Annette Schavan heads the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. She was born in 1955 in Jüchen. In 1980 she received her doctorate in theology, philosophy and education sciences. She has been Federal Education Minister since 2005.

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Born on 10 June 1955 in Jüchen

1974 - 1980
Studied Catholic Theology, Philosophy and Education

1975 - 1984
Municipal politician in Neuss

1980
Qualified as Doctor of Philosophy (Dr. phil.)

1980 - 1984
Assistant Head of Division at the Cusanuswerk Foundation for Episcopal Study

1984 - 1987
Head of Division for out-of-school youth education in the Vicar General's Office (Generalvikariat) in Aachen

1987 - 1988
Federal Secretary of the Women's Union of the CDU

1988
Secretary of Cusanuswerk

1991 - 1995
Head of Cusanuswerk

1995 - 2005
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport of the federal state (Land) of Baden-Württemberg

since 1996
Member in the State Executive (Landesvorstand) of CDU Baden-Württemberg

since 1998
Vice-Chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Party Germany (CDU)

2001 - 2005
Member of the State Assembly of Baden-Württemberg

since November 2005
Federal Minister for Education and Research

since February 2008
Honorary professor at the Free University of Berlin
(teaching as of the winter semester 2009/2010)

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