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Bettina Stark-Watzinger
1968 - Today

Bettina Stark-Watzinger
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 19,576. Before 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.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNanaia Mahuta
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 18,611
Om Birla
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 18,612
Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz
1981 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 18,613
Jim Clyburn
1940 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 18,614
Fahrettin Koca
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 18,615
Joaquim Rafael Branco
1953 - Present
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 18,616
Bettina Stark-Watzinger
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 18,617
Ernest Gruening
1887 - 1974
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 18,618
Gebran Bassil
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 18,619
Tom Coburn
1948 - 2020
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 18,620
Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 18,621
Pete Hoekstra
1953 - Present
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 18,622
Russ Feingold
1953 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 18,623
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1968, Bettina Stark-Watzinger ranks 725. Before 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.
Others Born in 1968
Go to all RankingsChen Yueling
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 719
Sebastian Schipper
FILM DIRECTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 720
Sergio Porrini
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 721
Ilya Smirin
CHESS PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 722
Penny Wong
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 723
Markus Schmidt
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 724
Bettina Stark-Watzinger
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 725
Annegret Strauch
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 726
Firmin Ngrébada
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 727
Lavinia Agache
GYMNAST
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 728
Jean-Christophe Rolland
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 729
Rashid Sidek
BADMINTON PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 730
Joanna Bator
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 731
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Bettina Stark-Watzinger ranks 6,222 out of 7,253. Before 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).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsMartin Kree
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 6,216
Sebastian Schipper
FILM DIRECTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 6,217
Torsten Voss
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 6,218
Jörg Hoffmann
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 6,219
Uwe Rosenberg
GAME DESIGNER
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 6,220
Markus Münch
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 6,221
Bettina Stark-Watzinger
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 6,222
Bert Grabsch
CYCLIST
1975 - Present
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 6,223
Aaron Hunt
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 6,224
Christian Lell
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 6,225
Annegret Strauch
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 6,226
Rani Khedira
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 6,227
Karsten Brannasch
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 6,228
Among POLITICIANS In Germany
Among politicians born in Germany, Bettina Stark-Watzinger ranks 1,331. Before 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).
Jens Weidmann
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 1,325
Franziska Giffey
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 1,326
Ska Keller
1981 - Present
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 1,327
Daniel Günther
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 1,328
Alexander Graf Lambsdorff
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 1,329
Katja Kipping
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 1,330
Bettina Stark-Watzinger
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 1,331
Anke Rehlinger
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 1,332
Thomas Kemmerich
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 1,333
Maximilian Krah
1977 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 1,334
Dorothee Bär
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 1,335
Feleknas Uca
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 1,336
Andrea Fischer
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 1,337














































