Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen (born 25 April 1954, in Aachen) is a German politician, lawyer and administrative officer. who served as State Minister of Culture and Science in the governments of Minister-Presidents Armin Laschet and Hendrik Wüst of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2017 to 2022. Since 2023 she is managing director of the Carl Friedrich von Siemens Foundation in Munich.
Career From 1989 until 1999, Pfeiffer-Poensgen was the chancellor of the Cologne College of Music.
From 2004 until 2017, Pfeiffer-Poensgen served as Secretary General of the Cultural Foundation of the German Federal States (KdL).
Following the 2017 state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, Pfeiffer-Poensgen was appointed State Minister of Culture and Science in the government of Minister-President Armin Laschet. As one of the state's representatives at the Bundesrat, she served as a member of the Committee on Cultural Affairs from 2017 to 2022. In addition, she was also a member of the German-French Friendship Group set up by the German Bundesrat and the French Senate.
Other activities (selection) Corporate boards NRW.BANK, Member of the Supervisory Board (2017–2018)
Non-profit organizations LMU Munich, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2026)New Board of Trustees at LMU Munich LMU Munich, press release of 13 April 2026. Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, Member of the Board of Trustees (2018–2022)Members of the Board of Trustees, 2018 Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex. Deutschlandradio, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (2017–2022)Supervisory Board Deutschlandradio. Josefine and Eduard von Portheim Foundation for Science and Art, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2018) Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board (since 2017) Heinrich Hertz Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees (2017–2022)Board of Trustees Heinrich Hertz Foundation. Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres, Ex-Officio Member of the SenateSenate Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres. Kunststiftung NRW, Member of the Board of Trustees (2017–2022)Board of Trustees Kunststiftung NRW. Museum Insel Hombroich, Member of the Board of Trustees (2017–2022)Board of Trustees Museum Insel Hombroich. North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts, Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees (2017–2022) Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK), Deputy Chair of the BoardBoard Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK). Akademie Schloss Solitude, Member of the Board of Trustees Peter and Irene Ludwig Foundation, Chairwoman of the Board of TrusteesBoard of Trustees Peter and Irene Ludwig Foundation. German Lost Art Foundation, Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees (2015-2017)[Provenienzforschung in Deutschland weiter gestärkt - Kuratorium des Deutschen Zentrums Kulturgutverluste konstituiert ] Federal Government, press release of November 27, 2015. Franco-German Cultural Council (DFKR), Member of the Board of Trustees (2010-2017)
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