Elisabeth "Lisa" Paus (born 19 September 1968)[1] is a German politician who has been serving as the Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth since 25 April 2022.

Paus was born in Rheine, West Germany, and grew up in nearby Emsbüren, close to the Dutch border.

From 1997 until 1999, Paus worked for Frieder Otto Wolf who was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Germany's Green Party.

[8] In 2022, Paus succeeded Anne Spiegel as Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth in the coalition government led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

In August 2023, Paus made news headlines when she rejected the coalition government's proposal for a law offering wider corporate tax relief worth billions of euros aimed at reviving growth in Germany's economy and instead suggested to raise spending on child support in tandem with giving more tax benefit to companies.

[10] In October 2023, Paus participated in the first joint cabinet retreat of the German and French governments in Hamburg, chaired by Scholz and President Emmanuel Macron.