Curriculum vitae

Jens Spahn
Federal Minister of Health
Member of the German Bundestag

Personal data:
Name: Jens Spahn
Date of birth: 16.05.1980
Place of birth: Ahaus, Germany
Religion: Roman Catholic

Education:
Studies: Political science,
(since 2003) graduating with a Master of Arts
(B.A.) in 2017
Education: Apprenticeship as bank clerk
(1999 – 2001)
Graduation: Obtained Abitur (higher-education
(1999) entrance qualification) at
Bischöfliche Canisiusschule,
Ahaus

Political and professional activities

1995 - 2015 Member of the Junge Union
Since 1997 Member of the CDU
1999-2006 Chairman of the Junge Union of the County Council
Borken
1999-2009 Member of the City Council Ahaus
Since 2002 Member of the German Bundestag
Since 2005 Chairman of the CDU Council Union Borken
2005-2009 Chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the
Committee of Health
2009-2015 Member of the County Council Borken
2009-2015 Speaker for Health Politics of the CDU/CSU
parliamentary group in the German Bundestag
Since 2012 Member of the German CDU Executive Board
Since 2014 Member of the CDU Executive Committee
2015-2018 Parliamentary State Secretary at the German Federal
Ministry of Finance