Political Scientist. Former journalist for various daily newspapers, radio stations and news agencies. Member of the German Parliament since 2002. From 2009 to 2013, Spokeswoman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group for family, senior citizens, youth and women affairs and Deputy Secretary-General of the CSU. From 2013 to 2018, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure. Since March 2018, Federal Government Commissioner for Digital Affairs, the first person to hold this position; based directly in the Federal Chancellery as Minister of State to the Federal Chancellor. Works with federal government ministers to ensure all citizens benefit from the digital transformation. Chairwoman of the CSU Netzrat and of CSUnet.