Pia Zimmermann | |
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![]() Pia Zimmermann in 2014 | |
Member of the Bundestag | |
In office 2013–2021 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Braunschweig, West Germany (now Germany) | 17 September 1956
Political party | The Left |
Pia Zimmermann (born 17 September 1956) is a German politician. Born in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, she represents Die Linke (The Left). She was a member of the Bundestag from the state of Lower Saxony from 2013 until 2021. [1]
Zimmermann graduated from secondary school in 1972, followed by a commercial apprenticeship which she completed in 1975. After completing her apprenticeship, she passed her school-leaving examination on the second educational pathway and studied social services from 1980 to 1984. After her studies, she worked as a staff member in disability aid until 1999. She was job-seeking until 2005 and trained as a media designer. After completing this training, she worked in the constituency office of Dorothée Menzner, a member of the Bundestag. She was selected to the Bundestag at the 2013 German federal election. [2] She was a member of the Health Committee. [3]
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