CV

• Born on 10 August 1977 in Paderborn

• 1997 
  Abitur (university entrance qualification) in Paderborn

• 1997 to 1998 
  Military service

• 1999 to 2002 
  Studied Business Administration at University of Applied Sciences Paderborn 
  Degree: Graduate in Business Studies (Dipl.-Kfm. [FH])

• 2002 to 2006
  PhD studies in Economics, Chemnitz University of Technology 
  Degree: Dr rer. pol., graduate economist

• 2006 to 2007 
  Assistant to the Chief Economist at Deutsche Bank, Prof. Norbert Walter / Economist at Deutsche Bank Research, Frankfurt

• 2007 to 2009 
  Economist at IKB Deutsche Industriebank, Düsseldorf

• 2009 to the present 
  Member of the German Bundestag

• 2013 to 2021 
  Federal Chair of the Union for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and the Economy (MIT)

• 2018 to 2021 
  Deputy Chair of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag

• 2022 to 2024 
  Deputy Party Chairman of the CDU in Germany, 
  Chair of the Programme and Policy Committee

• 2023 to 2026 
  Secretary-General of the CDU in Germany

• 2025 to 2026
  Deputy Chair of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag

• Since 29 July 2026
  Federal Minister of Health