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Bettina Stark-Watzinger

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Bettina Stark-Watzinger (German pronunciation: [bɛˈtiːna ˈʃtaʁk ˈvat͜sɪŋɐ]; née Stark, born 12 May 1968) is a German economist and politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who served as Minister of Education and Research in Chancellor Olaf Scholz's cabinet from 2021 to 2024. She was a member of the Bundestag from the state of Hesse from 2017 to 2025. Since 2021, Stark-Watzinger has been the chairwoman of the FDP in Hesse. Since 2023, she has been one of the three deputies of Christian Lindner in his capacity as FDP chairman. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Bettina Stark-Watzinger is the 18,610th most popular politician (down from 18,070th in 2024), the 6,219th most popular biography from Germany (down from 6,031st in 2019) and the 1,331st most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bettina Stark-Watzinger ranks 18,610 out of 19,576Before her are Nanaia Mahuta, Om Birla, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Jim Clyburn, Fahrettin Koca, and Joaquim Rafael Branco. After her are Ernest Gruening, Gebran Bassil, Tom Coburn, Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, Pete Hoekstra, and Russ Feingold.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Bettina Stark-Watzinger ranks 725Before her are Chen Yueling, Sebastian Schipper, Sergio Porrini, Ilya Smirin, Penny Wong, and Markus Schmidt. After her are Annegret Strauch, Firmin Ngrébada, Lavinia Agache, Jean-Christophe Rolland, Rashid Sidek, and Joanna Bator.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Bettina Stark-Watzinger ranks 6,222 out of 7,253Before her are Martin Kree (1965), Sebastian Schipper (1968), Torsten Voss (1963), Jörg Hoffmann (1963), Uwe Rosenberg (1970), and Markus Münch (1972). After her are Bert Grabsch (1975), Aaron Hunt (1986), Christian Lell (1984), Annegret Strauch (1968), Rani Khedira (1994), and Karsten Brannasch (1966).

Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Bettina Stark-Watzinger ranks 1,331Before her are Jens Weidmann (1968), Franziska Giffey (1978), Ska Keller (1981), Daniel Günther (1973), Alexander Graf Lambsdorff (1966), and Katja Kipping (1978). After her are Anke Rehlinger (1976), Thomas Kemmerich (1965), Maximilian Krah (1977), Dorothee Bär (1978), Feleknas Uca (1976), and Andrea Fischer (1960).