Anita Schäfer (born 9 July 1951) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate from 1998 until 2021. She represented the constituency of Pirmasens.
Anita Schäfer | |
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Member of the Bundestag from Pirmasens | |
In office 1998–2021 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Saalstadt, West Germany (now Germany) | 9 July 1951
Political party | CDU |
Political career edit
Schäfer became a member of the Bundestag in the 1998 German federal election.[1] In parliament, she served on the Defense Committee.[2]
Ahead of the Christian Democrats’ leadership election, Schäfer publicly endorsed in 2020 Friedrich Merz to succeed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the party's chair.[3]
In August 2020, Schäfer announced that she would not stand in the 2021 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Anita Schäfer". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
- ^ "German Bundestag - Defence". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
- ^ Andreas Schröder (February 26, 2020), Zwei für Merz, einer für Laschet: Wen Pfälzer CDU-Abgeordnete unterstützen wollen Die Rheinpfalz.
- ^ Andreas Ganter (August 19, 2020), Bundestagsabgeordnete Anita Schäfer macht nach über 20 Jahren Platz für die nächste Generation Die Rheinpfalz.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anita Schäfer.
- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in English)