Katrin Budde (born 13 April 1965) is a German 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

Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it the ...

since 2017.

Early life and career

After graduating from high school in 1983, Budde started an internship at the former

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Schwermaschinenbau ''Karl Liebknecht'' in Magdeburg. From 1984 to 1989, she studied at the Technical University Magdeburg (from 1987 Technical University), where she graduated as an engineer for work design. Subsequently, she worked as a research assistant at VEB FER (research, development, rationalisation) until 1990.

Political career

Career in state politics

From 1990 to 2017 Budde was a member of the State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt. From 2009 to 2016, she also served as chairwoman of the SPD in Saxony-Anhalt; she resigned from that position following the party's defeat in the 2016 state elections. Budde co-chaired the SPD’s national conventions in Berlin (2011)

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(2012) and

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(2013).

Member of the German Parliament, 2017–present

Budde became a member of the Bundestag in the

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, representing the Mansfeld district. She has been the chairwoman of the Committee on Cultural Affairs and Media and a member of the Defense Committee. In addition to her committee assignments, she has been serving as deputy chairwoman of the German-Swiss Parliamentary Friendship Group. Ahead of the

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, the SPD’s leadership in Saxony-Anhalt selected Budde to lead the party’s campaign; at a party convention, however,

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was elected to spearhead the campaign, with Budde only coming second. Within the SPD parliamentary group, Budde belonged to the Parliamentary Left, a left-wing movement, before moving to the Seeheim Circle in 2022.

Other activities

* Stiftung Archiv der Parteien und Massenorganisationen der DDR (SAPMO), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022) *

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(DHM), Alternate Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2020) * German National Committee for Monument Preservation (DNK), Member of the Board (since 2020) * Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2020) *

Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship The Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship (german: Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur, alternatively translated as "(Federal) Foundation for the Study of Communist Dictatorship in East Germany") is a governmen ...

, Member of the Board of TrusteesFoundation Bodies

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