Curriculum Vitae

Foto Christina Henke

Christina Henke

Secretary of State for Education

since 28th April 2023

born on 29th June 1984 in Kharkiv (Ukraine)

Address:
Bernhard-Weiß-Straße 6
10178 Berlin
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Professional career

  • 2018 – 2023

    Senior Educational Councillor / Quality Officer at Thomas-Mann Gymnasium

  • 2013 – 2018

    Teacher at the Anna Freud School (OSZ Social Services (Sixth Form College))

  • 2011

    Substitute teacher at the Hein-Moeller-Schule (OSZ Energy Technology II (Sixth Form College))

  • 2010 – 2011

    Substitute teacher at the OSZ Communication, Information and Media Technology (OSZ KIM)

  • 2009 – 2011

    Tutor with academic assignments at the Centre for Teacher Training at Freie Universität Berlin

  • 2009

    Substitute teacher at the Loschmidt-Oberschule in Berlin-Charlottenburg

  • 2007 – 2008

    Tutor for German as a second language (DaZ)

  • 2004 – 2008

    Student assistant in the German parliamentary office of Andrea Voßhoff

Studies and vocational training

  • 2011 – 2013

    Student teaching assistant at the Catholic private grammar school Marianum in Meppen

  • 2012

    2nd state examination for the teaching at grammar schools

  • 2008 – 2010

    Master’s degree programme with teaching qualification option (teaching profession) in Social Studies (Political Science), German Philology and Educational Sciences at the Freie Universität Berlin, graduating with the 1st state examination, Master of Education

  • 2006

    Additional qualification for teaching German as a second language (DaZ)

  • 2005 – 2008

    Bachelor’s degree with teaching qualification option in Social Studies (Political Science), German Philology and Educational Sciences at the Freie Universität Berlin

  • 2005

    Abitur

Political career

  • since 2022

    State Chairperson for the Women’s Union Berlin

  • 2015

    Deputy state State Chairperson for the Women’s Union Berlin

  • 2013

    Executive board of the CDU Prenzlauer Allee and the Women’s Union Berlin Pankow

  • since 2003

    Member of the CDU

Memberships

  • Trade Union for Education and Science (GEW)