Bettina Wulff
Bettina Wulff | |
|---|---|
 Bettina Wulff, in 2010 | |
| First Lady of Germany | |
| Assumed office July 2, 2011 | |
| President | Christian Wulff |
| Preceded by | Eva Köhler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bettina Körner 25 October 1973 Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| Spouse | Christian Wulff (2008-Present) |
| Relations | Annalena Wulff (stepdaughter) |
| Children | Leander Balthasar (former relationship, born in 2003) Linus Florian (with Wulff, born in 2008) |
| Residence(s) | Schloss Bellevue, Berlin Hanover |
Bettina Wulff is the wife of German President Christian Wulff.
Childhood & family
Bettina Körner was born 25 October, 1973 in Hanover, Lower Saxony, as the second child of Inge and Horst Körner. She spent her childhood in the town of Grossburgwedel and was raised as a protestant.[1] Körner married Christian Wulff on 3 March 2008. Their son Linus Florian was born 12 May, 2008. Both Körner and Wulff had a child from a previous relationship before their marriage. Wulff had been married to his wife Christiane for 18 years before announcing their divorce in June 2006. He and his former wife have a daughter, Annalena. Körner has a child named Leander Balthasar (born 2003) from an earlier relationship. [2]
Education & career
After completing her university entrance examinations at the Leibniz Grammar School in Hanover in 1993, Wulff studied media management and applied media sciences at the Institute of Journalism and Communication Research at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover until 1998.[3] Between 1998 and 2000 she worked as a PR assistant for an internet agency. After that she was employed as a Press Officer for an automotive supplier and later for a chain of drugstores, both based in Hanover.[4]
Charity
Wulff is a patron of the "Eine Chance für Kinder" (A Chance for Children) Foundation, which aims to support expectant mothers, young mothers, babies and toddlers facing difficult social situations.[5] She is also a patron of the "Deutsche Kinder- und Jugendstiftung" (German Children and Youth Foundation) and "Müttergenesungswerk" (Maternal Health Care Foundation).
References
- ^ "Bettina Wulff, wife of the Federal President". Bundespräsidialamt. 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ Albers, Sophie (2 Juli 2010). "First Lady Bettina Wulff: Die große Blonde in den neuen Schuhen". Stern. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Bettina Wulff, wife of the Federal President". Bundespräsidialamt. 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ "Bettina Wulff, wife of the Federal President". Bundespräsidialamt. 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ "Patronage". Duetscher Opernball. 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
Sources
http://www.bundespraesident.de/EN/Federal-President/BettinaWulff/bettinawulff-node.html
See also
List of spouses of German presidents and chancellors