Angelica Schwall-Düren

Angelica Klara Schwall-Düren née Düren (born 16 July 1948 in Offenburg) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).

On 15 July 2010 she was appointed Minister for Federal Affairs, Europe and Media of North Rhine-Westphalia in the first cabinet of Minister-President Hannelore Kraft.

On 21 June 2012 she was also appointed to this position in the second cabinet of Minister-President Hannelore Kraft and held this office until 1 October 2015.

[3] In 1977, she completed her doctorate at the University of Freiburg with the thesis "Kinder- und Jugendfürsorge im Großherzogtum Baden in der Epoche der Industrialisierung - Entwicklung und Zielsetzung der staatlichen, kommunalen und verbandlichen Fürsorge 1850-1914" (Child and Youth Welfare in the Grand Duchy of Baden in the Era of Industrialization - Development and Objectives of State, Municipal and Association Welfare 1850–1914).

[6] From October 2002 until she joined the North Rhine-Westphalian state government on 15 July 2010, she was deputy leader of the parliamentary group responsible for European Union affairs.

Angelica Schwall-Düren in 2015
Angelica Schwall-Düren at the party caucus , which nominated her again on the second position of the social-democratic electoral list for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia .