CDU politician Julia Klöckner was Federal Minister of Agriculture for many years. After the 2021 federal election she had to give up her post. Nevertheless, she continues to sit in the Bundestag for the Union.
But how does the former agriculture minister live privately? Ultimately, Klöckner largely shields her private life. Nevertheless, some information about her has come to light over the years. You can find out what they are and how the politician lives privately here.
Julia Klöckner private: From wine queen to politician
Julia Klöckner was born on December 16, 1972 in Bad Kreuznach and comes from a conservative, Catholic winemaking family in Rhineland-Palatinate. During her midterm exam year in 1994, Klöckner was crowned Nahe Wine Queen. The following year she received the award as German Wine Queen for the term of office from 1995 to 1996. This success was the result of successful tests in areas such as wine cultivation and expansion as well as wine marketing.
The politician studied political science, Catholic theology and education in Mainz. Between 2018 and 2021 she held the office of Federal Minister of Agriculture in the Merkel cabinet. Despite her departure from this position, the former minister remains actively involved in the Bundestag.
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Since 2021, Julia Klöckner has taken on the position of economic policy spokeswoman for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group and is also treasurer of the CDU. For several years she also served as state chairwoman of the CDU in Rhineland-Palatinate. In the state, Klöckner even sought the position of Prime Minister, but in the end she lost to the competition.
Julia Klöckner: She suffered a heavy loss
A few years ago, Julia Klöckner suffered a painful loss. Because in May 2018 she said goodbye to her beloved father Aloys, who died at the age of 83. According to “Frau im Spiegel”, the former agriculture minister owed him a lot, especially “a sense of duty, personal responsibility, but also my fundamentally cheerful attitude to life”. In addition, the former wine queen also received an agricultural streak from him. The politician remembers how her father led her through the fields as a child and explained and taught her about oats and rye.
In 2019, Julia Klöckner married the entrepreneur Ralph Grieser. According to reports in the “Bild” newspaper, the politician celebrated her civil wedding with Grieser during the Easter weekend 2019 in South Africa. But their marriage didn’t last long. The couple finally separated in 2023.
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