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Karsten Wildberger
GermanyCabinetChristian Democratic UnionNationalFederal Minister for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation

Karsten Wildberger

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Karsten Wildberger is a German politician and business executive serving as the Federal Minister for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation in the cabinet of Chancellor Friedrich Merz since May 2025. Before entering politics, he held senior leadership roles at major corporations, including Telstra, E.ON, and as CEO of Ceconomy AG and the MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group. A physicist by training, he holds a doctorate in solid-state and computational physics and an MBA from INSEAD. His political career is marked by a focus on digital infrastructure and administrative modernization, though he has faced public scrutiny regarding his use of artificial intelligence in drafting journalistic contributions.

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Born
1969-09-05 · 56 years old
Birth place
Gießen, Germany
Education
Technical University of Munich, RWTH Aachen, INSEAD
Career
Management consultant at Boston Consulting Group, executive at T-Mobile, Vodafone, and Telstra, Board member at E.ON SE, CEO of Ceconomy AG

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