Maria Böhmer
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Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office with Michael Roth (2013–present) |
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Assumed office 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Cornelia Pieper |
| Minister of State at the Federal Chancellery | |
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In office 2005–2013 |
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| Succeeded by | Aydan Özoğuz |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
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Assumed office 1990 |
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23 April 1950 Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
| Alma mater | University of Mainz |
Maria Böhmer (born 23 April 1950 in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a German politician and member of the Bundestag for the CDU. Under the leadership of Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, she currently serves as Minister of State in the Federal Foreign Office, primarily responsible for cultural relations and education policy.
Born into a family of wine growers, Böhmer studied mathematics, physics, political science and education. Upon receiving her Ph.D., she conducted research at the universities of Cambridge and Augsburg and gained a post-doctoral qualification in education at the University of Mainz in 1982. In 1993/94, Christian Baldauf was a research associate to her.
From 1982 to 1990, Böhmer served as State Commissioner for Women in Rhineland Palatinate. Since 1990, she has been member of the Bundestag as well as of the Federal Executive Board of the CDU.
Between 1994 and 1998, Böhmer served on the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs as well as on the Committee on Family Affairs. From 2000, she was part of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group’s leadership, first under chairman Friedrich Merz (2000–02) and later under chairwoman Angela Merkel (2002–05). From 2001, she served as Chairwoman of the Frauenunion, the CDU's women's organization. In this capacity, she later publicly endorsed Merkel as the party’s candidate to challenge incumbent Chancellor Gerhard Schröder in the 2002 federal elections; instead, Edmund Stoiber ended up being the joint candidate of CDU and CSU.
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