Maria Klein-Schmeink

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Maria Klein-Schmeink
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Maria Klein-Schmeink in 2014
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2017
Personal details
Born (1958-01-06) 6 January 1958 (age 63)
Hamminkeln, West Germany
(now Germany)
NationalityGerman
Political partyGreens
Children1
Alma materUniversity of Münster

Maria Klein-Schmeink (born 6 January 1958) is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2009.[1]

Early life and career[]

Klein-Schmeink studied sociology at the University of Münster from 1977 to 1984 and graduated with a master's degree. While still a student, she began working as a volunteer for the Sozialpädagogisches Bildungswerk Münster (Sobi).

After completing her studies until 2002, Klein-Schmeink worked full-time in a leading position for the Sobi. From 1986 to 1988 she was involved in the establishment of the institution "cultur- und begegnungszentrum achtermannstraße" (c.u.b.a.). From 2002 until she moved to the German Bundestag in 2009, she worked as a legislative advisor to the Green Party's group in the State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Political career[]

In parliament, Klein-Schmeink is a member of the Committee on Health. Since 2014 she has been serving as her parliamentary group's spokesperson on health policy.[2][3] In 2020, she succeeded Katja Dörner as one her parliamentary group's deputy chairs, under the leadership of co-chairs Katrin Göring-Eckardt and Anton Hofreiter.[4]

In addition to her committee assignments, Klein-Schmeink is part of the German-Austrian Parliamentary Friendship Group.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Maria Klein-Schmeink | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  2. ^ Bundestagsfraktion, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen. "Infos zur Person". Bundestagsfraktion Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  3. ^ "German Bundestag - Health". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  4. ^ Gremienbesetzungen Parliamentary Group of the Green Party, press release of November 3, 2020.
  5. ^ Stephanie Rohde (March 2, 2016), Österreichs Flüchtlingsobergrenzen: „Warenverkehr wird sehr, sehr stark darunter leiden“ Deutschlandfunk.

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