Hanna-Renate Laurien (15 April 1928 – 12 March 2010) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

When Vogel became Minister-President in 1976, Laurien succeeded him as Minister for Education and Cultural Affairs.

When Weizsäcker was elected President of Germany in 1984, Laurien ran within the CDU against Eberhard Diepgen for the candidacy as succeeding Governing Mayor, but only came off second best.

In 1991 she was elected the first female presiding officer by the members of the Berlin Parliament (Abgeordnetenhaus), also the first after the Reunification of Germany.

During her time in office, she committed herself against rising xenophobia and for the protection of human dignity from racist and Neo-Nazi attacks.