Monika Grütters
Education: 1981 Abitur at the Marienschule Münster, Bischöfliches Mädchengymnasium (Episcopal Girls' High School); 1982 to 1989 studied German, art history and political science at the universities of Münster and Bonn; 1983 to 1989 scholarship holder at the Institute for the Promotion of Gifted Students of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Professional background: 1982 to 1992 public relations in opera, publishing house and museums; 1992 to 1995 press spokeswoman in the Senate Department for Science and Research, Berlin; 1995 to 2006 corporate communications, art collection at Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG; 1998 to 2013 board member of the "Brandenburger Tor" Foundation of Landesbank Berlin Holding AG
Teaching: 1991 to present honorary professor with teaching assignment, initially at the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music Berlin, since 1999 at Freie Universität Berlin
Political stations: 1995 to 2005 member of the Berlin House of Representatives; since 2005 member of the German Bundestag in the CDU/CSU parliamentary group; since 2013 Minister of State to the Federal Chancellor, Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media
Commitment: since 2012 member of the Central Committee of German Catholics; since 2013 spokeswoman for Section 4 Education, Culture and Media in the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK)
Professional background: 1982 to 1992 public relations in opera, publishing house and museums; 1992 to 1995 press spokeswoman in the Senate Department for Science and Research, Berlin; 1995 to 2006 corporate communications, art collection at Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG; 1998 to 2013 board member of the "Brandenburger Tor" Foundation of Landesbank Berlin Holding AG
Teaching: 1991 to present honorary professor with teaching assignment, initially at the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music Berlin, since 1999 at Freie Universität Berlin
Political stations: 1995 to 2005 member of the Berlin House of Representatives; since 2005 member of the German Bundestag in the CDU/CSU parliamentary group; since 2013 Minister of State to the Federal Chancellor, Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media
Commitment: since 2012 member of the Central Committee of German Catholics; since 2013 spokeswoman for Section 4 Education, Culture and Media in the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK)