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.
Franca Lehfeldt | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 September 1989 |
| Nationality | German |
| Education | Castle Neubeuern School |
| Alma mater | Glion Institute of Higher Education (BBA) International School of Management (MA) |
| Occupation(s) | Businesswoman, journalist, author |
| Known for | Journalism |
| Spouse | |
Early life and education
editLehfeldt was born 12 September 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
editAfter 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
editOn 7 July 2022, Lehfeldt married Christian Lindner, 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]
Literature
edit- Nena Brockhaus, Franca Lehfeldt: Alte Weise Männer: Hommage an eine bedrohte Spezies. Gräfe und Unzer, München 2023, ISBN 978-3-8338-8739-0 (in German)
References
edit- ^ Rainer, Anton (2023-10-16). "Franca Lehfeldt: »Welt TV«-Chefreporterin verlässt Axel-Springer-Verlag". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ "Franca Lehfeldt | Executive". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ "12.09.+24.11. Lehfeldt GmbH, Hamburg, Germany". www.northdata.com. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ "Franca Lehfeldt: Wie das Familiengeheimnis meines Vaters mein Leben beeinflusst hat". BUNTE.de (in German). 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ SWP (2022-10-24). "Franca Lehfeldt: Das ist die Ehefrau von Christian Lindner". swp.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ "Franca Lehfeldt: Politik-Journalistin und Frauen-Fan". www.24hamburg.de (in German). 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ Lübberding, Frank (2021-07-16). "RTL-Themenabend über Angela Merkel in der TV-Kritik". FAZ.NET (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ Müller-Lancé, Kathrin (2022-08-16). "Franca Lehfeldt: Chefreporterin und Ehefrau". Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ Aleythe, Saskia (2022-07-10). "Hochzeit von Christian Lindner: Stürmisches Ja-Wort". Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ "Hochzeit von Christian Lindner: Diese Promis stehen auf der Gästeliste". www.t-online.de (in German). 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ "Wie teuer war die Lindner-Hochzeit auf Sylt? | Der Nordschleswiger". www.nordschleswiger.dk (in German). 2022-07-20. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ "Lindner gerät nach teurem Hauskauf unter Druck – „Hat zumindest ein Geschmäckle"". www.merkur.de (in German). 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2023-10-17.