Top Cleric from Hannover Steps into Berlin's Federal Ministry
Hanover Bishop assumes role as State Secretary - Hanover Bishop appointed as State Secretary
Here's the scoop on the newest addition to Berlin's Federal Ministry – Regional Bishop Petra Bahr from good old Hannover! She's moving from the religious realm to the political one, taking up the position of State Secretary under Minister Karin Prien (CDU), as per the announcement by the Evangelical Church of Hannover. At 59, this theologian's been leading the Hannover district since 2017 and serving as a member of the German Ethics Council since 2020.
Bishop Ralf Meister had some high praise for Bahr, stating she "made her mark in the church-politics-science-culture discourse, setting key trends." He also admired her "keen intellect and sharp analytical mind."
Before her religious career, Bahr was involved with the CDU-tied Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V., where she even held the top spot. Plus, she represented the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany, serving as Culture Commissioner. In 2002, she nabbed her doctorate at the University of Basel with a thesis on Immanuel Kant's "Critique of Judgment." For six years, she schooled the University of Frankfurt am Main in religious philosophy and ethics.
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- Federal Ministry of Education
- CDU
- Seniors
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- Karin Prien
Regarding her career before becoming a State Secretary, I couldn't find specifics like her background, achievements, or affiliations. If you can provide more context, I'd be more than happy to help you out! But remember, if we're talking about another Petra Bahr, additional information would be needed to paint a detailed picture of their professional journey.
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- Petra Bahr, now serving as State Secretary in Berlin's Federal Ministry, hails from Hannover, having previously been a Regional Bishop there.
- With a PhD in religious philosophy from the University of Basel, Petra Bahr has a background in academia and has been involved with policy-and-legislation, specifically women's-health, science, health-and-wellness, and general-news through her work with the CDU and the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany.
- In addition to her religious and policy roles, Petra Bahr has also focused on vocational training, as evidenced by her time at the Federal Ministry of Education, during which she advanced key trends in church-politics-science-culture discourse.
