Biography

Attended the Realschule, the Aufbaugymnasium, the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen and the Fernuniversität Hagen.

Teacher for special education, rehabilitation of children with learning disabilities and educational difficulties.

Member of Arbeiterwohlfahrt, IG Bergbau, Chemie, Energie, Verband deutscher Sonderschulen, Kinderschutzbund, Marie-Schlei-Verein, Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund, Terre des Femmes - Menschenrechte für Frauen, DRK and local associations.

Member of the SPD since 1983, member of the SPD sub-district executive Aachen and the party council. Councilwoman of the city of Aachen until 1992.

Member of the Bundestag since 1990; 1991 to 1998 Chairwoman of the cross-sectional group "Equality between Women and Men," from 1991 member of the executive committee of the SPD parliamentary group, November 1998 to January 2001 Deputy Chairwoman of the SPD parliamentary group for the areas of labor and social affairs, women, family and senior citizens; from January 12, 2001 Federal Minister for Health, from October 22, 2002 Federal Minister for Health and Social Security, since November 22, 2005 Federal Minister for Health.
- IMDb mini biography by: Christian_Wolfgang_Barth

German Minister for Health for the Social Democratic Party since 2001.