Vincent Kokert

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Vincent Kokert (born 6 April 1978) is a German politician for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

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Kokert was born in 1979 in Neustrelitz and became a member of the CDU in 1997. He has been a member of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the legislative body of the federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, since 2002 and became the chairman of the CDU in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in 2017. [1] By early 2020, Kokert announced his resignation and left politics. [2]

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References

  1. Biographisches Handbuch des Landtages Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Norddeutscher Verlag. Schwerin 2018. p. 77f.
  2. Stefan Ludmann (31 January 2020), CDU-Landeschef Kokert zieht sich aus Politik zurück Norddeutscher Rundfunk .
  3. Board of Trustees Konrad Adenauer Foundation.