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Katja Mast
Katja Mast (born 4 February 1971) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, SPD who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Baden-Württemberg since 2005. Early career Before entering politics, Mast worked in human resources at Deutsche Bahn from 2003 to 2005. Political career Early beginnings Mast joined the SPD in 1993. Member of the German Parliament, 2005–present Mast became a member of the Bundestag in the 2005 German federal election, representing the Pforzheim (electoral district), Pforzheim district. From 2005 to 2017, she served on the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs. From 2017 until 2021, she served as one of her parliamentary group's deputy chairs, under the leadership of successive chairs Andrea Nahles (2017–2019) and Rolf Mützenich (2019–2021). Since 2022, Mast she has been the group's chief whip and – in this capacity – has been serving on the Mediation Committee as well as the Committee on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Democratic Party Of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, ; SPD, ) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany. Saskia Esken has been the party's leader since the 2019 leadership election together with Lars Klingbeil, who joined her in December 2021. After Olaf Scholz was elected chancellor in 2021 the SPD became the leading party of the federal government, which the SPD formed with the Greens and the Free Democratic Party, after the 2021 federal election. The SPD is a member of 11 of the 16 German state governments and is a leading partner in seven of them. The SPD was established in 1863. It was one of the earliest Marxist-influenced parties in the world. From the 1890s through the early 20th century, the SPD was Europe's largest Marxist party, and the most popular political party in Germany. During the First World War, the party split between a pro-war mainstream ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
