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Minister Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen

Minister of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia; Germany

© Land NRW/Ralph Sondermann 2017
© Land NRW/Ralph Sondermann 2017

Minister Pfeiffer-Poensgen was born in Aachen on 25 April 1954. She is a fully qualified lawyer.

  • since 30.06.2017: Minister of Culture and Science of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia
  • 2004 – 2017: Secretary General of the Cultural Foundation of the German Federal States
  • 1999 – 2004: Councillor of the City of Aachen with responsibility for Cultural and Social Affairs
  • 1989 – 1999: Chancellor of the Cologne College of Music
  • 1985 – 1989: Adviser at the Ministry of Science and Research, Hamburg