Julia Klöckner

German politician

Julia Klöckner (born 16 December 1972) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2018 to 2021.[1]

Julia Klöckner
Minister of Food and Agriculture
In office
14 March 2018 – 8 December 2021
ChancellorAngela Merkel
Preceded byChristian Schmidt
Succeeded byCem Özdemir
Leader of the Christian Democratic Union in Rhineland-Palatinate
In office
25 September 2010 – 26 March 2022
Preceded byChristian Baldauf
Succeeded byChristian Baldauf
Deputy Leader of the Christian Democratic Union
In office
4 December 2012 – 20 January 2022
LeaderAngela Merkel
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
Armin Laschet
Preceded byAnnette Schavan
Succeeded byKarin Prien
Leader of the Christian Democratic Union in the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate
In office
18 May 2011 – 14 March 2018
Preceded byChristian Baldauf
Succeeded byChristian Baldauf
Parliamentary Secretary of State for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
In office
27 September 2009 – 15 February 2011
MinisterIlse Aigner
Preceded byUrsula Heinen
Succeeded byPeter Bleser
Member of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate
for Bad Kreuznach
In office
18 May 2011 – 1 April 2018
Preceded byCarsten Pörksen
Succeeded byHelmut Martin
Member of the Bundestag
for Rhineland-Palatinate
Assumed office
26 October 2021
Preceded byAntje Lezius
ConstituencyCDU List
In office
17 October 2002 – 18 May 2011
Preceded byFritz Rudolf Körper
Succeeded byAntje Lezius
ConstituencyKreuznach
Personal details
Born (1972-12-16) 16 December 1972 (age 51)
Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany
Political party German:
Christian Democratic Union
 EU:
European People's Party
Alma materUniversity of Mainz

References change

  1. Paul Carrel and Thorsten Severin (24 January 2016), Merkel's party, sliding in polls, weighs German 'border centres' Reuters.