Born on 19 April 1978 in Bamberg

1996
High school diploma in Grayslake, Illinois

1999
Abitur (university entrance qualification) in Bamberg, 

1999 to 2005
Degree in political science in Munich and Berlin

Since 2001
Member of the CSU Party Executive

2001 to 2003
State Chair of the Association of Christian Democratic Students in Bavaria

Since 2002
Member of the Bundestag

2009 to 2013
Deputy Secretary General of the CSU

2013 to 2018
Parliamentary Secretary of State to the Federal Minister for Transport and Digital Infrastructure

2018 to 2021 
Minister of State to the Federal Chancellor and Federal Government Commissioner for Digitalisation

2021 to 2025
Deputy Chair of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag

Since 6 May 2025
Federal Minister of Research, Technology and Space