Petra Ernstberger

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Petra Ernstberger
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Member of the Bundestag
In office
1994–2017
Personal details
Born (1955-11-11) November 11, 1955 (age 70)
Remscheid, Germany
Party Social Democratic Party of Germany

Petra Ernstberger (born 11 November 1955) is a German politician and former member of the German Bundestag for 23 years. [1]

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Early life and career

Born in Remscheid in 1955, Ernstberger graduated from high school in 1975. [1] She then studied at the University of Bayreuth to become an elementary school teacher, working in that career after graduation. [2] From 1990 to 1994, she was a research assistant at the University of Bayreuth. [2]

Political career

Ernstberger joined the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SDP) in 1990 and was elected to the Bundestag on the SPD party list in 1994. [3] She was then elected to the Bundestag representing Hof, Bavaria in 1998. In 1996, she became chair of the German-Czech Parliamentary Group, having grown up 17 kilometers (10.5 miles) from the Czech border. [4] [5]

She left the Bundestag in 2017 after withdrawing her candidacy, citing fear of the SPD losing the seat. [6] [7]

Personal life

Ernstberger is divorced and has two sons and two granddaughters. [6] [8] [9]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 "Deutscher Bundestag: Ernstberger Petra". webarchiv.bundestag.de. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  2. 1 2 "Deutscher Bundestag: Ernstberger, Petra". webarchiv.bundestag.de. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  3. ↑ "Deutscher Bundestag - Ernstberger, Petra". webarchiv.bundestag.de. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  4. ↑ Doering, Kai (8 September 2023). "Wie ein Zug für das deutsch-tschechische Verhältnis wirbt". www.vorwaerts.de (in German). Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  5. ↑ Zilke, Felix (2017-04-11). "Parlamentarier wollen mehr Nähe zu Tschechien". LandesEcho (in German). Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  6. 1 2 Pokraka, Daniel (7 September 2017). "Petra Ernstberger leaves the Bundestag". BR24 . Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  7. ↑ Bayreuth, Verlagsgruppe Hof, Coburg, Suhl. "Keine Kampfkandidatur gegen Jörg Nürnberger: Petra Ernstberger tritt nicht mehr an - Nordbayerischer Kurier". www.kurier.de (in German). Retrieved 2026-02-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ Gschwendtner, Brigitte (22 April 2022). "Petra Ernstberger packt aus: „Du brauchst viel Selbstbewusstsein"". Frankenpost (in German). Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  9. 1 2 3 "Petra Ernstberger, MdB". SPD-Bundestagsfraktion (in German). 2011-06-21. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  10. ↑ Martin, Lothar (2010-10-11). "Vize-Senatschef Pithart mit Kunstpreis der deutsch-tschechischen Verständigung geehrt". Radio Prague International (in German). Retrieved 2026-02-05.
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