Katrin Budde | |
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 Katrin Budde in 2020 | |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
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| Born | 13 April 1965 Magdeburg, East Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | SPD |
| Alma mater | Technical University Magdeburg |
Katrin Budde (born 13 April 1965) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Saxony-Anhalt since 2017. [1]
After graduating from high school in 1983, Budde started an internship at the former VEB Schwermaschinenbau Karl Liebknecht in Magdeburg. From 1984 to 1989, she studied at the Technical University Magdeburg (from 1987 Technical University), where she graduated as an engineer for work design. Subsequently, she worked as a research assistant at VEB FER (research, development, rationalisation) until 1990.
From 1990 to 2017 Budde was a member of the State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt. From 2009 [2] to 2016, she also served as chairwoman of the SPD in Saxony-Anhalt; she resigned from that position following the party's defeat in the 2016 state elections. [3]
Budde co-chaired the SPD’s national conventions in Berlin (2011) [4] Hanover (2012) [5] and Augsburg (2013). [6]
Budde became a member of the Bundestag in the 2017 German federal election, representing the Mansfeld district. [7] She has been the chairwoman of the Committee on Cultural Affairs and Media [8] and a member of the Defense Committee. In addition to her committee assignments, she has been serving as deputy chairwoman of the German-Swiss Parliamentary Friendship Group.
Ahead of the 2021 elections, the SPD’s leadership in Saxony-Anhalt selected Budde to lead the party’s campaign; at a party convention, however, Karamba Diaby was elected to spearhead the campaign, with Budde only coming second. [9]
Within the SPD parliamentary group, Budde belonged to the Parliamentary Left, a left-wing movement, before moving to the Seeheim Circle in 2022. [10]
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