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Lilian Tschan

Permanent State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs

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Date of birth:
17 August 1979 in Konstanz
Nationality:
German, Swiss
Professional background:
Degree in Public Administration

Career

  • 1999 to 2005 studies of Public Administration at Potsdam University
  • 2001 to 2002 ERASMUS scholarship at the Unversitá degli Studi di Perugia/ Italy
  • 1999 university entrance qualification, Alexander von Humboldt-Gymnasium, Konstanz

Political Career

  • Since February 2022 Permanent State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
  • 2018 to 2022 Head of Political Staff at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
  • 2014 to 2018 Head of Division (Cabinet and Parliamentary Division) at the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
  • 2011 to 2014 Representative for Labour and Social Affairs at the Representation of the Land of Baden-Württemberg to the Federation
  • 2009 to 2011 policy officer for the Social Democrat’s parliamentary group at the office of the deputy parliamentary party leader Hubertus Heil, MP
  • 2007 to 2009 Personal Secretary to the Secretary-General of the Executive Board of the German Social Democrats (SPD)
  • 2005 to 2007 political communications manager at the Berlin office of Serco GmbH

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