negotiations to form a grand coalition following the 2013 national elections, Aigner led the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on economic affairs; her co-chair from the SPD was Hubertus Heil. On 17 December 2013, she became the first woman to ever chair a meeting of the Bavarian State Government. In the cabinet of Minister-President Markus Söder, Aigner briefly served as State Minister of Construction and Transport in 2018. On the Bundesrat, she became a member of the Committee on Transport and of the Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Regional Planning. President of the Bavarian Landtag, 2018–present On 5 November 2018, Aigner was elected with 198 of 205 votes as new President of the Bavarian Landtag. Other activities Regulatory bodies Bavarian Regulatory Authority for Commercial Broadcasting (BLM), Ex-Officio Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board (2013–2018) Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Posts and Railway, Ex-Officio Member of the Advisory Board (2013–2018) Corporate boards FilmFernsehFonds Bayern, Ex-Officio Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board (2013–2018) LfA Förderbank Bayern, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (2013–2018) Messe München, Ex-Officio Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board (2013–2018) Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (2005–2013) KfW, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (2008–2013) Non-profit organizations Hanns Seidel Foundation, Member of the Board Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2018) Deutsches Museum, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2004) Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Member of the Board of Trustees Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres, Ex-Officio Member of the Senate Technical University of Munich (TUM), Member of the Board of Trustees Bavarian Research Foundation, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees (2013–2018) Max Planck Society, Ex-Officio Member of the Senate (2013–2018) Munich International Film Festival, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (2013–2018 Association of the German Army (FKH), Member of the Presidium (2002–2008) German Energy Agency (DENA), Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (2005–2011) Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Member of the Board of Trustees (2005–2008) Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Member of the Board of Trustees (2005–2008) Wasserwacht of the Bavarian Red Cross, Chairwoman (2001–2009) Personal life Aigner is a Roman Catholic. She is single and has no children. References Further reading Ilse Aigner, Offener Brief an Zuckerberg, "Privates muss privat bleiben", Spiegel Online 2010, 5 April 2010. External links Official Website sustainable development |- |- |- 1964 births Living people Agriculture ministers of Germany Women ministers of