Katrin Albsteiger (née Poleschner, born 20 November 1983) is a German politician from the Christian Social Union of Bavaria.
Katrin Albsteiger | |
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| Member of the Bundestag | |
| In office 2013–2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Katrin Poleschner 20 November 1983 Elchingen, Bavaria, Germany |
| Political party | Christian Social Union of Bavaria |
| Spouse | Tobias Albsteiger |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | http://www.katrin-albsteiger.de/ |
Education and early career
editAlbsteiger studied political science at the University of Augsburg and the University of Adelaide between 2003 and 2008.
Following her graduation, Albsteiger worked at the CSU headquarters in Munich from 2009 until 2010, before moving on to a corporate communications role at German energy company E.ON. Between 2011 and 2013, she worked as a spokesperson for the Stadtwerke Ulm/Neu-Ulm utility company (SWU).
Political career
editBetween the 2013 and the 2017 federal elections, Albsteiger served as member of the German Bundestag representing Bavaria.[1][2]
In parliament, Albsteiger served on the Committee on European Affairs and on the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment. She was her parliamentary group's rapporteur on youth unemployment and gender equality as well as on Greece, Cyprus and Austria.
In June 2017, Albsteiger voted against the introduction of same-sex marriage in Germany.[3]
Since 2021, Albsteiger has been serving as one of five deputy chairs of the CSU, under the leadership of chairman Markus Söder.[4]
Albsteiger was nominated by her party as delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2022.[5]
Other activities
edit- Federal Agency for Civic Education (BPB), Deputy Member of the Board of Trustees (2014-2017)
- Institute for European Politics, Member of the Board of Trustees
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Profile at the German Bundestag website". German Bundestag. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ^ "Profile at the CSU website". Christian Social Union of Bavaria. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ^ "Deutscher Bundestag - Namentliche Abstimmungen". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ^ Neuer CSU-Vorstand kommt zusammen: Präsenzsitzung in München Die Zeit.
- ^ 17th Federal Convention, 13 February 2022, List of Members Bundestag.
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