Ursula Kummstein

Ursula Kummstein
Kummstein in 2007
13th Premier 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
Member of the State Chamber of Summingia
In office 1982–2001
Member of the Federal Chamber]]
In office 2001–2012
Personal details
Born	Ursula Doppler 5 March 1949 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

Ursula Kummstein (née Doppler; born 5 March 1949) is a Besmenian political scientist and former politician who served as Premier of Besmenia from 2001 to 2011. She was the first female Premier of Besmenia. From 1999 to 2011 Kummstein was the party chairwomen of the Free Besmenian Citizen's Party. She also was Governor of Summingia from 1994 to 2001. As Summingian governor, Kummstein was also the first woman to serve as head of a state government in Besmenian history.

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

Early life and education

Ursula Kummstein was born on March 5, 1949 as Ursula Doppler in St. Butz. Her parents were the school teacher Hans Doppler (1917-1953) and the housewife Barbara Büller (1922-2002). Laura was the youngest of two children. Her older brother is Manfred Doppler (born: 1947). Her father died as a soldier in the World War in 1953. After the death of Hans Doppler, Ursula's grandfather Heinrich Büller (1885-1971) helped raise the children.

From 1955 to 1959 Kummstein attended elementary school and from 1959 to 1965 the Alfred Hulbein regular school in St. Butz.