Parliamentary State Secretary Martina Englhardt-Kopf

Martina Engelhardt-Kopf was born on on 8 June 1981. She is married and has two children.

Vocational training and education
1997-2000	Training to become an office management clerk, Bavarian Red Cross, district association of Schwandorf Qualification: office management clerk (IHK)
2000-2002	Higher vocational school in Schwandorf Qualification: Subject-related higher education entrance qualification
2002-2004	Degree in business education, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg and University of Hull, UK Qualification: Diplom-Handelslehrerin (Univ.) (degree as a qualified teacher of business studies) & Bachelor of Business Administration, recognition of degree as the first state examination
2007-2009	Practical training phase for vocational schools, part-time vocational school and upper vocational school in Straubing and European vocational school in Weiden Qualification: second state examination

Professional background
2009-2014	Teacher with civil servant status in the business and administration faculty at the European vocational school in Weiden
2014-2021	Government of the Oberpfalz district, coordinator for professional integration, in Regensburg
07/2018	Took over parents’ agricultural holding in Schwandorf (part-time)
Since 10/2021	Member of the German Bundestag
Since 05/2025	Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity

Political and voluntary work
Since 2008	Town councillor in Schwandorf
Since 2013	Deputy District Chair of the Schwandorf CSU Association
2014-2022	Deputy Mayor of Schwandorf
Since 2015	District councillor in Schwandorf
Since 2019	Chair of the CSU group in the district council of Schwandorf
Since 2021	Deputy chair of the CSU regional association of Oberpfalz
Since October 2023	Member of the CSU Executive Committee
Since October 2023	Vice-President of the German Catholic Women’s Association (KDFB)