CV

• Born on 16 July 1973 in Luckenwalde

• 1992
  Abitur (university entrance qualification) in Luckenwalde 

• 1992 to 1997
  Studied chemistry at the University of Potsdam, earning a degree in chemistry

• 1995
  Research assistant at the Institute for Chemistry and Biology at Clarkson University, New York, USA

• 1997
  Research visit to Turku University, Finland

• 1997 to 1998
  Research assistant at the University of Potsdam

• 1998 to 2015
  Member of the Bundestag 

• 2002
  Participant in the 110th Baden-Baden Corporate Talks

• 2005 to 2009
  Deputy Chair of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, responsible for educational and research policy and for environment, nature conservation and reactor safety

• 2009 to 2013
  Parliamentary Secretary of State to the Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Reactor Safety

• 2013 to 2015
  Parliamentary Secretary of State to the Federal Minister for Transport and Digital Infrastructure and Chair of the Advisory Council of German Air Traffic Control, DFS GmbH

• 2015 to 2019
  Managing Director and Managing Member of the Executive Committee of the Association of Municipal Enterprises e.V. (VKU)

• 2020 to 2025
  Chair of the National Hydrogen Council in the Federal Government

• 2020 to 2025
  Chair of the Executive Board of Westenergie AG

• Since 6 May 2025
  Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy