Mareike Wulf | |
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| Member of theBundestag | |
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| Born | (1979-11-15)15 November 1979 (age 46) |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
| Alma mater | Humboldt University of Berlin |
Mareike Lotte Wulf (born 15 November 1979) is a German politician (CDU) who has been serving as amember of the GermanBundestag since 2021. From 2017 to 2021, she was a member of theLower Saxony state parliament.
In addition to her work in parliament, Wulf has been serving asParliamentary State Secretary at theFederal Ministry of Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth in thegovernment ofChancellorFriedrich Merz since 2025.[2]
After graduating from the Herbartgymnasium Oldenburg in 1999, Wulf studied cultural studies inFrankfurt (Oder) up to intermediate diploma. Following one year of studies of political science inLille, France, Wulf graduated with a degree in social science fromHumboldt University of Berlin.[3]
Wulf then worked at the Unternehmerverbände Niedersachsen (UVN) (Lower Saxony Business Associations) inHanover, first as an education officer and later as head of education and social policy. In 2017, she was a member of UVN's management board until she moved into the state parliament, where she was also responsible for the employment market.[3]
Wulf is married.[1]
Wulf entered Lower Saxony politics as a career changer; she stood for election for the first time in the2017 Lower Saxony state election and with 25.4% was defeated in the constituency of Hannover-Mitte bySPD candidate Alptekin Kırcı, who won 41.4% of the primary vote. Nevertheless, she entered thestate parliament via 12th place on the CDU state list. She was the designated Minister of Education in the shadow cabinet of CDU's top candidateBernd Althusmann;[4] however, following coalition negotiations, this department went toGrant Hendrik Tonne (SPD). Mareike Wulf was elected deputy chairwoman of the CDU parliamentary group in the state parliament with responsibility for the areas of culture and economics. In July 2021, Mareike Wulf was elected chairwoman of the Women's Union of Lower Saxony.[5]
In the2021 German federal election, Wulf stood as a direct candidate in the electoral districtHameln-Pyrmont - Holzminden and in 9th place on the CDU state list of Lower Saxony, which won her a seat in the German Bundestag.[6][7] She resigned from her state parliament mandate and was succeeded by Colette Thiemann.[8]
In 2023, Wulf joined a cross-party working group on dogs.[9]
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