Maria Böhmer

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Maria Böhmer (2013)

Maria Böhmer (born April 23, 1950 in Mainz ) is a German politician ( CDU ). She has been President of the German Commission for UNESCO since June 2018 . In Merkel III's cabinet , she was Minister of State in the Foreign Office from December 2013 to April 2018 and was responsible for foreign cultural and educational policy, for the United Nations, foreign trade and issues of sustainable development. Before that, from November 2005 to December 2013 she was Minister of State for the Federal Chancellor and the Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration .

Life

education and profession

After graduating from high school in 1968, Böhmer studied mathematics, physics, political science and pedagogy for teaching. In 1971 she passed the state examination; In 1974 she received her doctorate as Dr. phil. at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz with the dissertation on the choice of compulsory elective subjects in Realschule - a study of the decision criteria of Realschule students in Rhineland-Palatinate . There she completed her habilitation in 1982 with the thesis Central and decentralized teacher training - development, structures and innovations . She spent research stays at the Universities of Cambridge and Augsburg . From 1982 to 1990 she was the first state women's representative in Rhineland-Palatinate . Since 2001, she holds the title of an extraordinary professor of Educational Sciences of the University of Education Heidelberg , exercises currently available there but no teaching from.

Political party

Böhmer joined the CDU in 1985. She is a member of the Women's Union , the local political association of the CDU and CSU in Germany and the Christian Democratic workforce . From 1991 to 1993 she was the deputy chairwoman of the CDU's basic program commission and headed the “Ecological and Social Market Economy” commission group. She was chairman of the federal committee on women's policy of the CDU.

Böhmer was a member of the CDU federal executive committee from 1994 to 2018 . From 2006 to 2009 she was a member of the CDU Presidium. She was also deputy state chairwoman of the CDU Rhineland-Palatinate . From 1991 to 2001 she acted as state chairwoman of the CDU's women's union in Rhineland-Palatinate. From September 2001 to September 2015 she was federal chairwoman of the Women's Union of the CDU in Germany. At the 31st Federal Delegates' Day in Kassel, she was unanimously elected honorary chairman. Minister of State Annette Widmann-Mauz is the successor to the office of federal chairwoman .

Since December 2014, Böhmer has also been a member of the federal committee for foreign, security, development and human rights policy of the CDU.

MPs

From 1990 to 2017, Böhmer was a member of the German Bundestag , initially in the Frankenthal constituency and from 1998 in the newly tailored Ludwigshafen / Frankenthal constituency. She won the Ludwigshafen / Frankenthal constituency directly in the 2009 and 2013 federal elections . She had previously entered the Bundestag via the Rhineland-Palatinate state list. Maria Böhmer was deputy chairwoman of the CDU / CSU parliamentary group from 2000 to 2005 .

As a member of the Bundestag and Minister of State, Maria Böhmer has often used her political room for maneuver to provide full and long-term support for issues. In the German Bundestag, for example, it enforced the tax deductibility of household-related services. This opened up the private household as a job market, which gave young families and older citizens in particular easier access to help and services.

With the Stem Cell Act 2002, Maria Böhmer created the legal basis for stem cell research in Germany.

She is one of the 75 Union MPs - 68 from the CDU (26.9% of all CDU MPs) and 7 from the CSU (12.5% ​​of all CSU MPs) - who voted for same-sex marriage at the end of June 2017 .

In the 2017 federal election, she did not run again as a member of parliament.

Minister of State

From November 22, 2005 to December 17, 2013, Böhmer was Minister of State to the Federal Chancellor and the Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration. As the first holder of this office, her official seat was in the Federal Chancellery and she was given a permanent seat in the Federal Cabinet as Minister of State. This reflects the new meaning of office. The paradigm shift in integration policy under Maria Böhmer was particularly evident in the fact that migrants were directly involved in shaping politics. Böhmer initiated the integration summit in the Federal Chancellery and the National Action Plan for Integration . Education, language and job promotion became the focus of German integration work. The law on the recognition of professional qualifications acquired abroad is also linked to her term of office. In addition, Böhmer developed projects such as the "Diversity Charter", which promotes the consideration of diversity in corporate culture, and founded the network "Action Growing Together", in which citizens act as reading mentors for young migrants.

From 2011 to 2013 she was chairwoman of the Federal Advisory Council for Integration .

From December 2013 to April 2018, Maria Böhmer was Minister of State in the Foreign Office. Böhmer was President of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in 2014/15 . Federal Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier appointed her special commissioner for UNESCO World Heritage, cultural conventions, and education and science programs in April 2016. Her responsibilities ranged from foreign cultural and educational policy to politics in the United Nations and foreign trade policy. She has been committed to sustainable development for many years. In 2015, Böhmer was co-chair of the German-Australian advisory group, which in November 2015 presented recommendations to Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on how to intensify relations. In recognition of her work, Maria Böhmer was awarded the Order of Australia by the Australian Finance Minister Mathias Cormann on December 7, 2015 .

Functions and memberships

Böhmer was a member of the ZDF television council from 1992 to 2002 and its deputy chairman from 2002 to 2016.

In 2006 Böhmer initiated the Diversity Charter in Germany and launched the “Diversity as Opportunity” campaign. From 2010 to 2013, she was an integration officer in the sponsoring association of the Diversity Charter.

As an integration officer, Böhmer was involved in 2010 to 2013 together with Romani Rose and Barbara John as patron of Show Racism the Red Card -Deutschland eV

From 2006 to 2018 Maria Böhmer was chairwoman of the board of trustees of the St. Martinus School Foundation of the Diocese of Mainz. From 2009 to 2013 she was a member of the board of the Deutschlandstiftung Integration . Today she is a member of the foundation's board of trustees. Böhmer is a member of the Central Committee of German Catholics .

From 2014 to 2018, Böhmer was a Senator of the Leibniz Association . From 2014 to 2018 Böhmer was chairwoman of the academy council of the Tarabya Culture Academy. In April 2015 she was made an honorary citizen of the Turkish city of Antakya . In July 2015, Böhmer was elected chairman of the board of trustees of the “Institute for Heart Attack Research” foundation. She has also been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Reading Foundation since 2015 .

In October 2015, Böhmer was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the European Imperial Cathedral Foundation in Speyer.

From 2016 to 2019 Maria Böhmer was chairwoman of the START Foundation's board of trustees . In addition, she was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the non-profit Hertie Foundation in 2016 . She has been Deputy Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees since 2019.

On June 8, 2018, Maria Böhmer was elected President of the German UNESCO Commission.

From 2017 to 2018 Maria Böhmer was a member of the ARTE program advisory board. She has been a member of the ARTE GEIE program advisory board since 2019.

Political positions and initiatives

As the federal chairwoman of the Women's Union , Böhmer campaigned for better recognition of child-rearing periods in retirement. Maria Böhmer pushed through the maternal pension, which has been in effect since June 1, 2014, in the 2013 coalition talks. On this basis, 9.5 million mothers have since received a higher pension.

Böhmer opposes sexist or pornographic depictions, forced marriage and domestic violence.

In November 2005, Böhmer, as deputy leader of the Union parliamentary group, defended the ban on " killer games " planned by the grand coalition . She argued that depictions of violence in games lead to the practice and imitation of violence. Under the impression of acts of violence such as the rampage in Erfurt , she campaigned for preventive action. However, she was aware that bans are less effective in the digital world than on television, as young people also share computer games with one another.

It is for the acquisition of German citizenship for migrants who meet the legal requirements. Böhmer rejects local voting rights for foreigners from non-EU countries.

Böhmer pointed out that, according to the "Second Integration Indicator Report", it is of considerable importance for the school development of migrant children whether the everyday language in the family is German. She therefore demanded that the parents should meet their responsibility in this regard. But they should also be more involved in educational work.

At the end of June 2017, Böhmer approved marriage for everyone in the Bundestag.

Awards

  • 2004: Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class
  • 2009: BAMBINI-GENERATION-AWARD of the European Young Academic Society e. V.
  • 2016: Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia (Australian Order of Merit)
  • 2018: L'Orde des Arts et des Lettres (French Order of Arts and Literature)

Web links

Commons : Maria Böhmer  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Minister of State Maria Böhmer. In: Auswaertiges-amt.de. Federal Foreign Office, accessed December 20, 2013 .
  2. ^ Böhmer new chairman of the women's union. In: mopo.de. September 30, 2001, accessed March 2, 2017 .
  3. ^ Women's Union of the CDU in Germany. In: Frauenunion.de. September 26, 2015, accessed March 2, 2017 .
  4. ↑ These Union MPs voted for marriage for all . Die Welt, June 30, 2017, accessed November 20, 2017
  5. ^ Afp: Whoever no longer competes: Lammert, Ströbele, Jung: The Bundestag is losing many familiar faces . ( noz.de [accessed on July 10, 2017]).
  6. ^ Profile Minister of State Maria Böhmer. In: Auswaertiges-amt.de. Federal Foreign Office, accessed on March 1, 2017 .
  7. ↑ 39th meeting of the World Heritage Committee under the German Presidency. In: unesco.de. April 2015, accessed March 2, 2017 .
  8. ↑ a b Award for Minister of State Böhmer. In: Auswaertiges-amt.de. Federal Foreign Office, December 7, 2016, accessed on March 2, 2017 .
  9. ↑ Diversity Charter Corporate Initiative. (No longer available online.) In: charta-der-vielfalt.de. January 21, 2010, archived from the original on March 1, 2017 ; accessed on March 2, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.charta-der-vielfalt.de
  10. ^ "Show Racism the Red Card" patronage ( Memento from December 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  11. ^ Show Racism the Red Card - Germany - Patronage. In: theredcard.de. Retrieved March 1, 2017 .
  12. ↑ Establishment of the St. Martinus School Foundation - Maria Böhmer is a member of the Board of Trustees. Mainz Diocese News No. 11. In: bistummainz.de. March 22, 2006, accessed March 2, 2017 .
  13. ↑ Deutschlandstiftung Integration: Kuratorium. In: deutschlandstiftung.net. Retrieved March 1, 2017 .
  14. ^ ZdK - list of members. In: zdk.de. Retrieved March 1, 2017 .
  15. ↑ Profile: About me In: maria-boehmer.de ( Memento from May 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  16. ^ Tarabya Istanbul Culture Academy - Advisory Board. (No longer available online.) In: tarabya.diplo.de. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; accessed on March 1, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tarabya.diplo.de
  17. ^ Minister of State Böhmer visits Turkey. Press release. In: Auswaertiges-amt.de. Federal Foreign Office, April 27, 2015, accessed on March 1, 2017 .
  18. ^ IHF Foundation - The Board of Trustees. In: stiftung-ihf.de. 2015, accessed March 1, 2017 .
  19. ^ Expansion of the committees of the Reading Foundation. In: stiftunglesen.de. Reading Foundation, January 30, 2015, accessed March 1, 2017 .
  20. ^ Organ concert for the annual meeting of the Kaiserdom Foundation. In: dom-zu-speyer.de. Speyer Cathedral, November 6, 2015, accessed on March 1, 2017 .
  21. ^ New chairwoman of the board of trustees of the START Foundation. In: maria-boehmer.de. Maria Böhmer, November 8, 2016, accessed on March 1, 2017 .
  22. ^ Maria Böhmer is a new member of the board of trustees of the non-profit Hertie Foundation. In: maria-boehmer.de. Maria Böhmer, November 23, 2016, accessed on March 1, 2017 .
  23. ↑ Prof. Dr. Maria Böhmer is the new President of the German UNESCO Commission . In: German UNESCO Commission . ( unesco.de [accessed on July 18, 2018]).
  24. ↑ Ulrike Hospes: Maria Böhmer, History of the CDU. In: kas.de. Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung , accessed on March 1, 2017 (biography).
  25. ↑ Interview: Wall of protection against domestic violence. (No longer available online.) In: hurriyet.de. Hürriyet , December 29, 2007, archived from the original on March 1, 2017 ; accessed on March 1, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hurriyet.de
  26. ↑ Andreas Wilkens: Lively debate about "killer game" ban. In: heise online. November 18, 2015, accessed September 1, 2019 .
  27. ↑ Ways to naturalization - How do I become German - How do I become German? (Brochure). (No longer available online.) In: bundesregierung.de. Federal Government, July 2, 2008, archived from the original on November 12, 2016 ; accessed on March 1, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bundesregierung.de
  28. ↑ Press release 9/2012: Minister of State Maria Böhmer: “The second integration indicator report shows significant progress in integration. The participation of the 16 million people with a migration background has improved in central areas of social life. " ( Memento from September 8, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  29. ↑ FAZ.net: These Union politicians voted yes
  30. ^ The award winners: 2011 award. (No longer available online.) In: bambini-preis.de. European Young Academic Society eV, 2011, archived from the original on August 3, 2017 ; accessed on March 1, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bambini-preis.de
personal data
SURNAME Böhmer, Maria
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician (CDU), Member of the Bundestag
DATE OF BIRTH April 23, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Mainz