Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen

Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen (born April 25, 1954 in Aachen) is a German politician, lawyer and administrative officer.[1] Since June 30, 2017, she has been serving as State Minister of Culture and Science[2] in the government of Minister-President Armin Laschet of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen, 2010

Career

From 1989 until 1999, Pfeiffer-Poensgen was the chancellor of the Cologne College of Music.

From 2004 until 2017, Pfeiffer-Poensgen served as Secretary General of the Cultural Foundation of the German Federal States (KdL).

Following the 2017 state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, Pfeiffer-Poensgen was appointed State Minister of Culture and Science in the government of Minister-President Armin Laschet. As one of the state's representatives at the Bundesrat, she has been a member of the Committee on Cultural Affairs since 2017. In addition, she is also a member of the German-French Friendship Group set up by the German Bundesrat and the French Senate.[3]

Other activities (selection)

Corporate boards

• NRW.BANK, Member of the Supervisory Board (2017-2018)

Non-profit organizations

• Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2018)[4]
• Deutschlandradio, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2017)[5]
• Josefine and Eduard von Portheim Foundation for Science and Art, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2018)
• Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board (since 2017)
• Heinrich Hertz Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2017)[6]
• Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres, Ex-Officio Member of the Senate[7]
• Kunststiftung NRW, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2017)[8]
• Museum Insel Hombroich, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2017)[9]
• North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts, Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees (since 2017)
• Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK), Deputy Chair of the Board[10]
• Akademie Schloss Solitude, Member of the Board of Trustees
• Peter and Irene Ludwig Foundation, Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees[11]
• German Lost Art Foundation, Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees (2015-2017)[12]
• Franco-German Cultural Council (DFKR), Member of the Board of Trustees (2010-2017)

References

1. "Biografie von Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen".
2. Nina Magoley (2017-06-29), Liveticker zum Nachlesen: Das ist das neue NRW-Kabinett (in German), retrieved 2017-06-29
3. "Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen". Bundesrat.
4. Members of the Board of Trustees, 2018 Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex.
5. Supervisory Board Deutschlandradio.
6. Board of Trustees Heinrich Hertz Foundation.
7. Senate Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres.
8. Board of Trustees Kunststiftung NRW.
9. Board of Trustees Museum Insel Hombroich.
10. Board Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK).
11. Board of Trustees Peter and Irene Ludwig Foundation.
12. [Provenienzforschung in Deutschland weiter gestärkt - Kuratorium des Deutschen Zentrums Kulturgutverluste konstituiert ] Federal Government, press release of November 27, 2015.