Federal minister

Born in Jüchen, district of Neuss, on 10 June 1955, Annette Schavan grew up in Neuss, where she took her Abitur in 1974. Between 1974 and 1980 she studied Educational Sciences, Philosophy and Catholic Theology in Bonn and Düsseldorf. She earned her doctoral degree (Dr. phil.) in 1980 with a thesis on conscience formation. In 2009 she was awarded the title of Honorary Professor of Catholic Theology at Freie Universität Berlin and an honorary PhD from the Department of Philosophy of Cairo University and was elected member of class I (philosophy and cultural history) of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. She was given an honorary doctorate by Tongji University in Shanghai in 2010 and by Meiji University in Japan and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2011.
Desk officer at the Cusanuswerk, which awards grants to highly talented Catholic students
Head of department for out-of-school education at the Generalvikariat of the Catholic Diocese of Aachen
Federal manager of the CDU's women's organization Frauen-Union
Assistant director of the Cusanuswerk
Director of the Cusanuswerk
Engaged in local politics in Neuss
Municipal councillor
Minister of Education, Youth and Sport of Land Baden-Württemberg
Vice-chair of the CDU
Member of the Land Parliament of Baden-Württemberg
Member of the German Bundestag
Federal Minister of Education and Research
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