Brigitte Zypries
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Federal Minister of Justice of the Federal Republic of Germany (2002 - present)
Born on 16 November 1953 in Kassel; Single, no children
Member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD)
From 1972 to 1977: Studied law in Gießen.
1978 - 1980: After the first state law examination in 1978 in-service training in the regional court district of Gießen. 1980 second state law examination.
Until 1985: Member of academic staff at Gießen University.
From 1985 to 1988: Assistant Head of Division at State Chancellery of Hessen.
From 1988 to 1990: Member of academic staff at the Federal Constitutional Court.
From 1991 : Head of Division of the State Chancellery of Lower Saxony.
From 1995 to 1997: Head of Department of the State Chancellery of Lower Saxony.
From 1997 to 2002: State Secretary.
Up to 1998: Active in the Ministry for Women, Labour and Social Affairs of Lower Saxony.
From November 1998 to October 2002: Active in the Federal Ministry of the Interior. From September 1999 Chair of the State Secretary Committee for the management of the Federal Government programme "Modern State - Modern Administration".
Since 23 October 2002: Federal Minister of Justice.
