Christa Randzio-Plath
German politician and lawyer
Christa Randzio-Plath (born 29 October 1940) is a German lawyer and politician. She was a Member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 2004, representing the Social Democratic Party of Germany.
She was born in Racibórz, Poland.
From 1986 to 1989 she was a member of the Hamburg Parliament. She was an elected member of the 3rd (1989-1994), 4th (1994-1999) and 5th sessions of the European Parliament.
In 2011 the Senate of Hamburg honoured her with the Bürgermeister-Stolten-Medaille.
She is a member of the law firm of Rechtsanwälte Mille, Sieberth & Randzio-Plath.
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