Minister for Science, Culture, Federal and European Affairs Bettina Martin

The Minister of Science, Culture, Federal and European Affairs Bettina Martin

Date of birth: 19th March 1966

Marital status: married, two sons

1984: Qualification for university entrance from Walther Rathenau Grammar School in Berlin

1985-1992: Degree course in North American Studies, Political Science, Economics at the Free University Berlin

1987-1988: Exchange Program and Fulbright scholarship at Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

1992: Master of Arts degree

Since 15th November 2021: Minister of Science, Culture, Federal and European Affairs of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

2019-2021: Minister of Education, Science and Culture of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

2017-2019: Plenipotentiary for Federal Affairs and Authorised Representative of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern to the federal government

2013-2017: Chief of Staff in the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth

2009-2013: Chief of Staff for the deputy party chair Manuela Schwesig for executive committee of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)

2006-2009: Advisor for education and youth policy for the executive committee oft he Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)

2000-2006: Press officer for the SPD party executive committee

1999-2000: Head of press and public relations at Tangens GmbH (telecommunications service provider in Potsdam)

1997-1998: Speechwriter for the mayor of Berlin and the Senator for Labour, Vocational Training and Women, Dr. Christine Bergmann (on a fee basis)

1996-1999: Press officer for the Senate Office for Schools, Youth and Sports (job-sharing basis)

1995-1996: Associate lecturer at the Free University Berlin, Otto Suhr Institute (Political Communication)

1992-1995: Head of the press office of the Senate Office for Labour and Women in Berlin

Since May 2019: Member of the upper house of the federal government (Bundesrat) for the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Since December 2019: Member of the federal committee of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)