Anja Karliczek has been in charge of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) since March 2018. She completed apprenticeships in banking and the hotel industry and also studied business administration. Karliczek held a senior role in a hotel before becoming a Member of Parliament in Germany’s Bundestag in 2013. During her political career she has been a member of the Finance Committee and a deputy member of the Budget Committee.