I was born on January 13, 1961 in Rheinhausen (since 1975 district of Duisburg) North Rhine-Westphalia . I have a journeyman’s certificate as a hairdresser and a state examination as a geriatric nurse. I had to give up the profession of geriatric nurse for health reasons. I enjoyed the profession of a specialist nurse.
In April 2012 I became a member of the Pirate Party Germany. After running in 2014 in the local elections with a seat in the Committee for Social Affairs, Labor, Health, Integration and Senior Citizens, and in 2015 I was a candidate for the position of mayor. Since 2019, I have been the federal commissioner for health and care. In addition, I am also working on the topic in NRW. I am responsible for the election program and position papers with a small team. As in previous years, I was a list candidate for the 2021 federal election and the 2022 state elections in NRW.