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Natascha Kohnen
Natascha Kohnen
	Natascha Kohnen in 2018
Leader of the SPD Bavaria
	In office; 20 May 2017 – 24 April 2021
Deputy	Martin Burkert ; Johanna Uekermann
Preceded by	Florian Pronold
Succeeded by	Ronja Endres ; Florian von Brunn
Deputy Leader of the Social Democratic Party
	In office; 7 December 2017 – 6 December 2019 Serving with Olaf Scholz, Malu Dreyer, Manuela Schwesig, Ralf Stegner and Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel
Leader	Martin Schulz ; Andrea Nahles
Preceded by	Hannelore Kraft
Succeeded by	Number of deputies reduced
General Secretary of the Social Democratic Party in Bavaria
	In office; 11 July 2009 – 20 May 2017
Leader	Florian Pronold
Preceded by	Susann Biedefeld
Succeeded by	Uli Grötsch
Member of the Landtag of Bavaria ; for Upper Bavaria
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 20 October 2008
Constituency	Social Democratic List
Personal details
Born	27 October 1967 (age 56); Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
Political party	Social Democratic Party of Germany

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Natascha Kohnen (born 27 October 1967) is a German politician of the SPD who has been a member of the Landtag of Bavaria since 2009. From 2017 until 2021, she served as chairwoman of the SPD Bavaria.

Political career

Kohnen has been a member of the SPD since 2001; from 2003 to 2009 she was the chairwoman of the Neubiberg SPD, where she formed part of the municipal council, and until 2009 sub-district deputy chairwoman of the party of the Munich district.^[1] At the 2009 SPD state convention in Weiden she was selected the Secretary General in Bavaria. From 2013 to 2015 she was the chairwoman of the party in the district of Munich, and since December 2015 she is on the federal executive committee of the SPD.^[1]

In a member survey of the election of the regional chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany in Bavaria in the spring of 2017 Kohnen was suggested by her predecessor Florian Pronold, reaching 53.8% of the vote.^[2] At the party congress on 20 May 2017, she was elected with 88.3% of the delegate votes for state leaders of the SPD in Bavaria.

In the Bavarian state election in 2008, Kohnen was elected for the constituency of Upper Bavaria and since 20 October 2008 is a member of the Bavarian state parliament, where she has been a member of the Committee on Environment and Health (2008-2013) and the Committee on Economic Affairs (since 2013). From 2011 to 2013 she was also deputy leader of the SPD group in the Landtag.

In the negotiations to form a coalition government under the leadership of Chancellor Angela Merkel following the 2017 federal elections, Kohnen co-chaired the working group on urban development; her counterparts were Bernd Althusmann and Kurt Gribl.

Other activities

Bavarian Broadcasting (BR), Member of the Broadcasting Council (since 2018)
Georg von Vollmar Academy, Member of the Board^[3]
IG Metall, Member

Personal life

Kohnen was born in Munich, and grew up in the Maxvorstadt district. In 1987 she graduated from high school, subsequently studying biology at the University of Regensburg from 1987 to 1992. From 1994 to 2002 she worked as a freelance lecturer in the field of natural sciences at the Oldenbourg Verlag in Munich; during that time, she also lived in Paris for two years. Since 2001 Kohnen runs her own editorial office with freelancers. She has two children.

External links

Website of the Landtag of Bavaria (in German)
Official website (in German)

References

^ ^a ^b Curriculum vitae. Archived 23 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine Official website of Natascha Kohnen.
^ Lisa Schnell (12 May 2017). "Natascha Kohnen prevails" (in German). Sueddeutsche.de.
^ Board Archived 17 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine Georg von Vollmar Academy.

[Kohnen_Lebenslauf-1] Curriculum vitae. Archived 23 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine Official website of Natascha Kohnen.

[2] Lisa Schnell (12 May 2017). "Natascha Kohnen prevails" (in German). Sueddeutsche.de.

[3] Board Archived 17 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine Georg von Vollmar Academy.

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-'''Natascha Kohnen''' (born 27 October 1967 in [[Munich]]) is a [[Germany|German]] politician of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]]. Since 2008 she is a member of the [[Landtag of Bavaria]]. She is also the current Chairwoman of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]] in Bavaria and one of the national party deputy leaders.
+'''Natascha Kohnen''' (born 27 October 1967) is a German politician of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]] who has been a member of the [[Landtag of Bavaria]] since 2009. From 2017 until 2021, she served as chairwoman of the [[SPD Bavaria]].
 ==Political career==
-Natascha Kohnen has been a member of the SPD since 2001, from 2003 to 2009 she was the chairwoman of the [[Neubiberg|Neubiberg SPD]], where she formed part of the municipal council, and until 2009 sub-district deputy chairwoman of the party of the Munich district. <ref name="Kohnen_Lebenslauf">[https://natascha-kohnen.de/person/lebenslauf/ ''Curriculum vitae''.] Official website of Natascha Kohnen.</ref> At the 2009 [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]] state convention in [[Weiden|Weiden]] she was selected the Secretary General in [[Bavaria|Bavaria]]. From 2013 to 2015 she was the chairwoman of the party in the district of Munich, and since December 2015 she is on the federal executive committee of the SPD. <ref name="Kohnen_Lebenslauf">[https://natascha-kohnen.de/person/lebenslauf/ ''Curriculum vitae''.] Official website of Natascha Kohnen.</ref>
+Kohnen has been a member of the SPD since 2001; from 2003 to 2009 she was the chairwoman of the [[Neubiberg|Neubiberg SPD]], where she formed part of the municipal council, and until 2009 sub-district deputy chairwoman of the party of the Munich district.<ref name="Kohnen_Lebenslauf">[https://natascha-kohnen.de/person/lebenslauf/ ''Curriculum vitae''.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923181052/https://natascha-kohnen.de/person/lebenslauf/ |date=23 September 2020 }} Official website of Natascha Kohnen.</ref> At the 2009 [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]] state convention in [[Weiden in der Oberpfalz|Weiden]] she was selected the Secretary General in [[Bavaria]]. From 2013 to 2015 she was the chairwoman of the party in the district of Munich, and since December 2015 she is on the federal executive committee of the SPD.<ref name="Kohnen_Lebenslauf"/>
-In a member survey of the election of the regional chairman of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party of Germany]] in Bavaria in the spring of 2017 she was suggested by her predecessor Florian Pronold, reaching 53.8% of the vote. <ref>{{Internetquelle | autor=Lisa Schnell | url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/bayern-spd-natascha-kohnen-setzt-sich-durch-1.3503217 | titel=Natascha Kohnen prevails | hrsg=[[Süddeutsche Zeitung|Sueddeutsche.de]] | datum=2017-05-12}}</ref> At the party congress on May 20, 2017, she was elected with 88.3% of the delegate votes for state leaders of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]] in Bavaria.
+In a member survey of the election of the regional chairman of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany]] in Bavaria in the spring of 2017 Kohnen was suggested by her predecessor [[Florian Pronold]], reaching 53.8% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|title=Natascha Kohnen prevails|publisher=[[Süddeutsche Zeitung|Sueddeutsche.de]]|url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/bayern-spd-natascha-kohnen-setzt-sich-durch-1.3503217|last=Lisa Schnell|date=12 May 2017|language=German}}</ref> At the party congress on 20 May 2017, she was elected with 88.3% of the delegate votes for state leaders of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]] in Bavaria.
-In the [[Bavarian state election, 2008|Bavarian state election in 2008]], she was elected for the constituency of Upper Bavaria and since the 20th of October of 2008 is a member of the [[Landtag of Bavaria|Bavarian state parliament]], where she is a member of the Committee on Environment and Health. From 2011 to 2013 she was also deputy leader of the SPD in the [[Landtag of Bavaria|Landtag]].
+In the [[2008 Bavarian state election|Bavarian state election in 2008]], Kohnen was elected for the constituency of Upper Bavaria and since 20 October 2008 is a member of the [[Landtag of Bavaria|Bavarian state parliament]], where she has been a member of the Committee on Environment and Health (2008-2013) and the Committee on Economic Affairs (since 2013). From 2011 to 2013 she was also deputy leader of the SPD group in the [[Landtag of Bavaria|Landtag]].
+In the negotiations to form a [[coalition government]] under the leadership of [[Chancellor of Germany|Chancellor]] [[Angela Merkel]] following the [[2017 German federal election|2017 federal elections]], Kohnen co-chaired the working group on urban development; her counterparts were [[Bernd Althusmann]] and [[Kurt Gribl]].
+==Other activities==
+* [[Bayerischer Rundfunk|Bavarian Broadcasting]] (BR), Member of the Broadcasting Council (since 2018)
+* Georg von Vollmar Academy, Member of the Board<ref>[https://www.vollmar-akademie.de/akademie/vorstand-gremien.html Board] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617165109/https://www.vollmar-akademie.de/akademie/vorstand-gremien.html |date=17 June 2018 }} Georg von Vollmar Academy.</ref>
+* [[IG Metall]], Member
 ==Personal life==
-Kohnen grew up in Munich's [[Maxvorstadt|Maxvorstadt district]] and in 1987 she graduated from high school, subsequently studying biology at the [[University of Regensburg|University of Regensburg]] from 1987 to 1992. From 1994 to 2002 she worked as a freelance lecturer in the field of natural sciences at the [[:de:R. Oldenbourg Verlag|Oldenbourg Verlag]] in Munich. Since 2001 Kohnen runs his own editorial office with freelancers. She has two children.
+Kohnen was born in [[Munich]], and grew up in the [[Maxvorstadt]] district. In 1987 she graduated from high school, subsequently studying biology at the [[University of Regensburg]] from 1987 to 1992. From 1994 to 2002 she worked as a freelance lecturer in the field of natural sciences at the [[:de:R. Oldenbourg Verlag|Oldenbourg Verlag]] in Munich; during that time, she also lived in [[Paris]] for two years. Since 2001 Kohnen runs her own editorial office with freelancers. She has two children.
 ==External links==
+{{Commonscat}}
-* [https://www.bayern.landtag.de/abgeordnete/abgeordnete-von-a-z/profil/natascha-kohnen/ Website of the Landtag of Bavaria (in German)]
-*[http://www.natascha-kohnen.de/ Official website (in German)]
+* [https://www.bayern.landtag.de/abgeordnete/abgeordnete-von-a-z/profil/natascha-kohnen/ Website of the Landtag of Bavaria] (in German)
+*[http://www.natascha-kohnen.de/ Official website] (in German)
 == References ==
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+{{DEFAULTSORT:Kohnen, Natascha}}
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-[[Category:People from Munich]]
+[[Category:Politicians from Munich]]
 [[Category:Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians]]
 [[Category:Members of the Landtag of Bavaria]]
-[[Category:Women members of State Parliaments in Germany]]
+[[Category:Women members of state parliaments in Germany]]
-[[Category:20th-century women politicians]]
+[[Category:20th-century German women politicians]]
-[[Category:21st-century women politicians]]
+[[Category:21st-century German women politicians]]

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