CV

• Born on 15 December 1968 in Frankfurt am Main 

• 1988  
  Abitur (university entrance qualification) in Munich

• 1989 to 1993 
  Studied law at Regensburg University

• 1993
  First state examination in law

• 1995
  Second state examination in law

• 1996 to 2000
  Judge at the Ingolstadt District Court and Prosecutor at the Ingolstadt public prosecution office

• 2000 to 2005 
  Deputy leader of the office of the Federal Minister of Justice and advisor in the Federal Ministry of Justice

• 2005 to 2008
  Leader of the “Cabinet and parliamentary issues, basic issues of the legislative programme, planning and coordination” unit in the Federal Ministry of Justice

• 2008 to 2009
  Legal advisor in the Rhineland-Palatinate State Chancellery Office 

• 2009 to 2014
  Head of the Criminal Law Division in the Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection for the State of Rhineland-Palatinate

• 2014 to 2016
  Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection

• 2016 to 2025 
  Minister of State for Education for the State of Rhineland-Palatinate

• Since 6 May 2025
  Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection