Christine Lambrecht

Christine Lambrecht (born 19 June 1965) is a German senior politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as the German Federal Minister of Defence in the government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz, from 2021 to 2023. German Forum for Crime Prevention (DFK), Ex-Officio Chair of the Board of Trustees (2019–2021) Magnus Hirschfeld Foundation, Ex-Officio Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees (2019–2021) Humboldt Forum, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (2018–2019) GIZ, Member of the Supervisory Board (2018–2019) Jewish Museum Berlin, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2018).

Personal life Lambrecht has one son. In 2022, Lambrecht was criticised for taking her son with her using an army helicopter, while she went for visiting troops and her son went on holiday. A political scandal broke out after he posted pictures of it on Instagram.