Katharina Günther-Wünsch (born April 3, 1983, in Dresden) is a German politician. She is a member of the CDU (Christian Democratic Union). Since April 2023, she has been serving as the Senator for Education, Youth, and Family of the State of Berlin in the Wegner Senate and, as of May 5, 2023, has been the President of the Conference of Ministers of Education.[1][2]
Günther-Wünsch | |
|---|---|
 Katharina Günther-Wünsch | |
| Senator for Education, Youth, and Family in Berlin | |
| Assumed office April 27, 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 3, 1983 Dresden, East Germany |
| Political party | CDU |
| Occupation | Politician |
Life
editEducation and career
editKatharina Günther-Wünsch grew up in Dresden Mockritz as the daughter of a police officer and a medical assistant, alongside her three siblings. After graduating from Annen-Gymnasium in Dresden in 2001, she initially studied Human medicine until 2006, then pursued Chemistry, Mathematics, and History for high school teaching at the Dresden University of Technology until 2010. From February 2007 to May 2007, she taught at the Deutsche Höhere Privatschule Windhoek in Namibia and in South Africa. Between 2010 and 2012, she completed her teaching internship at Wilhelm-von-Siemens-Gymnasium in Dresden. Starting in 2013, she served as a high school teacher at Walter-Gropius-Schule in Berlin-Neukölln, becoming the deputy headteacher there from 2017 to 2021 (from 2018 holding the position of a senior school director).[3]
Politics
editSince 2013, Günther-Wünsch has been involved in Berlin's municipal politics, actively supporting the CDU district association Wuhletal. Since 2016, she has served as the deputy chairperson of the CDU local association Kaulsdorf-Mahlsdorf and has been a member of the District Assembly (BVV) of Marzahn-Hellersdorf. She held the position of deputy faction leader for the CDU faction in the BVV and was a member of the committees for Education, Youth Welfare, and Equality.[4]
In 2021, the CDU district association Wuhletal nominated Günther-Wünsch for a direct mandate in the Marzahn-Hellersdorf 5 constituency and placed her third on the district list for the Berlin state election.[5] She secured the direct mandate with 33.7 percent of the votes and entered the Berlin House of Representatives. There, Günther-Wünsch serves on the committees for Education, Youth, and Family, Environment, Consumer Protection, and Climate Protection, as well as Sports.[6][7][8] She held a position as assessor in the Presidium of the Berlin House of Representatives and was the education policy spokesperson for the CDU parliamentary group in the House of Representatives.[9] In the repeat election of 2023, she successfully defended her seat in the House of Representatives.[10][11][12]
On April 27, 2023, she was appointed as the Senator for Education, Youth, and Family in the Wegner senate.[12]
Additionally, she served as an assessor in the State Executive Committee of the CDU Berlin for a period.[13]
References
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- ^ "Berliner Senatorin Katharina Günther-Wünsch ist neue KMK-Präsidentin". www.kmk.org (in German). 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ^ "Katharina Günther-Wünsch". Abgeordnetenhaus Berlin (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ^ "Committees - KGW Berlin". KGW Berlin.
- ^ "Startseite". www.berlin.de (in German). 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ^ "Ausschuss für Bildung, Jugend und Familie". Abgeordnetenhaus Berlin (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ^ "Ausschuss für Umwelt, Verbraucher- und Klimaschutz". Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin.
- ^ "Ausschuss für Sport". Abgeordnetenhaus Berlin (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ^ "Das Präsidium". Abgeordnetenhaus Berlin (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ^ "CDU". stern.de (in German). 2023-11-24. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ^ Berlin, CDU-Fraktion. "CDU-Fraktion Berlin". CDU-Fraktion Berlin (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ^ a b "Gewählte Wiederholungswahl zum 19. Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin am Sonntag, dem 12. Februar 2023 (Hauptwahl vom 26.09.2021) in Berlin". www.wahlen-berlin.de. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ^ Berlin, CDU Landesverband. "CDU Landesverband Berlin". CDU Landesverband Berlin (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-24.