Katherina Reiche

Katherina Reiche was appointed Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy on 7 May 2025. 

Previous positions and career 

2020 – 2025 Chair of the Executive Board of Westenergie AG 

2015 – 2019 Managing Director and Executive Member of the Management Board of the Association of Local Public Utilities (VKU) 

2013 – 2015 Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure 

2009 – 2013 Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety 

2005 – 2009 Deputy Chair of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group 

1998 – 2015 Member of the German Bundestag 

1997 – 1998 Research assistant at the University of Potsdam Education 

1995 Research assistant at the Department of Chemistry and Biology of Clarkson University, New York, USA 

1992 – 1997 Study of chemistry at the University of Potsdam 

Katherina Reiche was born in Luckenwalde on 16 July 1973 and has three children.