Ottilie Klein | |
|---|---|
 Ottilie Klein in 2021 | |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 February 1984 Villingen-Schwenningen West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | CDU |
| Alma mater | |
Ottilie Klein (born 14 February 1984) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2021. In addition to her parliamentary work, she has been the secretary general of the CDU in Berlin since 2023, under the leadership of it chair Kai Wegner.[1]
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Early life and education
Klein was born to Russia Germans in the West German town of Villingen-Schwenningen.[2] During her studies, she worked at the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in 2007.[3]
Early career
In 2017, Klein briefly worked as a parliamentary advisor to Sybille Benning.[4] She worked for the CDU’s group in the State Parliament of Berlin, first as chief of staff to its successive chairs Florian Graf and Burkhard Dregger (2017–2020) and as the group’s head of strategy and policy planning (2018–2020). From 2020 to 2021, Klein worked at the Association of Public Banks (VÖB).
Political career
Ahead of the 2021 elections, the CDU in Berlin voted Klein to the third place on its list, after Monika Grütters and Jan-Marco Luczak.[5]
Klein was subsequently elected to the Bundestag in 2021, representing the Berlin-Mitte district.[3] In parliament, she has since been serving on the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs and the Committee on European Affairs.[3]
In the negotiations to form a coalition government between the CDU and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) under the leadership of Kai Wegner following Berlin’s 2023 state elections, Klein co-chaired the working group on labour social affairs; her counterpart of the Social Democrats was Lars Düsterhöft.[6]
Other activities
- Otto Benecke Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees[7]
- Terre des Femmes, Member[3]
- German Academic Scholarship Foundation, Member of the Selection Committee (–2022)[3]
Personal life
Klein practices kickboxing.[4]
References
- ^ Daniel Böldt (9 September 2023), Berliner CDU wählt Landesvorstand: Ottilie Klein ist neue Generalsekretärin – Wegner bleibt Vorsitzender Der Tagesspiegel.
- ^ Alisha Mendgen (26 February 2022), Russlanddeutsche CDU-Politikerin Klein: „Zu sehen, wie die Ukraine angegriffen wird, schmerzt“ RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland.
- ^ a b c d e Ottilie Klein Bundestag.
- ^ a b Ferdinand Otto (28 October 2021), Ottilie Klein: "Das ist eine einmalige Gelegenheit, das mache ich jetzt" Die Zeit.
- ^ Robert Kiesel (16 April 2021), Ringen um die Landesliste: Die Berliner CDU lässt den Osten außen vor Der Tagesspiegel.
- ^ Ken Münster (7 March 2023), Koalitionsgespräche ab dieser Woche: Das sind die Verhandler von CDU und SPD in Berlin Tagesspiegel.
- ^ Board of Trustees Otto Benecke Foundation.
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