Kerstin von der Decken (born 29 November 1968 in Hamburg) is a German legal scholar and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as State Minister of Justice and Health in the government of Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein Daniel Günther since 2022.[1]
Kerstin von der Decken | |
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| State Minister of Justice and Health of Schleswig-Holstein | |
| Assumed office 29 June 2022 | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Odendahl 29 November 1968 Hamburg, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Nationality |  Germany |
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| Alma mater | University of Bonn, University of Trier |
Early life and career
editBetween 1988 and 1994, von der Decken studied Law and International Relations at the University of Bonn and Trier.[2]
She then worked as a Professor of International Law, European Law, foreign Public Law and Comparative Law at the University of St. Gallen.[3] She became Dean of the St. Gallen Faculty of Law in 2009.[3]
In 2011, von der Decken went to Kiel to teach Public law at the Christian-Albrechts-University in Kiel.[3] In 2016, she became Dean of the Faculty of Law in Kiel.[3] She held both offices until 2018.[3]
Political career
editOn 29 June 2022, von der Decken joined the second Günther cabinet as Schleswig-Holstein's State Minister of Justice and Health.[3] In this capacity, she has also been one of the state's representatives on the Bundesrat, where she has been serving on the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Health Committee.[4]
References
edit- ^ NDR (2022-09-19), Kerstin von der Decken: Die neue Ministerin im Porträt (in German), retrieved 2022-09-22
- ^ sh.de. "Bundesrat - Mitglieder - Prof. Dr. Kerstin von der Decken". Bundesrat (in German). Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ^ a b c d e f "Ministerin für Justiz und Gesundheit Prof. Dr. Kerstin von der Decken". schleswig-holstein.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ^ Kerstin von der Decken Bundesrat.