Karin Prien

Federal Minister of Education, Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth

Government of Germany

Karin Prien

  • 2026
  • Attendee

Karin Prien is Germany’s Federal Minister for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, appointed in 2025 in the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz. A lawyer and CDU politician, she previously served as Minister for Education, Science and Culture of Schleswig-Holstein from 2017 to 2025 and has been Deputy Leader of the CDU since 2022.