Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Federal Republic
of
Germany/Bundesrepublik
Deutschland
(Female suffrage 1918)
The Holy Roman Empire lasted 902-1806, 1806-66 the German Confederation consisted of a number of sovereign states and minor states. 1866 the North German Federation was established, the German Empire, lasted 1871-1918 before becoming a republic, but the name of the state remained Deutscher Reich until 1945 when it became a federal republic.
Also
see Germany
Parliament
1957-59
State Secretary for Family and Youth Prof. Dr.phil et nat. Gabrielle
Wülker
(b. 1911-).
1961-66
Federal Minister of Health Dr.teol. Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt
1966-72
Federal Minister of Health Käte Strobel
1969-72 Federal Minister of Family and Youth
In 1962-64 Vice-President of the European Parliament , 1964-66 President of the
Socialist Group of the European Parliament.
1966-69
Federal Minister of Family and Youth Aenne Brauksiepe
In 1964-68 Deputy Chairperson of the Parliamentary Group, 1967-76 Deputy
Chairperson of Christliche Democratische Union (CDU).
1969-72
Parliamentary State Secretary for Economic Co-operation Brigitte Freyh
1969-72
Parliamentary State Secretary by The Federal Chancellor
Dr. Katharina Focke
1972-76 Federal Minister of Family and Health
1969-72
Parliamentary State Secretary for Education and Science
Dr. Dr. Hildegard Hamm-Brücher
1977-82 State Minister for Foreign Affairs
1994 Presidential Candidate
In 1967-69 Minister of Culture and Education in Hessen, 1972-76 Deputy
Chairperson of Freie Demokratische Partei, FDP, the liberal party. (b. 1921-).
1974-77
Parliamentary State Secretary by The Federal Chancellor Marie Schlei
1977-82 Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development Aid
SPD Parliamentarian, she
lived (1918-83)
1976-82
Federal Minister of Youth, Family and Health Antje Huber
1977-80
State Secretary of Labour and Social Affairs Anke Fuchs
1980-82 Parliamentary State Secretary of Labour and Social Affairs
1982 Federal Minister of Youth, Family and Health
In 1983-87 and 1993- Deputy Chairperson of the Parliamentary Group, 1987-91 1.
Parliamentary Secretary General of Socialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD), 1998-2002 Vice-President of the Bundestag. (b. 1937-).
1982-87
Federal Minister of Education and Science Prof. Dr. Dorothee Wilms
1987-91 Federal Minister of Intra-German Relations
In 1974-75 Deputy Parliamentary Secretary General, 1980-82 Secretary General of
CDU/CSU Faction. (b. 1929-)
1982-87
Parliamentary State Secretary of Family, Youth and Health Irmgard Karwatzki
1987-89 Parliamentary State Secretary of Education
1994-98 Parliamentary State Secretary of Finance for Budget Affairs
Member of the Federal
Assembly from 1976, Oberbürgermeisterin
(Mayor) of Duisburg
1979-83 and Deputy Chairperson of CDU in
1984-88
Federal Minister of Youth, Family and Health Prof. Dr. Rita Süßmuth
1988-98 President of the Bundestag (Federal Assembly)
In 1987-91 Vice-Chairperson of CDU. (b. 1937-)
1987-89
(†) Parliamentary State Secretary by the
Federal Chancellor and Representative of the
Government in Berlin Liselotte Berger
CDU-Parliamentarian
1970-89, she lived (1920-89).
1987-91
State Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Irmgard Adam-Schwaetzer
1991-94 Federal Minister of Urban Planning, Housing and Construction
1992 Appointed Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs
In 1982-84 Secretary General, 1984-87 Treasurer, 1987-94 Deputy Chairperson of
FDP, 1988 candidate for Party Chairperson and in 1991 as Group Chairperson. 1992
she was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, but it was rejected by the parliamentary
group and her appointment was revoked, and finally in 1994 she resigned all party-posts after the group rejected her as
Vice-President of the Parliament
even though she was chairperson of the Local FDP Branch of Aachen
1997-2002. (b. 1942- )
1987-91
Parliamentary State Secretary of Defence Agnes Hürland-Brüning
In 1983-87 Deputy Parliamentary Secretary General, 1987 Parliamentary Secretary
General of CDU. (b. 1926-).
1988-92
Federal Minister of Youth, Family and Health Prof.
Ursula Lehr
(b. 1930-).
1989-91
Federal Minister of Urban Planning, Housing and Construction Gerda Hasselfeldt
1991-92 Federal Minister of Health
From 20002 Deputy Chairperson of the CDU/CSU Faction in the Federal Assembly.
And
Vice-President of the Bundestag
from 2005.
(b. 1951-)
1990-91
Federal Minister without Portfolio for the New Bundesstates Dr. Sabine
Bergmann-Pohl
1991-98 Parliamentary State Secretary of Health
In 1990 she was President of the People's Chamber and Acting Head of State of
the German Democratic Republic, DDR/GDR. Member of the Bundestag for CDU
1991-20002. (b. 1946-).
1991-94
Federal Minister of Family and Seniors Hannelore Rönsch
Since 1994 Deputy Chairperson of the CDU/CSU Faction of the Bundestag.
1991-94
Federal Minister Women and Youth Dr. Angela Merkel
1994-98 Federal Minister of Environment, Protection of Nature and Reactor Safety
2005- Federal Chancellor
In 1990 Deputy Spokesperson of the Government of the DDR, 1990-98 Deputy
Chairperson of CDU, 1993-2000 Chairperson of CDU in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,
1998-2000 Federal Secretary General and since 2000 Federal Chairperson of CDU
and from 2002 also Parliamentary Leader.
In October 2005 nominated as designate Chief of a coalition government between
the CDU and SPD. First
half of 2007 she is Chairperson of the European Council and member of the EU-Troyka in the second half, and
President of the Group of Eight, G-8 the whole year. Née Kasner and
married secondly to Joachim Sauer, no children. (b.
1954-).
1991-94
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Ursula Seiler-Albring
In 1987-91 Parliamentary Secretary General of the FDP, 1995-99 Ambassador to
Austria and the United Nations in Wien,
from 1999 to Bulgaria
and later to Hungary.
1991-93
Parliamentary State Secretary of Economic Co-operation and Development
Michaela Geiger
1993-97 Parliamentary State Secretary of Defence
Vice-President of the Bundestag
1997-98, and lived
(1943-98).
1991-94 Parliamentary State Secretary of Family and Seniors
Roswitha Verhülsdonk
Deputy Parliamentary Secretary General of the CDU
1991-98
and from 1994 President of
the Central Committee of Union of German Catholics.
1992-95
Federal Minister of Justice Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger
1992-93
Parliamentary State Secretary of Defence Ingrid Roitzsch
Deputy Parliamentary Secretary General of the CDU
1987-90, (b. 1940-).
1992-94
Parliamentary State Secretary of Women and Youth Cornelia Yzer
1994-97 Parliamentary State Secretary of Education, Science and Technology
1994-98
Federal Minister of Family, Women, Seniors and Youth Claudia Nolte
Deputy Chairperson of the Faction of CDU in the Landtag (State
Assembly)
of Thüringen 1991-94. (b. 1966-).
1994-98
Parliamentary State Secretary of Family, Women, Seniors and Youth Gertrud
Dempwolf
1994-98 State Secretary of Urban Planning, Housing and Construction Christa
Thoben
Leader of the CDU-Group of the Landtag of
Nordrhein-Westphalen
1990-94 Deputy and
from
1998
Chairperson of the Landes-CDU and deputy Chairperson of the federal CDU, 1999-2000
Deputy Reigning Mayor and Senator of Science and Technology in
Berlin
and from 2005 Minister of Economy, Industry, Small and Medium-Sized Entreprises
and Energy in Nordrhein-Westphalen.
1997-98
Parliamentary State Secretary of Education, Science, Research and Technology
Elke Wülfing
1998-2002
Federal Minister of Justice Dr. Herta Däubler-Gmelin
In 1983-93 Deputy Chairperson of the SPD-Faction of the Bundestag, 1988-97
Vice-Chairperson of SPD (as the first woman), (b. 1943-).
1998-
Federal Minister of Economic Co-operation and Development Aid Heidemarie
Wieczorek-Zeul
Deputy Party Chairperson 1993-2005 and Deputy Chairperson of the SPD
Faction 1995-98. (b. 1942-).
1998-2002
Federal Minister of Family Affairs, Women, Youth and Seniors Dr. Christine
Bergmann
President of the Town-Council of East Berlin
1990-91 , Deputy
Governing Mayor and Mayor of Berlin,
1991-98, Senator of Labour Women’s Affairs,
1996-98, Senator of Vocational Training and Representative of the Land of Berlin
for Federal and European Affairs and from 1994 Vice-Chairperson of the State SPD. (b.
1939-).
1998-2005
Federal Minister of Education and Science Edelgard Bulmahn
Since 1998 State Chairperson of SPD of Niedersachsen. (b. 1951-).
1998-2001
Federal Minister of Health Andrea Fischer
Member of the Leadership Council of the Bündnis90/Grüne (The Greens) (b.
1960-).
1998-2002
Parliamentary State Secretary of Defence Birgitte Schulte
In 1987-91 Parliamentary Secretary General of SPD, 1991-98 Sprecherin/Speaker of
the North Atlantic Parliamentary Assembly and Deputy Defence Spokesperson of
SPD. Former Regierungspräsidentin (Government Representative) of Hannover.
(1943-).
1998-
Parliamentary State Secretary of Finance Dr. Barbara Hendriks
She is especially in charge of Taxation, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Finance in Nordhrein-Westphalen
1981-90, Ministerialrätin (Civil Servant) in the State-Ministry of Environment 1996-98
and
since 1996 Treasurer of the State SPD. (b. 1952-).
1998-2005
Parliamentary State Secretary of Development Aid Dr. Ursula Eid
1998-
Parliamentary State Secretary of Interior Dr. Cornelie Sonntag-Wolgast
Spokesperson of the SPD
1991-93. (b. 1942-)
1998-2001
Parliamentary State Secretary of Health and Commissioner of Drug Affairs Christa
Nickels
In 1984-85 Parliamentary Secretary General of Bündnis 90/Grüne (1952-).
1998-2002
Parliamentary State Secretary of Labour and Social Affairs Ulrike Mescker
Councillor in the Magistrate of München (Munich) 1984-90 and since 1995 Deputy
Chairperson of Bayern SPD. (b. 1938-).
1998-2002
Parliamentary State Secretary of Family, Women, Youth and Seniors Dr. Edith
Niehuis
SPD Parliametarian.
(b. 1950-).
1998-2002
Parliamentary State Secretary of Environment, Natural Protection and Reactor
Safety Gila Altmann
Green Parliamentarian.
(b. 1949-).
1998-2005
Parliamentary State Secretary of Environment , Natural Protection and Reactor
Safety Simone Probst
In 1994-98 Parliamentary Secretary General of Bündnis 90/Grüne. (b. 1967-)
1998-2002
State Secretary of Interior Brigitte Zypries
2002- Minister of Justice
In 1997-98 State Secretary of Social Affairs of Niedersachsen. (b. 1953-).
1998-2002
State Secretary of Building, Housing, Communication and Transport Elke Ferner
Deputy Spokesperson of the Parliamentary Faction of the SPD 1993-98 and from
Party Vice-Chairperson from 2005. (b. 1958-).
2000-05 Parliamentary State Secretary of Traffic, Building and Housing Angelika Mertens
2001-05
Federal Minister of Consumer’s Protection, Food and Agriculture Renate Künast
In 1989 Parliamentary Leader the Grüne/Alternative Liste of Berlin, Co-Leader of Bündis 90/Grüne
2000-01 and Parliamentary Leader from 2005. (b. 1955-).
2001-
Federal Minister of Health Ulla
Schmidt
2002-05 Federal Minister of Social Affairs
She was Deputy Chairperson of the SPD-Faction of the Bundestag 1998-2001. (b.
1949-).
2001-02 Parliamentary State Secretary of Health Gudrun Schaick-Walch
2001-02
Parliamentary State Secretary of Economy, Industry, Trade and Technology
and Federal Commissioner of the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
2002-05 Parliamentary State Secretary
of Environment and Atomic Security Margareta
Wolf
(b. 1957-).
2002-05
Federal Minister of Family Affairs, Women, Youth and Seniors
Renate Schmidt
Vice-Chairperson of the Faction of SPD 1987-90, Vice-President of the Bundestag 1990-94
and Chairperson of SPD in Bayern 1991-2000.
It was widely speculated that she should become the SPD-candidate for the post
of Federal President in 2004, but since the party had no chance of winning it
instead fielded a female university rector, who lost against the male
conservative candidate. (b. 1943-).
2002-05
State Minister in the Office of the Federal Chancellor and Government
Commissioner of Culture and the Media Christina Weiss
Senator (Minister) of Culture in the Federal State of Hamburg 1991-2001.
(b. 1953-).
2002-05 State Minister of Foreign Affairs Kerstin Müller
Co-Leader of the Faction of the Bündnis '90/Die Grünen 1994-2002 (b. 1963-).
2002-05 Parliamentary State Secretary of Interior
Ute Vogt
Chairperson of SPD in Baden-Württemberg
from 1995, Candidate for the post of State Minister President in 2001 and 2006
and Chairperson of the Assembly Faction 2006-08 and Federal
Vice-Chairperson of SPD
2003-07. (b. 1964-).
2002-05 Parliamentary State Secretary of Family,
Seniors, Women and Youth in charge of Integration Marieluise Beck
Green Parliamentarian 1983-85, 1987-90 and again from 1990. She was Government Commissioner of Immigration 1998-2002.
(b. 1953-).
2002-05 Parliamentary State Secretary of Family, Seniors, Women and Youth Rev. Christel
Riemann-Hanewinckel
Protestant Priest and Duty Superintendent of Halle-Saale
1988-90, MP from 1990 and since 2002 Vice-Chairperson of SPD in Sachsen-Anhalt
(b. 1947-).
2002-05 Parliamentary State Secretary of Social
Insurance and Government Delegate for Drugs Affairs
2002- Parliamentary State Secretary of Health Marion Caspers-Merk
SPD Parliamentarian from 1990. (b. 1955-).
2002-05 Parliamentary State Secretary of Traffic, Building and Housing
Iris Gleicke
Deputy Faction Chairperson of SPD 1998-2002.
(b. 1964-).
2005- Federal Minister of Family, Seniors and
Youth Ursula von der Leyen
Minister of
Social Affairs, Women, Family and Health in Niedersachsen since 2003.
She is daughter of the former Minister-President of
Niedersachsen, Ernst Albrecht, and mother of
7 children (b. 1958-).
2005- Federal Minister of Education and Research Dr. Annette Schavan
Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and
Sport in Baden-Württemberg 1995-2005 and Deputy Chairperson of CDU
since 1998. In 2004 she was
mentioned as a possible Presidential Candidate, but instead she was candidate
for the post of Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg in the internal
CDU-elections but lost to the male candidate. Also Vice-President of the Central
Committee of the German Catholics. Unmarried and no children. (b. 1955- ).
2005- State Minister in the
Office of the Federal Chancellor and Government Commissioner of the Coordination between the
Federation and the States Hildegard
Müller
MP for CDU since 2002. (b. 1967-).
2005
State Minister in the Office of the Federal
Chancellor and Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration
Dr. Maria Böhmer
Vice-Chairperson of the Parliamentary Faction of CDU/CSU until 2005. (b. 1950-)
2005- Parliamentary
State Secretary of Economy and Technology
Dagmar Wöhrl
MP for CSU from 1994. (b. 1954-).
2005- Parliamentary
State Secretary of Environment, Protection of Nature and Reactor Safety Astrid
Klug
MP for SPD since 2002. (b. 1968-).
2005- Parliamentary
State Secretary of
Economic Co-operation and Development Aid Karin Kortmann
MP for SPD since 1998. (b. 1958-).
Last update 10.10.07