Aygül Özkan

Aygül Özkan
MdHB a. D. MdL a. D. Landesministerin a. D.
Özkan (2011)
Minister of Social Affairs, Women and Families, Health and Integration of Lower Saxony
In office
27 April 2010  19 February 2013
Minister-PresidentChristian Wulff
David McAllister
Preceded byMechthild Ross-Luttmann
Succeeded byCornelia Rundt
Member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony
In office
26 March 2014  11 July 2014
Preceded byDavid McAllister
Succeeded byHeidemarie Mundlos
ConstituencyChristian Democratic Union List
Member of the Hamburg Parliament
In office
12 March 2008  27 April 2010
Preceded bymulti-member district
Succeeded byEckard Graage
ConstituencyChristian Democratic Union List
Personal details
Born (1971-08-27) August 27, 1971
Hamburg, West Germany (now Germany)
Political partyChristian Democratic Union
Children1
Alma materUniversity of Hamburg
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • Politician
  • Lobbyist
Websitewww.aygueloezkan.de

Aygül Özkan (born 27 August 1971, in Hamburg) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as managing director of the German Property Federation (ZIA) since 2020.

Özkan has been a member of the CDU since 2004. She served as Minister of Social Affairs, Women, Families, Health and Integration in the state of Lower Saxony, in the Second Cabinet Wulff and the Cabinet McAllister between 2010 and 2013. She was the first ever German politician of Turkish descent and a Muslim serving as minister.