From 2018 to 2021, she also served as Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Finance under minister Olaf Scholz in the fourth coalition government of Chancellor Angela Merkel.

After graduation in 1974 in Preetz, she began studying special education and biology at the University of Hamburg, which she broke off in 1976.

In addition to her committee assignments, Hagedorn is a member of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group with the Nordic States.

[5] In Chancellor Angela Merkel’s fourth cabinet, she joined the federal government as one of two Parliamentary State Secretaries – alongside Christine Lambrecht (2018-2019), later Sarah Ryglewski (2019–2021) – serving under Finance Minister Olaf Scholz.

In addition to her committee assignments, she is part of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the Baltic States.