Kristina Herbst (born 24 August 1977 in

Bremen Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

) is a German Politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and current President of the

Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein The Schleswig-Holstein Landtag is the state parliament of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It convenes in the state's capital Kiel and currently consists of 69 members of five parties. The current majority consists of coalition of the ...

Personal Life and Education

Herbst has three children.

Career

Kristina Herbst used to be State Secretary to the

Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sch ...

Ministry of the Interior, Rural Areas, Integration and Equality, serving under Minister

Sabine Sütterlin-Waack Sabine Sütterlin-Waack (born 15 February 1958, in Reinbek as ''Sabine Schwarz'') is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). She currently serves as State Minister of the Interior, Municipal Affairs, Housing and Sp ...

as part of the cabinet of Daniel Günther. She was elected President of the

on 7 June 2022 and subsequently resigned her post as State Secretary.

References

Members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein Living people 1977 births Christian Democratic Union of Germany MEPs 21st-century German women politicians Women members of State Parliaments in Germany {{Germany-politician-stub