Dorothee Bär
German politician (born 1978)
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- Dorothee Gisela Renate Maria Bär ( née Mantel ; born 19 April 1978) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU) who has been serving as the Federal Minister of Research, Technology and Space in the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz since 2025.
- From 2014 to 2021, she served in various capacities in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel.
- She finished high school in Grayslake, Illinois in 1996 and Franz-Ludwig-Gymnasium in Bamberg in 1999.
- After her graduation, she worked as a journalist for several radio stations and newspapers.
- In 1994 she became a member of the CSU.
Dorothee Gisela Renate Maria Bär (née Mantel; born 19 April 1978) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU) who has been serving as the Federal Minister of Research, Technology and Space in the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz since 2025.
Bär has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2002. From 2014 to 2021, she served in various capacities in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Early life and education
Dorothee Bär, grew up in Ebelsbach, Landkreis Haßberge where she still lives. She finished high school in Grayslake, Illinois in 1996 and Franz-Ludwig-Gymnasium in Bamberg in 1999.
Supported by a scholarship of the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Bär studied political science in several universities throughout Germany and received her diploma in 2005 from Otto-Suhr-Institut of the Free University of Berlin. After her graduation, she worked as a journalist for several radio stations and newspapers.
Political career
Bär started her political career in 1996 by joining the Young Union (JU), the youth organization of the CSU. In 1994 she became a member of the CSU. In 1999, she became a member of the Board of Directors of the Junge Union for the region of Lower Franconia. From 2001 to 2003, she served as the Chairperson of the Association of Christian Democratic Students (RCDS) of Bavaria.
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