Marion Caspers-Merk
Graduated from high school in 1974, studied political science, German language and literature, and history at the universities of Berlin and Freiburg, and received her master's degree in 1980.
Research assistant at a research institute for local politics, lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences for Public Administration in Kehl and at the Protestant and Catholic University of Applied Sciences for Social Work in Freiburg. Publications on local politics and environmental planning.
Member of IG Bergbau, Chemie, Energie, BUND e. V., AWO, Naturfreunde Lörrach and the Red Cross. Shareholder of the "Netzkauf Schönau GbR".
Since 1972 member of the SPD, 1975 to 1986 member of the executive committee and chairwoman of the local association March, 1980 to 1990 local councilor in March, 1983 to 1990 local councilor in March-Buchheim, 1993 to 2003 member of the district executive committee Lörrach, 1981 founding member of the Social Democratic Community for Local Politics (SGK) Breisgau, 1981 to 2003 member of the executive committee of the SGK Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, 1991 to 2002 deputy SGK state chairwoman Baden-Württemberg, 1986 to 2002 deputy chairwoman of the SGK on federal level.
Member of the Bundestag since 1990; in the 12th legislative period, spokeswoman for the SPD parliamentary group in the Enquete Commission "Protection of People and the Environment"; in the 13th legislative period, chairwoman of the Enquete Commission "Protection of People and the Environment - Goals and Framework Conditions for Sustainable Development. Since 1997, she has been a member of the executive committee of the SPD parliamentary group; from January 2001 to November 2005, she was the Federal Government Commissioner for Narcotics; from October 2002 to 2005, she was Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Health and Social Security; since November 2005, she has been Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Health.
Research assistant at a research institute for local politics, lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences for Public Administration in Kehl and at the Protestant and Catholic University of Applied Sciences for Social Work in Freiburg. Publications on local politics and environmental planning.
Member of IG Bergbau, Chemie, Energie, BUND e. V., AWO, Naturfreunde Lörrach and the Red Cross. Shareholder of the "Netzkauf Schönau GbR".
Since 1972 member of the SPD, 1975 to 1986 member of the executive committee and chairwoman of the local association March, 1980 to 1990 local councilor in March, 1983 to 1990 local councilor in March-Buchheim, 1993 to 2003 member of the district executive committee Lörrach, 1981 founding member of the Social Democratic Community for Local Politics (SGK) Breisgau, 1981 to 2003 member of the executive committee of the SGK Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, 1991 to 2002 deputy SGK state chairwoman Baden-Württemberg, 1986 to 2002 deputy chairwoman of the SGK on federal level.
Member of the Bundestag since 1990; in the 12th legislative period, spokeswoman for the SPD parliamentary group in the Enquete Commission "Protection of People and the Environment"; in the 13th legislative period, chairwoman of the Enquete Commission "Protection of People and the Environment - Goals and Framework Conditions for Sustainable Development. Since 1997, she has been a member of the executive committee of the SPD parliamentary group; from January 2001 to November 2005, she was the Federal Government Commissioner for Narcotics; from October 2002 to 2005, she was Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Health and Social Security; since November 2005, she has been Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Health.