Fresh Face in Berlin: Hannover's Religious Leader Joins Federal Ministry
Hannover's Bishop assumes role of State Secretary - Hanover's cleric promoted to State Secretary position
Here's some tea: Petra Bahr, the badass theologian from the heart of Germany, Hannover, is gearing up to stir some shit at the Federal Ministry of Education, Family, Seniors, Women, and Youth in Berlin. That's right, she's about to join forces with Minister Karin Prien (CDU) as the new state secretary. The Evangelical Church of Hannover spilled the beans in a recent statement.
This 59-year-old powerhouse has been ruling the Hannover district since 2017 and has been a member of the German Ethics Council since 2020. If her recent impact on the discourse between church, politics, science, and culture in Hannover is anything to go by, she's bound to shake things up in Berlin. Bishop Ralf Meister thinks so, praising her "wisdom" and "sharp analytical perspective."
Before gracing the halls of the Federal Ministry, Bahr held the bloody reigns as the head of the politics department at the CDU-affiliated Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V., and as the cultural commissioner of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany. She even bagged her doctorate at the University of Basel with a thesis on Immanuel Kant's "Critique of Judgment" in 2002. From 2000 to 2006, she taught religious philosophy and ethics at the University of Frankfurt am Main.
While some nearby sources seem to indicate that Bahr has expressed support for maintaining Karfreitag (Good Friday) as a silent holiday [1], her specific role at the Federal Ministry of Education, Family, Seniors, Women, and Youth is yet to be confirmed. For precise, up-to-date info, it's best to check in with credible German government resources or news outlets.
- Petra Bahr
- Berlin
- Federal Ministry of Education
- CDU
- Karin Prien
- Hannover
- Women
- Youth
- Seniors
- (Good Friday)
[1] Some sources indicate that Petra Bahr expressed support for maintaining Karfreitag (Good Friday) as a silent holiday. However, the exact context and implications of this support are not explicitly clear. For accurate and up-to-date information, it is best to consult official German government resources or news outlets that cover appointments and policy decisions within the German government.
- Petra Bahr, from Hannover, is moving from the heart of Germany to the Federal Ministry of Education, Family, Seniors, Women, and Youth in Berlin, joining Minister Karin Prien (CDU) as a new state secretary.
- Before her federal role, Bahr held positions at the CDU-affiliated Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. and as the cultural commissioner of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany, and she also taught religious philosophy and ethics at the University of Frankfurt am Main.
- In 2002, Bahr earned her doctorate at the University of Basel with a thesis on Immanuel Kant's "Critique of Judgment".
- Reports suggest that Bahr may have expressed support for maintaining Karfreitag (Good Friday) as a silent holiday, although the exact context and implications remain unclear. Further details about her specific role at the ministry can be found through credible German government resources or news outlets.
