Dunja Kreiser
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2021
Preceded bySigmar Gabriel
Personal details
Born (1971-06-27) 27 June 1971
Wolfenbüttel, West Germany
(now Germany)
Political partySPD

Dunja Eleonore Angelika Kreiser (born 27 June 1971 in Wolfenbüttel) is a German lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2021.

Life

Before joining politics, Kreiser worked as a sewage supervisor for the city of Wolfenbüttel. From 1987 to 1990, Kreiser trained as a supply and waste disposal specialist. Kreiser worked as a wastewater master for the city of Wolfenbüttel until 2017 when she was elected in the state election to the Lower Saxony state parliament for the electoral district Wolfenbüttel-Nord.[1][2]

Kreiser is married and has one child.[3] She is a Protestant.[4]

Political career

Dunja Kreiser stood as a direct candidate in the Salzgitter – Wolfenbüttel constituency in the 2021 federal election and stood in 12th place on the SPD state list.[5] She won her constituency with 38.6% of the first-place votes.[6][7] She then resigned her seat in the state parliament. Maximilian Schmidt succeeded her in the state parliament.

Kreiser is a full member of the Committee on the Interior and Home Affairs in the Bundestag. She is also a deputy member of the Sports Committee and the Economic Committee.[4]

In addition to her committee assignments, Kreiser chairs the German-Mexican Parliamentary Friendship Group.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ ""SPD-Landesliste vom 03.09.2017"" (PDF). spdnds.de (in German). 3 September 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  2. ↑ ""Neu im Landtag"". ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  3. ↑ ""Dunja Kreiser, SPD"". ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  4. 1 2 ""Dunja Kreiser, SPD Abwassermeisterin"". bundestag.de (in German). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  5. ↑ ""Bundestagswahl 2021, Reihung der Landesliste"" (PDF). spdnds.de (in German). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  6. ↑ ""Alle Ergebnisse und Sieger im Wahlkreis Salzgitter – Wolfenbüttel"". welt.de (in German). 4 October 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  7. ↑ ""Wahlergebnis Salzgitter – Wolfenbüttel"". welt.de (in German). 15 October 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  8. ↑ ""Deutsch-Mexikanische Parlamentariergruppe"". bundestag.de (in German). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
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