 2005
Minister of State in the Federal Chancellery and Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees, and Integration
Until September 2001
National Chair of the CDU Women's Organization
Since November 2001
Chair of the CDU Women's Organization in the State of Rhineland-Palatinate
Since 2001
Professor at Heidelberg Teachers College
Since February 2000
Deputy Chair of the CDU/CSU Group in Parliament
1994
Initiator of the National 'Red Card' Campaign against violence in the media, sponsor of "Dialysis Patients of Germany"
1991 - 1993
Deputy Chair of the CDU Platform Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Ecology and Social Market Economy
Since 1990
Member of the German Bundestag
Since 1985
Member of the CDU
1982
Professorial qualification in Education at the University of Mainz, periods of research at the Universities of Cambridge and Augsburg
1974
Doctorate at the University of Mainz
1968 - 1971
Studied Mathematics, Physics, Political Science, and Education, State Examination
