Julia Klöckner

Julia Klöckner (born 16 December 1972) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2018 to 2021.[1]

Julia Klöckner
Minister of Food and Agriculture
In office 14 March 2018 – 8 December 2021
Chancellor	Angela Merkel
Preceded by	Christian Schmidt
Succeeded by	Cem Özdemir
Leader of the Christian Democratic Union in Rhineland-Palatinate
In office 25 September 2010 – 26 March 2022
Preceded by	Christian Baldauf
Succeeded by	Christian Baldauf
Deputy Leader of the Christian Democratic Union
In office 4 December 2012 – 20 January 2022 Serving with Jens Spahn, Silvia Breher, Volker Bouffier and Thomas Strobl
Leader	Angela Merkel Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer Armin Laschet
Preceded by	Annette Schavan
Succeeded by	Karin Prien
Leader of the Christian Democratic Union in the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate
In office 18 May 2011 – 14 March 2018
Preceded by	Christian Baldauf
Succeeded by	Christian Baldauf
Parliamentary Secretary of State for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
In office 27 September 2009 – 15 February 2011
Minister	Ilse Aigner
Preceded by	Ursula Heinen
Succeeded by	Peter Bleser
Member of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate for Bad Kreuznach
In office 18 May 2011 – 1 April 2018
Preceded by	Carsten Pörksen
Succeeded by	Helmut Martin
Member of the Bundestag for Rhineland-Palatinate
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 October 2021
Preceded by	Antje Lezius
Constituency	CDU List
In office 17 October 2002 – 18 May 2011
Preceded by	Fritz Rudolf Körper
Succeeded by	Antje Lezius
Constituency	Kreuznach
Personal details
Born	(1972-12-16) 16 December 1972 Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany
Political party	German: Christian Democratic Union  EU: European People's Party
Alma mater	University of Mainz