CV

• Born on 26 June 1965 in Amsterdam 

• Since 1983
  Member of the CDU

• 1984
  Abitur (university entrance qualification) in Neuwied

• 1984
  Studied law and political science in Bonn, first state examination in law 1989

• 1986 to 1989
  Student assistant of the press officer of Federal President Richard von Weizsäcker

• 1990 to 1991
  LL.M. in Amsterdam, specialising in international commercial law 

• 1991 to 1994
  Preparatory service at the Higher Regional Court of Celle; second state examination in law

• Since 1994
  Lawyer, since 2008 as partner in the law firm Prinzenberg Prien & Partner Rechtsanwälte

• 2010 to 2018
  Member of the State Executive Committee of the CDU in Hamburg

• 2011 to 2017
  Member of the Hamburg Parliament

• Since 2017 
  Minister of Education, Science and Culture in Schleswig-Holstein

• 2017 to 2018
  Member of the Bundesrat; since then, deputy member of the Bundesrat

• Since 2018
  Deputy Chair of the CDU in Schleswig-Holstein

• 2022 to 2025
  Member of the State Parliament of Schleswig-Holstein

• Since 2022
  Deputy Chair of the CDU in Germany

• Since 6 May 2025 
  Federal Minister for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth