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Bettina Stark-Watzinger : , Theme: about us

Federal Minister of Education and Research

Portrait Bettina Stark-Watzinger
Bettina Stark-Watzinger, Federal Minister of Education and Research © Bundesregierung/Guido Bergmann

Born in Frankfurt am Main on 12 May 1968; Roman Catholic, married, two daughters

1989 Abitur school leaving certificate

1989 - 1993 Studied economics at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, and Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main

1994 - 2001 BHF BANK AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (incl. parental leave)

1997 - 2006 Career break including continuing education and residence abroad

2006 - 2008 Academic Manager, Finance, Accounting, Controlling and Taxation Department, European Business School, Oestrich-Winkel, Germany

2008 - 2013 Executive Director, House of Finance, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main

2013 - 2017 Administrative Director, SAFE – Sustainable Architecture for Finance in Europe (research centre)

since 2017 Member of the German Bundestag

2018 - 2020 Chair of the Finance Committee

2020 - 2021 Parliamentary Secretary of the FDP Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag

since 2004 Member, Free Democratic Party (FDP)

since 2011 Member, FDP Executive Board of Land Hesse

2014 - 2015; 2019 - 2021 Deputy Chair, FDP of Land Hesse

2015 - 2019 General Secretary, FDP of Land Hesse

since 2021 Chairwoman, FDP of Land Hesse

since 2017 Member of Federal Executive of the FDP

since 2020 Member of FDP Presidium