Christin Willnat

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Christin Willnat
Member of the Bundestag
from Brandenburg
Incumbent
Assumed office
2025
Personal details
Born (1986-04-03) 3 April 1986 (age 39)
Brandenburg an der Havel
Political party Die Linke
Alma mater University of Potsdam

Christin Willnat (born 3 April 1986) is a German politician from Die Linke. She was elected to the Bundestag in the 2025 German federal election.

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Life

Christin Willnat was born in 1986, the daughter of a saleswoman and a tram driver  in Brandenburg an der Havel. [1] After 10th grade, Willnat began an apprenticeship as a retail clerk and was fired in the third year of her apprenticeship. [2] She was unemployed for a year and a half before she was able to obtain her vocational qualification. She later also obtained her Abitur (university entrance qualification). She then studied Interdisciplinary Russian Studies at the University of Potsdam. [1] Christin Willnat is the mother of four children and lives in Brandenburg an der Havel. [3] Willnat works as an integration assistant and translator. [3]

Political career

In 2019, Willnat joined the Left Party. [3] Within the party, she became party chairwoman of Brandenburg an der Havel in 2019.  There, she campaigned for better education and local transport in Brandenburg an der Havel. [4] In November 2024, she was elected with 100% of the vote to one of the two district executives of the Left Party in Brandenburg an der Havel. [5] In December 2024, she was chosen as a direct candidate for the Left Party in Brandenburg an der Havel – Potsdam-Mittelmark I – Havelland III – Teltow-Fläming I. [6] In the federal election of February 2025, Willnat was elected to the Bundestag via the Brandenburg state list. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Andreas Fritsche (2025-02-28). "Christin Willnat: Das Arbeiterkind". nd-aktuell (Eine Patchwork-Mutti aus der Platte kommt ins Parlament). Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  2. 1 2 Nach der Bundestagswahl: Diese 21 Brandenburger haben es in den Bundestag geschafft. ISSN   1865-2263.
  3. 1 2 3 Milena Wurmstädt (2025-02-13). "Direktkandidaten-Check im Wahlkreis 60: Christin Willnat (Linke)" (in German). Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  4. ↑ André Wirsing (2024-06-08). "Brandenburg an der Havel: Die Linken sorgen sich um die Schüler und um die Nutzer des Nahverkehrs" (in German). Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  5. ↑ "Linke wählen neuen Kreisvorstand" (in German). Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  6. ↑ "Christin Willnat als Bundestagskandidatin der Linken gewählt" (in German). Retrieved 2025-02-26.
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