Born in 1951. Osann-Monzel (Rhineland-Palatinate). Diploma in rural domestic science. District councillor, Bernkastel-Wittlich. Chairman of Countrywomen’s Association, Rhineland-Nassau, and council member of Rhineland-Nassau Farmers and Wine-Growers Association. Executive member of Rhineland-Palatinate chamber of agriculture. Federal executive member of the Women’s Union. From 2003, Chairman, Trier area association of the Women’s Union. Member of the CDU executive board in Rhineland-Palatinate. Member of the federal board of the Frauen Union. MEP since 1994.