Dr Claudia Elif Stutz

State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Transport

Professional Background

Born in Solingen in 1976

1996 - 2001
Law studies and first state examination in law at Marburg University

2002 - 2004
Practical legal training and second state examination in law at Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court

2004
Doctorate at Marburg University

2004 - 2007
Assistant Head of Division for Air traffic control at the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Housing

2007 - 2021
Federal Chancellery, Berlin:

• 2007 - 2009
  Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development
• 2010 - 2011
  Desk Officer in the Cabinet and Parliamentary Division, Minute-taker at Federal Cabinet meetings
• 2011 - 2015
  Private Secretary to the Head of the Federal Chancellery
• 2015 - 2018
  Head of Division for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth; Liaison with Welfare Organizations
• 2018 - 2020
  Head of the Division for Political Planning and Strategic Foresight
• 2020 - 2021
  Head of the Task Force of the Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration

2021 - 2023
Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport: Head of Directorate E1: Innovation, Digitalization, Connectivity

2023 - 2024
State Secretary for Mobility and Transport in the Senate Department for Urban Mobility, Transport, Climate Action and the Environment of Berlin

2024 - 2025
Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport: Head of Directorate G2: Climate Change Mitigation in the Mobility Sector, Environmental Protection

Since May 2025
State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Transport