Leadership of the ministry Dr Bärbel Kofler
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Bärbel Kofler, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, you can find more portrait photos of the Parliamentary State Secretary here
Born in Freilassing 24 May 1967
1983
Intermediate school-leaving certificate
1983 to 1986
Bank apprenticeship
since 1986
Trade union member: currently GEW (Union of Persons Employed in Education and Science), IG Metall, IG BCE (Mining, Chemical and Energy Industrial Union), Member of Arbeiterwohlfahrt (National Association for Workers’ Welfare)
1987
Entrance qualification for universities of applied science (adult education)
1987 to 1992
Studied computer science at Rosenheim University of Applied Science
1991
Joined the SPD
1992 to 1996
Studied linguistics, Russian and Spanish language and literature at Salzburg University
1996 to 1999
Job in a Salzburg tourism company
1998
Doctorate
1999 to 2001
DAAD lector in Moscow
2001 to 2002
Taught German as a foreign language and Russian
2002 to 2004
Lecturer at a college for those engaging in civilian service
since September 2004
Member of the German Bundestag, Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
2013 to 2016
SPD Spokesperson on Development Policy
March 2016 to December 2021
Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Assistance at the Federal Foreign Office
19th Legislative Term of the German Bundestag
Member of the Foreign Committee
since December 2021
Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development
