Ilse Aigner is Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection. She was born in 1964 in Feldkirchen. The former research politician has been a member of the CSU Party Executive since 1995 and a member of the German Bundestag since 1998.

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Born on 7 December 1964 in Feldkirchen-Westerham; Roman Catholic

1981 to 1985
Trained as a radio and television technician; passed journeyman examination

since 1985
Member of the CSU

1988 to 1990
Attended technical college, obtained qualification as state-certified electrician

1990 to 1994
Worked in systems electronics in helicopter development

1994 to 1998
Member of the Bavarian State Assembly

since 1995
Member of the CSU Party Executive and the Upper Bavaria District Executive

since 1998
Member of the German Bundestag

since 1999
Vice-District-Chairwoman for Upper Bavaria

2002 to 2005
Vice-Chairwoman of the CSU state group in the German Bundestag

since 2005
Member of the Executive of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the German Bundestag

since 2007
Secretary and member of the Presidium of the CSU

since November 2008
Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection

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Bonn office
Rochusstraße 1
53123 Bonn
P.O. Box 14 02 70, 53107 Bonn
Phone: +49 (0) 22899 529-0
Fax: +49 (0) 22899 529-3179

Berlin office
Wilhelmstraße 54
10117 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0) 3018 529-0
Fax: +49 (0) 3018 529-3179

Website of the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection