Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen


Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen is a German politician, lawyer and administrative officer. Since June 30, 2017, she has been serving as State Minister of Culture and Science in the government of Minister-President Armin Laschet of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Career

From 1989 until 1999, Pfeiffer-Poensgen was the chancellor of the Cologne College of Music.
From 2004 until 2017, Pfeiffer-Poensgen served as Secretary General of the Cultural Foundation of the German Federal States.
Following the 2017 state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, Pfeiffer-Poensgen was appointed State Minister of Culture and Science in the government of Minister-President Armin Laschet. As one of the state's representatives at the Bundesrat, she has been a member of the Committee on Cultural Affairs since 2017. In addition, she is also a member of the German-French Friendship Group set up by the German Bundesrat and the French Senate.

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