Natascha Kohnen
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| Leader of the Social Democratic Party in Bavaria | |
| Assumed office 20 May 2017 | |
| Deputy | Martin Burkert Johanna Uekermann |
| Preceded by | Florian Pronold |
| Deputy Leader of the Social Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office 7 December 2017 | |
| Leader | Martin Schulz Olaf Scholz (Acting) Andrea Nahles |
| Preceded by | Hannelore Kraft |
| 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 | |
| Assumed office 20 October 2008 | |
| Constituency | Social Democratic List |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 October 1967 Munich, Bavaria, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party of Germany |
Natascha Kohnen (born 27 October 1967 in Munich) is a German politician of the SPD. Since 2008 she is a member of the Landtag of Bavaria. She is also the current Chairwoman of the SPD in Bavaria and in December 2017 was elected one of the national party deputy leaders.
Political career
Natascha 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 she was suggested by her predecessor Florian Pronold, reaching 53.8% of the vote. [2] At the party congress on May 20, 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, she was elected for the constituency of Upper Bavaria and since the 20th of October of 2008 is a member of the 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.
Personal life
Kohnen grew up in Munich's Maxvorstadt district and 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. Since 2001 Kohnen runs his own editorial office with freelancers. She has two children.
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References
- ^ a b Curriculum vitae. Official website of Natascha Kohnen.
- ^ Lisa Schnell (2017-05-12). "Natascha Kohnen prevails" (in German). Sueddeutsche.de.
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