Hiltrud Lotze (born 24 November 1958) is a German policewoman and politician of the

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(SPD) who has been serving as a member of the

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from the state of

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

since 2020.

Political career

Lotze became a member of the German Bundestag as a successor to

Thomas Oppermann Thomas Ludwig Albert Oppermann (27 April 195425 October 2020) was a German politician and member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). From October 2017 until his death he served as Vice President of the Bundestag. In his earlier career, he serv ...

in November 2020. She is a member of the Committee on Food and Agriculture.

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Bundestag biography
1958 births Living people Members of the Bundestag for Lower Saxony Female members of the Bundestag 21st-century German women politicians Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021 Members of the Bundestag for the Social Democratic Party of Germany {{Germany-SPD-politician-stub