Ursula Kummstein

Laura Kummstein
Kummstein in 2007
12th Prime Minister of Besmenia
In office 1 October 2001 – 25 January 2011
Preceded by	Erik Tautenbach
Succeeded by	Jörg Rautenberg
Chairwoman of the Free Besmenian Citizen's Party
In office 5 November 1999 – 25 January 2011
Preceded by	Heinz Maurich
Succeeded by	Jörg Rautenberg
Governor of Summingia
In office 21 September 1994 – 30 August 2001
Preceded by	Erich Walke
Succeeded by	Alexander Glanz
President of the State Chamber of Summingia
In office 20 September 1989 – 21 September 1994
Preceded by	Peter Lübcke
Succeeded by	Nils Vernickel
Member of the State Chamber of Summingia
In office 1982–2001
Member of the Federal Chamber]]
In office 2001–2012
Personal details
Born	Laura Maria Doppler 5 March 1950 St. Butz, Summingia, East Besmenia
Nationality	Besmenian
Political party	Free Besmenian Citizen's Party
Spouse	Wolfgang Kummstein (m. 1980)
Children	3
Education	University of St. Butz

Laura Maria Kummstein (née Doppler; born 5 March 1950) is a Besmenian politician who served as Prime Minister of Besmenia from 2001 to 2011. She was the first female Prime Minister of Besmenia. From 1999 to 2011 Kummstein was the party leader of the Free Besmenian Citizen's Party. She also was Governor of Summingia from 1994 to 2000.

In 1997 she ran for the office as President of Besmenia in the 1997 presidential election. However, Kummstein lost to the independent candidate Gerhard Mahler.

Early life and education

Laura Kummstein was born on March 5, 1950 as Laura Maria Doppler in St. Butz. Her parents were the school teacher Hans Doppler (1917-1953) and the housewife Barbara Bullheim (1920-2002). Laura was the youngest of two children. Her older brother is Manfred Doppler (born: 1948). Her father died as a soldier in the World War in 1953. After the death of Hans Doppler, Laura's grandfather Heinrich Doppler (1885-1971) helped raise the children.

From 1956 to 1960 Kummstein attended elementary school and from 1960 to 1967 the Alfred Hulbein regular school in St. Butz. Due to poor performance, she had to repeat the 6th grade.

Personal life

As part of a class trip, Kummstein and her former classmates visited Halsholm in what was then West Besmenia for a week in May 1967. According to classmates, she found the school trip pleasant and showed interest in the "other" Besmenia.