Gerlinde Stobrawa (born 23 January 1949 in Altkünkendorf), also known under her

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''IM Marisa'', is a former politician for

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and its predecessors. She was a member of the council of the

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from 1984 to 1989, and completed a degree in sociology at the

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of the

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from 1986 to 1988. She was elected to the

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of the state of

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in 1990 and served as its vice president from 2005 to 2009. The fact of Stobrawa having a past as an informer for the

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secret police

was public knowledge since 1991. However she resigned in November 2009 as Vice President of the Landtag when the extent of her past was revealed by the

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she met and was responsible for international delegations from a variety of countries, and that related security matters had to be monitored by the Ministry for State Security (Stasi).Persönliche Erklärung Gerlinde Stobrawas nach Einsicht in die von der Stasiunterlagen-Behörde übermittelten Dokumente
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1949 births Living people The Left (Germany) politicians People of the Stasi East German women {{Germany-Left-politician-stub

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