Martina Stamm-Fibich (born 23 April 1965) is a German politician of the

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(SPD) who has been serving as a

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of the

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from the state of

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since 2013.

Political career

Stamm-Fibich first became a member of the Bundestag in the

2013 German federal election Federal elections were held on 22 September to elect the members of the 18th Bundestag of Germany. At stake were all 598 seats to the Bundestag, plus 33 overhang seats determined thereafter. The Christian Democratic Union of Germany/ Christian ...

. She contested the

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in 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2021. She was re-elected at the

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. In parliament, Stamm-Fibich serves as member of the Committee on Health and the Committee on Petitions, where she serves as her parliamentary group's

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s and

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. In addition to her committee assignments, Stamm-Fibich has been an alternate member of the German delegation to the

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(PACE) since 2022. In the Assembly, she serves on the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development and the Sub-Committee on Children. Within the SPD parliamentary group, Stamm-Fibich belongs to the Parliamentary Left, a left-wing movement.Members
Parliamentary Left.

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