after expulsion offenders must be refused re-entry for life, not only to Germany but also throughout the Schengen area, and cited the 2018 gang rape in Freiburg as an example. Personal life Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer is a Roman Catholic. She is married to Helmut Karrenbauer, a retired mining engineer, with whom she has three children, born in 1988, 1991 and 1998; they live in the city of Püttlingen. Kramp-Karrenbauer is an avid reader and speaks French. Other activities Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), Co-Chair of the International Leadership Council (since 2022) Munich Security Conference, Member of the Advisory Council (since 2019) German Adult Education Association (DVV), president (since 2015) Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK), member European Foundation for the Speyer Cathedral, Member of the Board of Trustees Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS), member Max Planck Society, member of the Senate Max Planck Institute for Informatics, member of the Board of Trustees Talat Alaiyan Foundation, patron German Foundation of School Sports, former Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees Foundation for the Cultural Heritage of Saarland, former ex officio Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees (2011–2018) RAG-Stiftung, ex officio member of the Board of Trustees (2011–2018) 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, Member of the Board of Trustees References External links 1962 births People from Völklingen Women members of State Parliaments in Germany German Roman Catholics Christian Democratic Union of Germany politicians Defence ministers of Germany Federal government ministers of Germany Female defence ministers Female members of the Bundestag Members of the Bundestag for Saarland Members of the Bundestag 1994–1998 Members of the Landtag of Saarland Ministers-President of Saarland Living people 20th-century German women politicians 21st-century German women politicians Women federal government ministers of Germany Women Ministers-President in Germany Women ministers of State Governments in Germany