Katherina Reiche

Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy

Katherina Reiche has served as Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy since May 6, 2025.

Previous Positions and Career
2020–2025 Chairwoman of the Board of Westenergie AG
2015–2019 Chief Executive Officer and Executive Member of the Executive Board of the Association of Municipal Enterprises (VKU)

2013–2015 Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
2009–2013 Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety

2005–2009 Deputy Chair of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag
1998–2015 Member of the German Bundestag
1997–1998 Research assistant at the University of Potsdam

Education

1995 Research Assistant at the Institute of Chemistry and Biology at Clarkson University, New York, USA

1992–1997 Studied chemistry at the University of Potsdam

Katherina Reiche was born on July 16, 1973, in Luckenwalde and has three children.

Programm

  • En­ergie für die Zukun­ft – Von der Ver­sorgungssicher­heit zur Spitzen­tech­nolo­gie

    23.06.2026

    10:40 11:20

    Impuls und Panel