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Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger - Federal Minister of Justice

Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger - © FDP-Fraktion/Zelck

Born on July 26th 1951 in Minden/Westfalen, widowed

Professional Career:

  • 1970 German university entrance qualification ("Abitur")
  • 1970-1975 Legal studies at the Universities of Göttingen and Bielefeld
  • 1975 First State Exam in Hamm, 1978 Second State Exam in Düsseldorf
  • 1979-1990 German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA)
  • Since December 2nd, 1990 Member of the German Federal Parliament (Deutscher Bundestag)
  • May 18th 1992 Inauguration as Federal Minister of Justice
  • November 17th 1994 Re-inauguration as Federal Minister of Justice
  • January 17th, 1996 Resignation as Federal Minister of Justice after a ballot among the members of the FDP (Free Democratic Party) on the law on electronic eavesdropping for the purpose of criminal prosecution
  • Since July 1996 Attorney-at-law in Munich
  • Since Oktober 28th, 2009 Federal Minister of Justice

Free Democratic Party (FDP):

  • Since 1978 Member of the FDP
  • 1982 - 2001 Chairwoman of the FDP district chapter in Starnberg (Bavaria)
  • Since 1987 Member of the FDP Federal Expert Committee for home policy and legal policy
  • January 1996 - March 2001 Chairwoman of the FDP Bavarian Expert Committee for home policy and legal policy
  • Since 1991 Member of the FDP Federal Executive Committee ("Bundesvorstand")
  • Since May 1997 Member of the Supervisory Board of the FDP ("Präsidium")
  • Since December 2nd, 2000 FDP Chairwoman for the Federal State of Bavaria
  • Deputy Chairwoman of the FDP parliamentary group
  • Federal German Parliament Spokeswoman on legal policy for the FDP parliamentary group
  • Chairwoman of the FDP at the parliamentary committee on legal affairs
  • Deputy Member at the parliamentary committee for human rights and humanitarian assistance
  • Member of the German delegation at the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe

Hobbies:

  • literature, skiing, swimming, organic gardening, animal welfare, dog "Franzi"

Honorary offices:

  • Member of the Executive Committee ("Vorstand") of the Theodor Heuss Stiftung
  • Patron ("Schirmherrin") and member of Dunkelziffer e.V. - Hilfe für sexuell missbrauchte Kinder
  • Member of the German Child Protection Agency (Deutscher Kinderschutzbund e.V.)


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