Christine Lambrecht
Introduction


**Christine Lambrecht** (born 19 June 1965\) is a German senior politician of the [Social Democratic Party](/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Germany "Social Democratic Party of Germany") (SPD) who served as the German [Federal Minister of Defence](/wiki/List_of_German_defence_ministers "List of German defence ministers") in the [government](/wiki/Scholz_cabinet "Scholz cabinet") of [Chancellor](/wiki/Chancellor_of_Germany "Chancellor of Germany") [Olaf Scholz](/wiki/Olaf_Scholz "Olaf Scholz"), from 2021 to 2023\. In [Chancellor](/wiki/Chancellor_of_Germany "Chancellor of Germany") [Angela Merkel](/wiki/Angela_Merkel "Angela Merkel")'s administration, Lambrecht previously served as [Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection (2019–2021\)](/wiki/Federal_Ministry_of_Justice_%28Germany%29 "Federal Ministry of Justice (Germany)"), [Minister for Family Affairs](/wiki/Federal_Ministry_of_Family_Affairs%2C_Senior_Citizens%2C_Women_and_Youth "Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth") (2021\) and as one of two [Parliamentary State Secretaries](/wiki/Federal_Ministry_of_Finance_%28Germany%29 "Federal Ministry of Finance (Germany)") at the [Federal Ministry of Finance](/wiki/Federal_Ministry_of_Finance_%28Germany%29 "Federal Ministry of Finance (Germany)") (2018– 2019\). She previously held various roles within the SPD Parliamentary Group, including as a Deputy Leader (from 2011 to 2013\) and from December 2013 to September 2017 as first parliamentary secretary of the SPD parliamentary group.


What are some potential consequences of Christine Lambrecht's past roles on her future decisions?