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Bettina Stark-Watzinger

Politician

Bettina Stark-Watzinger is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Bettina Stark-Watzinger · Беттина Штарк-Ватцингер · Беттіна Старк-Ватцінгер · בטינה סטארק-ווצינגר · بيتينا شتارك فاتسينغر · 3 more...				[sources]
Other name	Bettina Stark · 베티나 슈타크바칭거				[sources]
Weak alias	貝蒂娜·史塔克-瓦特辛格				[sources]
Birth date	1968-05-12				[sources]
Place of birth	Frankfurt · Frankfurt am Main				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	Germany				[sources]
Country	Germany				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Bettina				[sources]
Last name	Stark-Watzinger				[sources]
Political association	FDP				[sources]
Website	www.stark-watzinger.de				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q39080194				[sources]
Position	Bundestag (member, 2017-) · Federal Minister of Research, Technology and Space (2021-2024) · member of the German Bundestag (2017-2021) · member of the German Bundestag (2021-)				[sources]
Education	Dipl.-Volkswirtin · Goethe University Frankfurt (-1993) · Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (1989-1993) · ODDO BHF (1994-) · St. Angela-Schule (-1989)				[sources]
Religion	Roman Catholic · römisch-katholisch				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-17	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

German politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Federal Minister of Research, Technology and Space	2021-12-08	2024-11-07

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German Members of the Bundestag1,926

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Every Politician58,326

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Source data IDs: us-cia-germany-bettina-stark-watzinger-minister-of-education-research · evpo-50408a89-e54d-41ab-98d0-b4cae6022025 · de-btg-mdb-11004902 · us-cia-germany-bettina-stark-watzinger-min-of-education-research

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