1. Elisabeth "Lisa" Paus was born on 19 September 1968 and is a German politician who has been serving as the Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth since 25 April 2022.
14 Facts About Lisa Paus
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Lisa Paus grew up in an affluent family; her father, the engineer Hermann Paus, founded and owned the Hermann Paus Maschinenfabrik, a company with around 300 employees that produces special-purpose machines and vehicles for the mining industry.
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The name Lisa Paus means pope, originating as a Middle Low German nickname for someone renowned for their piety, and is found in northern Germany, the Netherlands and Scandinavia; her family is unrelated to the famous literary family of the name.
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Lisa Paus then moved to Berlin to study at the Free University.
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Lisa Paus graduated in 1999 with a master's degree in economics.
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From 1997 until 1999, Lisa Paus worked for Frieder Otto Wolf who was a Member of the European Parliament for Germany's Green Party.
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Lisa Paus was involved in the party in various forms.
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Lisa Paus has been a Member of the German Bundestag since the 2009 federal elections.
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Lisa Paus has stood in Berlin-Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf in 2013,2017 and 2021.
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Lisa Paus is a member of the Finance Committee and within the committee she is the Green's spokesperson.
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Lisa Paus is a member of the German-Italian Parliamentary Friendship Group and the German-Slovenian Parliamentary Group.
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Ahead of the national elections in 2017 and 2021, Lisa Paus was elected to lead her party's campaign in the state of Berlin.
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In 2022, Lisa Paus succeeded Anne Spiegel as Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth in the coalition government led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
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In October 2023, Lisa Paus participated in the first joint cabinet retreat of the German and French governments in Hamburg, chaired by Scholz and President Emmanuel Macron.