Katrin Budde
German politician
Katrin Budde (born 13 April 1965) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Saxony-Anhalt from 2017 to 2025.
Early life and career
After graduating from high school in 1983, Budde started an internship at the former VEB Schwermaschinenbau Karl Liebknecht in Magdeburg. From 1984 to 1989, she studied at the Technical University Magdeburg (from 1987 Technical University), where she graduated as an engineer for work design. Subsequently, she worked as a research assistant at VEB FER (research, development, rationalisation) until 1990.
Political career
Career in state politics
From 1990 to 2017 Budde was a member of the State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt. From 2009 to 2016, she also served as chairwoman of the SPD in Saxony-Anhalt; she resigned from that position following the party's defeat in the 2016 state elections.
Budde co-chaired the SPD’s national conventions in Berlin (2011) Hanover (2012) and Augsburg (2013).
Member of the German Parliament, 2017–2025
Budde became a member of the Bundestag in the 2017 German federal election, representing the Mansfeld district. In parliament, she was the chairwoman of the Committee on Cultural Affairs and Media and a member of the Defense Committee. In addition to her committee assignments, she served as deputy chairwoman of the German-Swiss Parliamentary Friendship Group.
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