Christine Lieberknecht

Christine Lieberknecht
Ministerpräsidentin a. D.
Minister-President of Thuringia
In office
30 October 2009 – 5 December 2014
PresidentHorst Köhler
Christian Wulff
Joachim Gauck
ChancellorAngela Merkel
Preceded byDieter Althaus
Succeeded byBodo Ramelow
Member of the Landtag of Thuringia
In office
16 October 1994 – 27 October 2019
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byThomas Gottweis
ConstituencyWeimar I – Weimarer Land II
In office
19 March 1991 – 16 October 1994
ConstituencyList
Personal details
Born (1958-05-07) 7 May 1958 (age 66)
Weimar, East Germany
Political partyChristian Democratic Union (1990-present)
Other political
affiliations
Christian Democratic Union (East) (1981–1990)
SpouseMartin Lieberknecht

Christine Lieberknecht (born Determann 7 May 1958 in Weimar) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). From 2009 to 2014, she served as the Minister President of Thuringia. Lieberknecht was the first woman to become head of government in Thuringia and only the second woman to govern a German state.[1]

  1. ^ "Christine Lieberknecht is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union. From 2009 to 2014 she served as the Minister President of Thuringia. Lieberknec". ww.en.freejournal.org. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.