Karin Prien

Karin Prien
Schleswig-Holstein Minister of Education, Science and Culture
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 June 2017
Appointed by	Daniel Günther
Member of the Hamburgische Bürgerschaft
In office 2011–2017
Personal details
Born	(1965-06-26) 26 June 1965 (age 59) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality	Germany
Political party	Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU)
Alma mater	University of Bonn
Occupation	Lawyer

Karin Prien (née Kraus; born 26 June 1965) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as State Minister of Education, Science and Culture of Schleswig-Holstein in the government of Minister-President Daniel Günther since 28 June 2017. She was previously a member of the Hamburg Parliament.

Since 2022, Prien has been one of four deputy chairs of the CDU, under the leadership of chairman Friedrich Merz.^[1]