Bettina Stark-Watzinger
Bettina Stark-Watzinger | |
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Stark-Watzinger in 2023 | |
| Deputy Leader of the Free Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office 22 April 2023 | |
| Leader | Christian Lindner |
| Preceded by | Nicola Beer |
| Minister of Education and Research | |
| In office 8 December 2021 – 7 November 2024 | |
| Chancellor | Olaf Scholz |
| Preceded by | Anja Karliczek |
| Succeeded by | Cem Özdemir |
| Chairwoman of the Free Democratic Party in Hesse | |
| Assumed office 27 March 2021 | |
| Deputy | Wiebke Knell Thorsten Lieb |
| Preceded by | Stefan Ruppert |
| Member of the German Bundestag from Hesse | |
| In office 24 October 2017 – 2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 May 1968 Frankfurt, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | Free Democratic Party |
| Children | 2 |
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Bettina Stark-Watzinger (German pronunciation: [bɛˈtiːna ˈʃtaʁk ˈvat͜sɪŋɐ]; née Stark, born 12 May 1968) is a German economist and politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who served as Minister of Education and Research in Chancellor Olaf Scholz's cabinet from 2021 to 2024. She was a member of the Bundestag from the state of Hesse from 2017 to 2025.
Since 2021, Stark-Watzinger has been the chairwoman of the FDP in Hesse. Since 2023, she has been one of the three deputies of Christian Lindner in his capacity as FDP chairman.