service system. Unlike many in her party at the time, Schröder spoke out in support of civil unions in 2012, saying that "in lesbian and gay life partnerships, people take lasting responsibility for one another and thus they live according to conservative values." Since the 2013 elections, Schröder has been the deputy chairwoman of the Committee on the Scrutiny of Elections, Immunity and the Rules of Procedure, which is chaired by Johann Wadephul. In addition, she serves as member of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy, where she is her parliamentary group's rapporteur on the media, food and pharmaceutical industries as well as on space technology. In April 2016, Schröder announced that she would not stand in the 2017 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term. By the end of the parliamentary term, she joined communication consultancy Deekeling Arndt Advisors as Senior Advisor. Other activities Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Posts and Railway, Member of the advisory board (since 2014) ZNS – Hannelore Kohl Stiftung, President (since 2011) German-Israeli Association (DIG), Member German Africa Foundation (DAS), Member Order of Saint John's Nursing Sisterhood, Member of the supervisory board (2002-2008) Personal life Schröder lives in Berlin and Wiesbaden-Sonnenberg with her husband Ole Schröder, a fellow member of the Bundestag. Shortly after her appointment, the two announced that they were planning to get married in February 2010 and did so on 12 February 2010. In January 2011, it was announced that Schröder was pregnant with her first child, who was born in June 2011, and that she would try not to take time off during the pregnancy. She is the first German cabinet member to ever give birth to a child while in office. In 2014 she gave birth to her second child a daughter. Schröder is a member of the Independent Evangelical-Lutheran Church. References External links Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth: Kristina Schröder - short bio on the website of the German federal government 1977 births Living people Politicians from Wiesbaden Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz alumni Members of the Bundestag for Hesse Female members of the Bundestag Ministers for children, young people and families Women's ministers German Lutherans 21st-century German women politicians Women federal government ministers of Germany Members of the Bundestag 2013–2017 Members of the Bundestag 2009–2013 Members of the Bundestag 2005–2009 Members of