Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen
Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen (born 25 April 1954, in Aachen) is a German politician, lawyer and administrative officer.[1] who served as State Minister of Culture and Science[2] in the governments of Minister-Presidents Armin Laschet and Hendrik Wüst of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2017 to 2022. Since 2023 she is managing director of the Carl Friedrich von Siemens Foundation in Munich.
Career[edit]
From 1989 until 1999, Pfeiffer-Poensgen was the chancellor of the Cologne College of Music.
From 2004 until 2017, Pfeiffer-Poensgen served as Secretary General of the Cultural Foundation of the German Federal States (KdL).
Following the 2017 state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, Pfeiffer-Poensgen was appointed State Minister of Culture and Science in the government of Minister-President Armin Laschet. As one of the state's representatives at the Bundesrat, she has been a member of the Committee on Cultural Affairs since 2017. In addition, she is also a member of the German-French Friendship Group set up by the German Bundesrat and the French Senate.[3]
Other activities (selection)[edit]
Corporate boards[edit]
- NRW.BANK, Member of the Supervisory Board (2017-2018)
Non-profit organizations[edit]
- Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, Member of the Board of Trustees (2018–2022)[4]
- Deutschlandradio, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (2017–2022)[5]
- Josefine and Eduard von Portheim Foundation for Science and Art, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2018)
- Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board (since 2017)
- Heinrich Hertz Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees (2017–2022)[6]
- Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres, Ex-Officio Member of the Senate[7]
- Kunststiftung NRW, Member of the Board of Trustees (2017–2022)[8]
- Museum Insel Hombroich, Member of the Board of Trustees (2017–2022)[9]
- North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts, Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees (2017–2022)
- Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK), Deputy Chair of the Board[10]
- Akademie Schloss Solitude, Member of the Board of Trustees
- Peter and Irene Ludwig Foundation, Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees[11]
- German Lost Art Foundation, Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees (2015-2017)[12]
- Franco-German Cultural Council (DFKR), Member of the Board of Trustees (2010-2017)
References[edit]
- ^ "Biografie von Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen".
- ^ Nina Magoley (2017-06-29), Liveticker zum Nachlesen: Das ist das neue NRW-Kabinett (in German), retrieved 2017-06-29
- ^ "Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen". Bundesrat.
- ^ Members of the Board of Trustees, 2018 Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex.
- ^ Supervisory Board Deutschlandradio.
- ^ Board of Trustees Heinrich Hertz Foundation.
- ^ Senate Archived 2018-01-14 at the Wayback Machine Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres.
- ^ Board of Trustees Archived 2019-02-21 at the Wayback Machine Kunststiftung NRW.
- ^ Board of Trustees Museum Insel Hombroich.
- ^ Board Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK).
- ^ Board of Trustees Peter and Irene Ludwig Foundation.
- ^ [Provenienzforschung in Deutschland weiter gestärkt - Kuratorium des Deutschen Zentrums Kulturgutverluste konstituiert ] Federal Government, press release of November 27, 2015.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| People | |
| Other | |
  | This German law related biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |