Bettina Wulff
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Bettina Wulff is the wife of German
President
Christian Wulff
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, the capital of Lower Saxony. She is the second child of parents Inge and Horst Körner. She spent her childhood in the town of Grossburgwedel and was raised as a Protestant
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Bettina Körner married Christian Wulff on 3 March 2008. Together, they have a son named Linus Florian (born 12 May 2008). Both Bettina and Christian had a child from a previous relationship before their marriage. Christian was with his wife Christiane for 18 years before he announced their divorce in June 2006. Christian and his former wife have a daughter named Annalena. Bettina Wulff has a son from another relationship named Leander Balthasar (born 2003).
until 1998.
Between 1998 and 2000 she worked as a PR assistant for an internet agency. After that she worked as a Press Officer for an automotive supplier and a chain of drugstores, both based in Hanover.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
President
President of Germany
The President of the Federal Republic of Germany is the country's head of state. His official title in German is Bundespräsident . Germany has a parliamentary system of government and so the position of President is largely ceremonial...
Christian Wulff
Christian Wulff
Christian Wilhelm Walter Wulff is the President of Germany and a politician of the Christian Democratic Union. He was elected President on 2010 and publicly swore the oath of office on . A lawyer by profession, he served as Premier of the state of Lower Saxony from 2003 to 2010.-Early life and...
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Childhood & family
Bettina Wulff was born Bettina Körner on October 25, 1973 in HanoverHanover
Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
, the capital of Lower Saxony. She is the second child of parents Inge and Horst Körner. She spent her childhood in the town of Grossburgwedel and was raised as a Protestant
Protestantism
Protestantism is one of the three major groupings within Christianity. It is a movement that began in Germany in the early 16th century as a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices, especially in regards to salvation, justification, and ecclesiology.The doctrines of the...
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Bettina Körner married Christian Wulff on 3 March 2008. Together, they have a son named Linus Florian (born 12 May 2008). Both Bettina and Christian had a child from a previous relationship before their marriage. Christian was with his wife Christiane for 18 years before he announced their divorce in June 2006. Christian and his former wife have a daughter named Annalena. Bettina Wulff has a son from another relationship named Leander Balthasar (born 2003).
Education & career
After completing her university entrance examinations at the Leibniz Grammar School in Hanover in 1993, Bettina Wulff studied Media Management (Applied Media Studies) and media law at the Institute of Journalism and Communication Research at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater HannoverHochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover
Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover is an artistic-scientific university in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany. It dates back to 1897. From 1962 until 2010 it was named Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover , short: Musikhochschule Hannover...
until 1998.
Between 1998 and 2000 she worked as a PR assistant for an internet agency. After that she worked as a Press Officer for an automotive supplier and a chain of drugstores, both based in Hanover.