Kristina Schröder took over at the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs in November 2009. She has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2002. She was born in 1977 in Wiesbaden and holds a degree in sociology as well as a doctorate in philosophy.

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Born on 3 August 1977 in Wiesbaden, married, one child

1988 - 1997
Secondary school, Wiesbaden

1991
Joined the Junge Union, the CDU youth organisation

since 1992
Member of the district executive of the Junge Union in Wiesbaden

1994
Joined the CDU

since 1995
Member of the local executive of the CDU in West Hesse

since 1995
Member of the district executive of the Frauen-Union,
the CDU women's organisation, Wiesbaden

1997 – 2002
Worked for the member of the state assembly for Wiesbaden
and deputy chairwoman of the CDU group in the assembly Birgit Zeimetz-Lorz

1997 -  2002
Studied sociology, history and philosophy at the Johannes-Gutenberg-University, Mainz

1997 – 2003
District chairwoman of the Junge Union in Wiesbaden

1998 – 2002
Studied political science, research assistant at the Institute for Sociology
of the University of Mainz

2000
Internship at the major German daily newspaper, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

2000 – 200
Worked for the voluntary initiative "Gemeinsam Aktiv" of the Hesse state government

2000 – 2001
Member of the municipal assembly of the state capital Wiesbaden

since 2002
Member of the state executive of the CDU Hesse

since 2002
Member of the German Bundestag

February 2002
Obtained degree in sociology (elective subjects political science and philosophy)

February 2009
Conferred a doctorate, Institute for Political Science, University of Mainz

since November 2009
Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth

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Berlin office
Glinkastraße 24
10117 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0) 3018 555-0
Fax: +49 (0) 3018 555-4400

Bonn office
Rochusstraße 8 - 10
53123 Bonn
Phone: +49 (0) 3018 555-0
Fax: +49 (0) 3018 555-2221

Website of the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (in German)