Dr Ursula von der Leyen - Curriculum Vitae
Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
Family Status:
Date of Birth: 8th October 1958
Place of birth: Brussels
Place of residence: Burgdorf/Beinhorn
Husband: Prof. Dr. med. Heiko E. von der Leyen
Children: David, Sophie, Donata, Victoria, Johanna, Egmont and Gracia
Political career:
Since November 2009
Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
2005 - 2009
Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
Since December 2004
Member of the Presidium of the CDU Germany
March 2003 to November 2005
Minister for Social Affairs, Women, Family Affairs and Health of Lower Saxony
2003 - 2005
Member of the CDU in the State Assembly of Lower Saxony
2001 - 2004
Local political mandates in the region of Hanover
1999
Member of the Working Group of Doctors (Arbeitskreis Ärzte) of CDU Lower Saxony
Since 1990
Member of the CDU
Professional and academic career:
1998 - 2002
Member of academic staff in the Department of Epidemiology, Social Medicine and Health System Research (MHH)
1995
Market analysis, Stanford Health Services Hospital Administration
1993
Auditing guest: Stanford University, Graduate School of Business
1992 - 1996
Lived in Stanford, California/USA
1988 - 1992
Assistant doctor at the Women's Clinic of Hanover Medical School (MHH)
Education:
2001
Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)
1991
Doctorate
1987
State examination and licence to practice
1980 - 1987
Studies of Medicine (Medizinische Hochschule Hannover; MHH)
1978
London School of Economics
1977 - 1980
Studies of National Economics (Göttingen, Münster)
1971 - 1976
Grammar school specialising in mathematics and science, Lehrte
1964 - 1971
European School in Brussels