Barbara Kisseler (8 September 1949 – 7 October 2016) was a German politician. She served as culture senator in the Senate of Hamburg. She was born in Asperden,

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. Kisseler studied theater, film and television sciences, German studies and education at the

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. She began working for

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, then

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and the

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. In 1982, she became head of the department of culture for the city of

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. She became manager of the cultural office for the city of

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in 1986. From 1993 to 2003, she was head of the Department of Culture for the Ministry of Science and Culture in

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. From 2003 to 2006, she was Secretary of state for Culture in the Berlin Senate Department for Science, Research and Culture. From 2006 to 2011, she was head of the Senate Chancellery for

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. In 2006, she was named honorary professor in the cultural studies program at the

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. She was appointed cultural senator for the city-state of

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in 2011. In 2015, she became president of the

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. She died at the age of 67 after an extended illness.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kisseler, Barbara 1949 births 2016 deaths Senators of Hamburg University of Cologne alumni Academic staff of Fachhochschule Potsdam