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In November 2005, Böhmer joined the [[First Merkel cabinet|first cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel]] and became Minister of State for Integration in the [[German Chancellery|Federal Chancellery]] and German Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration.<ref>[http://www.wdr.de/tv/civis/03civis02_03_en.phtml Board of Trustees: Maria Böhmer] CIVIS Media Foundation.</ref> In the negotiations to form a [[coalition government]] following the [[German federal election, 2009|2009 federal elections]], she led the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on families, integration of immigrants and culture; her co-chair from the [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|FDP]] was [[Hans-Joachim Otto]].
In November 2005, Böhmer joined the [[First Merkel cabinet|first cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel]] and became Minister of State for Integration in the [[German Chancellery|Federal Chancellery]] and German Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration.<ref>[http://www.wdr.de/tv/civis/03civis02_03_en.phtml Board of Trustees: Maria Böhmer] CIVIS Media Foundation.</ref> In the negotiations to form a [[coalition government]] following the [[German federal election, 2009|2009 federal elections]], she led the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on families, integration of immigrants and culture; her co-chair from the [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|FDP]] was [[Hans-Joachim Otto]].


In 2010, Böhmer proposed to introduce legally binding quotas to boost the low number of people with immigrant backgrounds in public sector jobs, saying it would ensure that the public service sector better mirrored the country's population; however, Germans politicians – both from Böhmer's own conservative Christian Democratic Party as well as from the center-left opposition – opposed the measure.<ref>Sonia Phalnikar (January 15, 2010), [http://www.dw.de/german-politicians-reject-immigrant-quotas-in-the-public-sector/a-5129973 German politicians reject immigrant quotas in the public sector] ''[[Deutsche Welle]]''.</ref> With a focus on improving the integration of the country's immigrant population, Böhmer later that year rejected the conservative MEP [[Markus Ferber]]’s call for having immigrants undergo intelligence tests before they are granted residency or citizenship rights in the country.<ref>Allan Hall (June 29, 2010), [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/7860804/German-politicians-suggest-immigrant-intelligence-test.html German politicians suggest immigrant 'intelligence test'] ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''.</ref> In tackling Germany's shortage of qualified workers, Böhmer favors targeting highly qualified foreign workers through measures such as lowering the minimum wage threshold for migrant workers.<ref>Andreas Cremer (August 22, 2007), [https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=ayU4F4WDYOdU Merkel to Tackle Skills Shortage in Einstein's Home] ''[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]''.</ref> Since 2010, Böhmer has been the patron of the German version of anti-racism education charity [[Show Racism the Red Card]].<ref>[http://www.theredcard.de/schirmherrschaft/ ''„Show Racism the Red Card“-Schirmherrschaft'']</ref>
In 2010, Böhmer proposed to introduce legally binding quotas to boost the low number of people with immigrant backgrounds in public sector jobs, saying it would ensure that the public service sector better mirrored the country's population; however, Germans politicians – both from Böhmer's own conservative Christian Democratic Party as well as from the center-left opposition – opposed the measure.<ref>Sonia Phalnikar (January 15, 2010), [http://www.dw.de/german-politicians-reject-immigrant-quotas-in-the-public-sector/a-5129973 German politicians reject immigrant quotas in the public sector] ''[[Deutsche Welle]]''.</ref> With a focus on improving the integration of the country's immigrant population, Böhmer later that year rejected the conservative MEP [[Markus Ferber]]’s call for having immigrants undergo intelligence tests before they are granted residency or citizenship rights in the country.<ref>Allan Hall (June 29, 2010), [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/7860804/German-politicians-suggest-immigrant-intelligence-test.html German politicians suggest immigrant 'intelligence test'] ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''.</ref> In tackling Germany's shortage of qualified workers, Böhmer favors targeting highly qualified foreign workers through measures such as lowering the minimum wage threshold for migrant workers.<ref>Andreas Cremer (August 22, 2007), [https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=ayU4F4WDYOdU Merkel to Tackle Skills Shortage in Einstein's Home] ''[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]''.</ref> Since 2010, Böhmer has been the patron of the German version of anti-racism education charity [[Show Racism the Red Card]].<ref>[http://www.theredcard.de/schirmherrschaft/ ''„Show Racism the Red Card“-Schirmherrschaft''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204100911/http://www.theredcard.de/schirmherrschaft/ |date=2013-12-04 }}</ref>


After the deaths of nine Turkish citizens in a fire at a [[Ludwigshafen]] house on February 3, 2008, which media reports said may have been the result of arson involving neo-Nazis, Böhmer visited the fire site with Turkish prime minister [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]].<ref>Alan Crawford and Andreas Cremer (February 7, 2008), [https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aTnQWDqUaQEc&refer=germany Erdogan's German Visit Overshadowed by Fire Deaths] ''[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]''.</ref> In 2010, Böhmer accompanied Chancellor Merkel on a two-day state visit to Turkey. On the occasion of the German government's official celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of the German-Turkish recruitment agreement in 2011, Böhmer – together with Merkel and Erdoğan – thanked the first Turkish guest workers for their services to Germany.<ref>Maximilian Popp, Özlem Gezer and Christoph Scheuermann (November 2, 2011), [http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/at-home-in-a-foreign-country-german-turks-struggle-to-find-their-identity-a-795299.html At Home in a Foreign Country: German Turks Struggle to Find Their Identity] ''[[Der Spiegel]]''.</ref> When Erdoğan in 2011 called on the large Turkish community living in Germany to teach their children the Turkish language first and then German, Böhmer countered that “[o]nly those with good German have opportunities to advance in our country.”<ref>Judy Dempsey (February 28, 2011), [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/world/europe/01iht-germany01.html German Politicians Assail Turkish Leader Over Cultural Remarks] ''[[International Herald Tribune]]''.</ref> In a controversy surrounding a [[Bosphorus serial murders|neo-Nazi terrorist cell trial]] in 2013, she called on the Munich Higher Regional Court to give Turkish media access to the trial.<ref>[http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/politicians-call-for-turkish-media-at-neo-nazi-terrorist-cell-trial-a-891324.html Neo-Nazi Terrorist Trial: Berlin Criticizes Court's Press Policy] ''[[Spiegel Online]]'', March 27, 2013.</ref>
After the deaths of nine Turkish citizens in a fire at a [[Ludwigshafen]] house on February 3, 2008, which media reports said may have been the result of arson involving neo-Nazis, Böhmer visited the fire site with Turkish prime minister [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]].<ref>Alan Crawford and Andreas Cremer (February 7, 2008), [https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aTnQWDqUaQEc&refer=germany Erdogan's German Visit Overshadowed by Fire Deaths] ''[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]''.</ref> In 2010, Böhmer accompanied Chancellor Merkel on a two-day state visit to Turkey. On the occasion of the German government's official celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of the German-Turkish recruitment agreement in 2011, Böhmer – together with Merkel and Erdoğan – thanked the first Turkish guest workers for their services to Germany.<ref>Maximilian Popp, Özlem Gezer and Christoph Scheuermann (November 2, 2011), [http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/at-home-in-a-foreign-country-german-turks-struggle-to-find-their-identity-a-795299.html At Home in a Foreign Country: German Turks Struggle to Find Their Identity] ''[[Der Spiegel]]''.</ref> When Erdoğan in 2011 called on the large Turkish community living in Germany to teach their children the Turkish language first and then German, Böhmer countered that “[o]nly those with good German have opportunities to advance in our country.”<ref>Judy Dempsey (February 28, 2011), [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/world/europe/01iht-germany01.html German Politicians Assail Turkish Leader Over Cultural Remarks] ''[[International Herald Tribune]]''.</ref> In a controversy surrounding a [[Bosphorus serial murders|neo-Nazi terrorist cell trial]] in 2013, she called on the Munich Higher Regional Court to give Turkish media access to the trial.<ref>[http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/politicians-call-for-turkish-media-at-neo-nazi-terrorist-cell-trial-a-891324.html Neo-Nazi Terrorist Trial: Berlin Criticizes Court's Press Policy] ''[[Spiegel Online]]'', March 27, 2013.</ref>
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* Hertie-Stiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2016)<ref>[http://www.ghst.de/service/presse/pressemitteilungen/details/article/wechsel-im-kuratorium-der-hertie-stiftung/#_ Wechsel im Kuratorium der Hertie-Stiftung] Hertie-Stiftung, press release of November 22, 2016.</ref>
* Hertie-Stiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2016)<ref>[http://www.ghst.de/service/presse/pressemitteilungen/details/article/wechsel-im-kuratorium-der-hertie-stiftung/#_ Wechsel im Kuratorium der Hertie-Stiftung] Hertie-Stiftung, press release of November 22, 2016.</ref>
* START-Stiftung, Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees (since 2016)<ref>[http://www.ghst.de/service/presse/pressemitteilungen/details/article/maria-boehmer-neue-vorsitzende-des-kuratoriums-der-start-stiftung/#_ Maria Böhmer neue Vorsitzende des Kuratoriums der START-Stiftung] Hertie-Stiftung, press release of November 8, 2016.</ref>
* START-Stiftung, Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees (since 2016)<ref>[http://www.ghst.de/service/presse/pressemitteilungen/details/article/maria-boehmer-neue-vorsitzende-des-kuratoriums-der-start-stiftung/#_ Maria Böhmer neue Vorsitzende des Kuratoriums der START-Stiftung] Hertie-Stiftung, press release of November 8, 2016.</ref>
* [[Central Committee of German Catholics]], Member<ref>http://www.zdk.de/organisation/mitglieder/mitgliederliste/</ref><ref>http://www.maria-boehmer.de/page/ueber-mich/224</ref>
* [[Central Committee of German Catholics]], Member<ref>http://www.zdk.de/organisation/mitglieder/mitgliederliste/</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maria-boehmer.de/page/ueber-mich/224 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-08-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516163547/http://www.maria-boehmer.de/page/ueber-mich/224 |archivedate=2013-05-16 |df= }}</ref>
* Deutschlandstiftung Integration, Member of the Board of Trustees
* Deutschlandstiftung Integration, Member of the Board of Trustees
* European Foundation for the Speyer Cathedral, Member of the Board of Trustees
* European Foundation for the Speyer Cathedral, Member of the Board of Trustees
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.maria-boehmer.de/ Official website] {{de icon}}
* [http://www.maria-boehmer.de/ Official website] {{de icon}}
* [http://www.bundestag.de/bundestag/abgeordnete/bio/B/boehmma0.html Biography] at the [[Bundestag]]'s website {{de icon}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090923075657/http://www.bundestag.de/bundestag/abgeordnete/bio/B/boehmma0.html Biography] at the [[Bundestag]]'s website {{de icon}}
* [http://www.bundesregierung.de/nn_6516/Content/EN/Biographien/biographie-maria-boehmer.html Biography]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070926233648/http://www.bundesregierung.de/nn_6516/Content/EN/Biographien/biographie-maria-boehmer.html Biography]


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Revision as of 09:55, 2 June 2017

Maria Böhmer
Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office
with Michael Roth (2013–present)
Incumbent
Assumed office
2013
Preceded byCornelia Pieper
Minister of State at the Federal Chancellery
In office
2005–2013
Succeeded byAydan Özoğuz
Member of the Bundestag
Incumbent
Assumed office
1990
Personal details
Born (1950-04-23) 23 April 1950 (age 74)
Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate West Germany
(now Germany)
Political partyChristian Democratic Union
Alma materUniversity of Mainz

Maria Böhmer (born 23 April 1950 in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a German politician and member of the Bundestag for the CDU. Under the leadership of Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, she currently serves as Minister of State in the Federal Foreign Office, primarily responsible for cultural relations and education policy.

Early life and education

Born into a family of wine growers,[1] Böhmer studied mathematics, physics, political science and education. Upon receiving her Ph.D., she conducted research at the universities of Cambridge and Augsburg and gained a post-doctoral qualification in education at the University of Mainz in 1982.[2] In 1993/94, Christian Baldauf was a research associate to her.

Political career

From 1982 to 1990, Böhmer served as State Commissioner for Women in Rhineland Palatinate. Since 1990, she has been member of the Bundestag as well as of the Federal Executive Board of the CDU.

Between 1994 and 1998, Böhmer served on the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs as well as on the Committee on Family Affairs. From 2000, she was part of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group’s leadership, first under chairman Friedrich Merz (2000–02) and later under chairwoman Angela Merkel (2002–05). From 2001, she served as Chairwoman of the Frauenunion, the CDU's women's organization.[3] In this capacity, she later publicly endorsed Merkel as the party’s candidate to challenge incumbent Chancellor Gerhard Schröder in the 2002 federal elections; instead, Edmund Stoiber ended up being the joint candidate of CDU and CSU.[4]

In 2003, Böhmer was part of a group assigned by then-opposition leader and CDU chairwoman Angela Merkel to draft alternative proposals for social welfare reform in response to Chancellor Gerhard Schröder’s "Agenda 2010". The so-called Herzog Commission – named after its chairman, former German President Roman Herzog – recommended a comprehensive package of reform proposals including, among other things, decoupling health and nursing care premiums from people’s earnings and levying a lump monthly sum across the board instead.[5]

Minister of State for Integration in the Federal Chancellery, 2005–13

In November 2005, Böhmer joined the first cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel and became Minister of State for Integration in the Federal Chancellery and German Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration.[6] In the negotiations to form a coalition government following the 2009 federal elections, she led the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on families, integration of immigrants and culture; her co-chair from the FDP was Hans-Joachim Otto.

In 2010, Böhmer proposed to introduce legally binding quotas to boost the low number of people with immigrant backgrounds in public sector jobs, saying it would ensure that the public service sector better mirrored the country's population; however, Germans politicians – both from Böhmer's own conservative Christian Democratic Party as well as from the center-left opposition – opposed the measure.[7] With a focus on improving the integration of the country's immigrant population, Böhmer later that year rejected the conservative MEP Markus Ferber’s call for having immigrants undergo intelligence tests before they are granted residency or citizenship rights in the country.[8] In tackling Germany's shortage of qualified workers, Böhmer favors targeting highly qualified foreign workers through measures such as lowering the minimum wage threshold for migrant workers.[9] Since 2010, Böhmer has been the patron of the German version of anti-racism education charity Show Racism the Red Card.[10]

After the deaths of nine Turkish citizens in a fire at a Ludwigshafen house on February 3, 2008, which media reports said may have been the result of arson involving neo-Nazis, Böhmer visited the fire site with Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[11] In 2010, Böhmer accompanied Chancellor Merkel on a two-day state visit to Turkey. On the occasion of the German government's official celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of the German-Turkish recruitment agreement in 2011, Böhmer – together with Merkel and Erdoğan – thanked the first Turkish guest workers for their services to Germany.[12] When Erdoğan in 2011 called on the large Turkish community living in Germany to teach their children the Turkish language first and then German, Böhmer countered that “[o]nly those with good German have opportunities to advance in our country.”[13] In a controversy surrounding a neo-Nazi terrorist cell trial in 2013, she called on the Munich Higher Regional Court to give Turkish media access to the trial.[14]

Minister of State in the Federal Foreign Office, 2014–present

Following the 2013 federal elections, Böhmer was part of the CDU/CSU team in the negotiations with the SPD on a coalition agreement.

As Minister of State in the Federal Foreign Office, Böhmer is primarily responsible for cultural relations and education policy as well as of the Asia and South America regions. In 2015, she served as chairwoman of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee.[15]

Böhmer witnessed the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on Bangsamoro (CAB) between the Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front on 27 March 2014 at the Malacañang Palace in Manila.[16]

As Germany’s official representative, Böhmer took part in the inauguration ceremony for Chilean President Michelle Bachelet on 11 March 2014.[17] Since 2014, she has accompanied German President Joachim Gauck on state visits to the Czech Republic (May 2014), Luxembourg (November 2014),[18] Tanzania (February 2015),[19] Peru (March 2015), and Ireland (July 2015).[20]

In September 2016, Böhmer announced that she would not stand in the 2017 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.[21]

Other activities

  • Hertie-Stiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2016)[22]
  • START-Stiftung, Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees (since 2016)[23]
  • Central Committee of German Catholics, Member[24][25]
  • Deutschlandstiftung Integration, Member of the Board of Trustees
  • European Foundation for the Speyer Cathedral, Member of the Board of Trustees
  • Federal Cultural Foundation, ex-officio Member of the Board of Trustees
  • International Journalists’ Programmes, Member of the Board of Trustees
  • Leibniz Association, Member of the Senate
  • Stiftung Lesen, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2015)
  • Tarabya Academy, Chairwoman of the Advisory Board
  • ZDF Television Council, Member (1992-2016) and deputy chairwoman (2002-2016)[26]
  • 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, Member of the Board of Trustees[27]

References

  1. ^ Heike Schmoll (July 12, 2007), Die integrative Staatsministerin Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
  2. ^ Board of Trustees: Maria Böhmer CIVIS Media Foundation.
  3. ^ Board of Trustees: Maria Böhmer CIVIS Media Foundation.
  4. ^ Ulrich Deupmann and Christoph Schult (January 7, 2002), Die Einsame und der Ängstliche Der Spiegel.
  5. ^ German Opposition Split Over Reforms Deutsche Welle, October 8, 2003.
  6. ^ Board of Trustees: Maria Böhmer CIVIS Media Foundation.
  7. ^ Sonia Phalnikar (January 15, 2010), German politicians reject immigrant quotas in the public sector Deutsche Welle.
  8. ^ Allan Hall (June 29, 2010), German politicians suggest immigrant 'intelligence test' The Daily Telegraph.
  9. ^ Andreas Cremer (August 22, 2007), Merkel to Tackle Skills Shortage in Einstein's Home Bloomberg.
  10. ^ „Show Racism the Red Card“-Schirmherrschaft Archived 2013-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Alan Crawford and Andreas Cremer (February 7, 2008), Erdogan's German Visit Overshadowed by Fire Deaths Bloomberg.
  12. ^ Maximilian Popp, Özlem Gezer and Christoph Scheuermann (November 2, 2011), At Home in a Foreign Country: German Turks Struggle to Find Their Identity Der Spiegel.
  13. ^ Judy Dempsey (February 28, 2011), German Politicians Assail Turkish Leader Over Cultural Remarks International Herald Tribune.
  14. ^ Neo-Nazi Terrorist Trial: Berlin Criticizes Court's Press Policy Spiegel Online, March 27, 2013.
  15. ^ Christian Hoffmann (June 26, 2015), Maria Böhmer: 'We have a special obligation to protect our World Heritage' Deutsche Welle.
  16. ^ Pia Lee-Brago (March 28, 2014), Germany reiterates support for peaceful resolution of sea row The Philippine Star.
  17. ^ Minister of State Böhmer represents the Federal Government at the inauguration of the President of Chile, Bachelet Federal Foreign Office, press release of March 7, 2013.
  18. ^ Visite d’État au Luxembourg du président de la République fédérale d’Allemagne, Joachim Gauck, et de Madame Daniela Schadt (3.-5.11.2014) Government of Luxembourg, press release of October 31, 2014.
  19. ^ German President Joachim Gauck in Tanzania Konrad Adenauer Foundation, February 9, 2015.
  20. ^ Gauck nimmt Schneider-Wein zu Staatsbesuch in Irland mit Die Rheinpfalz, July 16, 2015.
  21. ^ Maria Böhmer tritt bei der Bundestagswahl nicht mehr an Focus, September 24, 2016.
  22. ^ Wechsel im Kuratorium der Hertie-Stiftung Hertie-Stiftung, press release of November 22, 2016.
  23. ^ Maria Böhmer neue Vorsitzende des Kuratoriums der START-Stiftung Hertie-Stiftung, press release of November 8, 2016.
  24. ^ http://www.zdk.de/organisation/mitglieder/mitgliederliste/
  25. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2014-08-09. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  26. ^ Maria Böhmer, Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office Federal Foreign Office.
  27. ^ WM-Kuratorium unter Vorsitz von Dr. Thomas Bach FIFA, press release of 30 September 2008.
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