Friedrich Straetmanns | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2017 | |
Member of the Bundestag | |
In office 24 September 2017 –26 September 2021 | |
Constituency | Left Party's list |
Secretary of State for Justice,Equality and Consumer Protection of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | |
In office 15 November 2021 –21 December 2024 | |
President | Manuela Schwesig |
Minister | Jacqueline Bernhardt |
Personal details | |
Born | Bielefeld,West Germany (now Germany) | 5 August 1961
Political party | BSW (2024–present) |
Other political affiliations | SPD (1985–2005) WASG (2005–2007) The Left (2007–2024) |
Occupation | Lawyer •Judge •Politician |
Friedrich Straetmanns (born 5 August 1961) is a German politician. Born in Bielefeld,North Rhine-Westphalia,he has represented The Left. Friedrich Straetmanns served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2017 to 2021. [1]
After completing his military service,Friedrich Straetmanns studied law and political science from 1982 to 1989,including a traineeship. Afterwards he worked as a lawyer for a short time and then at the Diakonisches Werk until 1992. He then became a judge at the Social Court of Detmold. He became member of the bundestag after the 2017 German federal election. [2] He is a member of the Committee for Legal Affairs and Consumer Protection and the Committee for the Examination of Elections. [3]