Kristina Köhler
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Kristina Schröder is a German
politician
. She is currently serving as the Federal Minister of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (since 30 November 2009). She has served as a Member of Parliament since 2002.
, Hesse
. After finishing her abitur
in 1997, she studied sociology
, history
, philosophy
, and political science
at Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
. She earned her Diplom
in 2002, and her Ph.D.
in 2009. Her doctoral thesis was , supervised by Jürgen W. Falter
. Following her appointment as government minister, her doctoral research came under close scrutiny for its heavy reliance on research assistance by her party. In 2011 it was reported that an assistant of Falter had been paid by Schröder for working on the statistical data on which the thesis was based. The university's president stated there was no evidence for any wrongdoing, and that legwork undertaken by aides was scientifically legitimate and accepted practise.
She has one child, born in June 2011, during her time in office. She is a member of the Independent Evangelical-Lutheran Church
.
Schröder joined the Junge Union
in 1991 and has been a member of the Bundestag since 2002, affiliated with the CDU. On November 30, 2009, she was appointed Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
in the cabinet of Angela Merkel
.
, a fellow member of the Bundestag. Shortly after her appointment, the two announced that they were planning to get married in February 2010 and did so on February 12.
In January 2011, it was announced that Schröder was pregnant with her first child, which was born in June 2011, and that she would try not to take time off during the pregnancy.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
. She is currently serving as the Federal Minister of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (since 30 November 2009). She has served as a Member of Parliament since 2002.
Life and work
Schröder was born in WiesbadenWiesbaden
Wiesbaden is a city in southwest Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse. It has about 275,400 inhabitants, plus approximately 10,000 United States citizens...
, Hesse
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
. After finishing her abitur
Abitur
Abitur is a designation used in Germany, Finland and Estonia for final exams that pupils take at the end of their secondary education, usually after 12 or 13 years of schooling, see also for Germany Abitur after twelve years.The Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife, often referred to as...
in 1997, she studied sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
, history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
, philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
, and political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
at Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
The Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz is a university in Mainz, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany, named after the printer Johannes Gutenberg. With approximately 36,000 students in about 150 schools and clinics, it is among the ten largest universities in Germany...
. She earned her Diplom
Diplom
A Diplom is an academic degree in the German-speaking countries Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and a similarly named degree in some other European countries including Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Estonia, Finland , Greece, Hungary, Russia, Serbia, Macedonia, Slovenia, and Ukraine...
in 2002, and her Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in 2009. Her doctoral thesis was , supervised by Jürgen W. Falter
Jürgen W. Falter
Jürgen W. Falter is a German political scientist. His research interests include political extremism and xenophobia.Born in Heppenheim, Hesse, Falter enrolled with a political science and modern history major at the University of Heidelberg in 1963 before finishing his studies with a Diplom at the...
. Following her appointment as government minister, her doctoral research came under close scrutiny for its heavy reliance on research assistance by her party. In 2011 it was reported that an assistant of Falter had been paid by Schröder for working on the statistical data on which the thesis was based. The university's president stated there was no evidence for any wrongdoing, and that legwork undertaken by aides was scientifically legitimate and accepted practise.
She has one child, born in June 2011, during her time in office. She is a member of the Independent Evangelical-Lutheran Church
Independent Evangelical-Lutheran Church
The Independent Evangelical-Lutheran Church is a confessional Lutheran church body of Germany. It is a member of the European Lutheran Conference and a member of the International Lutheran Council . The SELK synod has about 36,000 members in 200 congregations...
.
Schröder joined the Junge Union
Junge Union
The Junge Union Deutschlands or JU is the jointyouth organisation of the two conservative German political parties CDU and CSU...
in 1991 and has been a member of the Bundestag since 2002, affiliated with the CDU. On November 30, 2009, she was appointed Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
The Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth is a Ministry of Germany. It is headquartered in Berlin with a secondary seat in Bonn. The present minister is Kristina Schröder of the CDU.- History :...
in the cabinet of Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel
Angela Dorothea Merkel is the current Chancellor of Germany . Merkel, elected to the Bundestag from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, has been the chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union since 2000, and chairwoman of the CDU-CSU parliamentary coalition from 2002 to 2005.From 2005 to 2009 she led a...
.
Personal life
Schröder currently lives in Berlin with her husband Ole SchröderOle Schröder
Ole Schröder is a German politician and member of the CDU. Since 2009 he has been Secretary of State in the German Federal Ministry of the Interior.He has been a member of the Bundestag since 2002....
, a fellow member of the Bundestag. Shortly after her appointment, the two announced that they were planning to get married in February 2010 and did so on February 12.
In January 2011, it was announced that Schröder was pregnant with her first child, which was born in June 2011, and that she would try not to take time off during the pregnancy.
External links
- Official website
- Kristina Schröder (CDU) - short bio on the website of the German federal government