Sylvia Pantel (born 1 January 1961) is a German politician who was a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2013 to 2021. From 1996 to 2024, she was a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[1]
Sylvia Pantel | |
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 Sylvia Pantel in 2014 | |
| Member of the Bundestag for Düsseldorf II | |
| In office 22 September 2013 – 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Beatrix Philipp |
| Succeeded by | Andreas Rimkus |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1961 Düsseldorf, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | CDU |
Political career
editPantel first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2013 German federal election, representing the Düsseldorf II district.[2] In parliament, she was a member of the Committee on Families, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth.[3]
Pantel lost her seat in the 2021 German federal election.[4]
Political positions
editAhead of the 2021 Christian Democratic Union of Germany leadership election, Pantel publicly endorsed Friedrich Merz to succeed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the party’s chair.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ex-Bundestagsabgeordnete aus Düsseldorf: Politikerin Sylvia Pantel tritt aus der CDU aus Rheinische Post, 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Sylvia Pantel". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "German Bundestag – Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth". German Bundestag. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ Beug, Sebastian (30 September 2021). "Minus 49 Sitze: Diese prominenten Unionspolitiker fehlen im neuen Bundestag". DIE WELT (in German). Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ Stefan Reinecke, Andreas Wyputta, Benno Stieber and Christoph Schmidt-Lunau (9 January 2021), [1] Die Tageszeitung.
External links
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- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in English)
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