Franca Lehfeldt

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Franca Lehfeldt
Born (1989-09-12) 12 September 1989 (age 35)
Hamburg, West Germany
NationalityGerman
EducationCastle Neubeuern School
Alma mater Glion Institute of Higher Education (BBA)
International School of Management (MA)
Occupation(s)Businesswoman, journalist, author
Known forJournalism
Spouse
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(m. 2022)​

Franca Lehfeldt (born 12 September 1989) is a German businesswoman, journalist, author, and former television presenter. Most-recently she was chief reporter of Die Welt (Axel Springer SE) until her resignation in October 2023 to pursue self-employment. [1] She previously held a variety of positions at RTL Group. [2] Lehfeldt is the wife of Christian Lindner who served as Federal Minister of Finance of Germany until November 2024.

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Early life and education

Lehfeldt was born on September 12, 1989 in Hamburg, West-Germany to businessman Claus-Holger Lehfeldt, who was active in the real estate and private equity industry through Lehfeldt GmbH. [3] Her father was born illegitimately through an affair his mother had during the Bombing of Hamburg in 1943. [4] She completed her Abitur at the Castle Neubeuern boarding-school in 2009. [5] She then studied business administration and hotel management at Glion Institute of Higher Education in Glion, Switzerland and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 2012. She also holds a master's degree in strategic marketing from the International School of Management since 2014. [6]

Career

After completing professional studies at the RTL journalism school, Lehfeldt began to work as a reporter for RTL Group. In April 2021, she was promoted to chief reporter of political magazines. [7] She was employed at infoNetwork GmbH, a subsidiary of RTL, and worked at the headquarters in Berlin, Germany. In 2022, she became chief reporter for Die Welt (Axel Springer SE), a position she held until 2023 when she made public to enter self-employment by founding an agency for communication and marketing. [8]

Personal life

On July 7, 2022, Lehfeldt married Christian Lindner (10 years her elder), on the island of Sylt, Germany. [9] The wedding was attended by several well-known people including Olaf Scholz, Marco Buschmann, Wolfgang Kubicki, and Armin Laschet. [10] The festivities also made headlines for being "on the expenditure of the tax payers", however was entirely financed privately with exception of additional security measures. [11] As of 2023, they reside in Berlin, Germany. [12]

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  3. ↑ "12.09.+24.11. Lehfeldt GmbH, Hamburg, Germany". www.northdata.com. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  4. ↑ "Franca Lehfeldt: Wie das Familiengeheimnis meines Vaters mein Leben beeinflusst hat". BUNTE.de (in German). 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  5. ↑ SWP (2022-10-24). "Franca Lehfeldt: Das ist die Ehefrau von Christian Lindner". swp.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-10-17.
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