- German Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (2005 to 2009).
- Has a doctor's degree in medicine. In September 2015 she was publicly accused of plagiarism.
- Daughter of the former minister president of Lower Saxony, Ernst Albrecht.
- Represents the German Christian-Democrats (CDU).
- Mother of David Echter (b. August 21, 1987), Sophie Charlotte (December 2, 1989), Maria Donata (b. March 28, 1992), Victoria Ursula (b. March 20, 1994), Johanna Gertrud (b. March 20, 1994), Egmont Ulrich (b. March 12, 1998) and Gracia Diotima (b. October 25, 1999).
- Federal German Minister of Defence (2013-2019).
- Federal German Minister of Labor and Social Affairs (2009-2013).
- President of the European Commission (2019-).
- German female political figure (CDUD).
- German European Union official.
- Has British ancestry through her American great-grandmother's family, who can be traced to the English county of Northamptonshire.
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