Born on November 8th 1947 in Bonn (Beuel)
married to Dr.-Ing. Albert Hieronymi, two childern
Tonia (1971)
Philipp (1981)
| 1977 |
M.A. History and Sociology |
| 1978 – 1981 |
Head of department of the CDU Headquarter Bonn |
| 1975 – 1990 |
Member of the Council of the City of Bonn |
| 1985-1999 |
Member of the State Parliament North Rhine Westphalia |
| since 1991 |
Member of the WDR broadcasting Council |
| since 1999 |
Member of the European Parliament |
Committees on:
- Culture, Youth, Education, Media and Sport (Member)
- Employment and Social Affairs (deputy Member)
Spokeswoman for Media Policy for the group of the EPP-ED
President of the Intergroup on Audiovisual Policy of the European Parliament
| 2005/06 |
Rapporteur of the European Parliament on the
EU-programme MEDIA Plus/ MEDIA 2007-2013 |
| 2006/07 |
Rapporteur of the European Parliament on the Directive for Audiovisual Media Services (2007/65/EG) (former Directive “Television without Frontiers”) |
| 2009 |
Rapporteur of the European Parliament on the
EU-programme MEDIA MUNDUS |