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Christine Lieberknecht Ministerpräsidentin a. D. | |
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Minister-President of Thuringia | |
In office 30 October 2009 –5 December 2014 | |
President | Horst Köhler Christian Wulff Joachim Gauck |
Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
Preceded by | Dieter Althaus |
Succeeded by | Bodo Ramelow |
Member of the Landtag of Thuringia | |
In office 16 October 1994 –27 October 2019 | |
Preceded by | New seat |
Succeeded by | Thomas Gottweis |
Constituency | Weimar I –Weimarer Land II |
In office 19 March 1991 –16 October 1994 | |
Constituency | List |
Personal details | |
Born | Weimar,East Germany | 7 May 1958
Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
Spouse(s) | Martin Lieberknecht |
Christine Lieberknecht (born Determann 7 May 1958 in Weimar) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). From 2009 to 2014,she served as the Minister President of Thuringia. Lieberknecht was the first woman to become head of government in Thuringia and only the second woman to govern a German state. [1]
Christine Lieberknecht grew up as the oldest of four siblings. Her father was Protestant-Lutheran pastor. After graduation in 1976 she studied Protestant theology at the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena: [2]
Lieberknecht co-chaired the CDU's national conventions in Düsseldorf (2004), [3] Hanover (2007), [4] Karlsruhe (2010) [5] and in Berlin (2014). [6] After serving as [2]
Lieberknecht was the 4th Minister President of the state of Thuringia from 2009 to 2014,and served as chairwoman of the CDU state party in Thuringia from 2009 to 2014.
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Lieberknecht served as a CDU delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2012, [7] 2017 and 2022. [8]
In 2019,Lieberknecht was appointed by the Federal Ministry of the Interior,Building and Community to serve on the committee that oversaw the preparations for the 30th anniversary of German reunification. [9]
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