Susanne Kathrin Michel ( née Bischof; born 17 April 1963) is a German trade unionist and politician of the

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(SPD) who has been a Member of the German Bundestag for

Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...

since

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Early career

From 1983 to 2021, Michel worked for

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in Schwarzheide.

Political career

Since October 2021, Michel has been co-chairing the SPD in Saxony, alongside Henning Homann. In the negotiations to form a so-called

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of the SPD, the

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and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) following the 2021 federal elections, Michel was part of her party's delegation in the working group on climate protection and energy policy, co-chaired by Matthias Miersch,

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and Lukas Köhler. In parliament, Michel has since been serving on the Budget Committee and its Subcommittee on European Affairs.

Other activities

* German Foundation for Active Citizenship and Volunteering (DSEE), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2021) *

IG Bergbau, Chemie, Energie The IG Bergbau, Chemie, Energie (IG BCE) is a trade union in Germany. It is one of eight industrial affiliations of the German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB). History and structure The IG BCE was created in 1997 from the merger of the Che ...

(IG BCE), MemberKathrin Michel

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References

Living people 1963 births People from Forst (Lausitz) 21st-century German politicians 21st-century German women politicians Members of the Bundestag for Saxony Members of the Bundestag for the Social Democratic Party of Germany Female members of the Bundestag Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025 21st-century German engineers German women engineers Technical University of Dortmund alumni {{Germany-SPD-politician-stub