Karsten Wildberger

Karsten Wildberger
Wildberger in 2025
Minister for Digital and State Modernisation
Assumed office
6 May 2025
ChancellorFriedrich Merz
Preceded byVolker Wissing (as Minister of Digital and Transport)
CEO of Ceconomy
In office
1 August 2021  5 May 2025
Preceded byBernhard Düttmann
Succeeded byTBA
Personal details
Born (1969-09-05) 5 September 1969
Giessen, Hesse, West Germany
(now Germany)
Political partyCDU (since 2025)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (before 2025)
Alma materTechnical University of Munich
RWTH Aachen University
INSEAD

Karsten Wildberger (born 5 September 1969) is a German business executive who has been serving as Federal Minister for Digital and State Modernisation in the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz since 2025. From 2021 to 2025, he served as CEO of Ceconomy.