Mechthild Rawert (born 3 November 1957) is a German politician of the

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(SPD) who has served as a member of the

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from 2005 until 2017 and from 2020, representing

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district.

Early life and career

Rawert was born in

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. She holds a degree in

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from the

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Political career

Rawert was a member of the German Bundestag from 2005 until 2017. During that time, she served on the Committee on Health (2005–2017) and the Committee on Food and Agriculture (2005–2009). In addition to her committee assignments, she chaired the German-Maltese Parliamentary Friendship Group from 2014 until 2017. Also from 2014 until 2018, Rawert was a member of the German delegation to the

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(PACE). In the Assembly, she serves on the Sub-Committee on Disability and Inclusion. In 2020, Rawert returned to parliament when she succeeded

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who had resigned her seat. She has since been serving on the Committee on Legal Affairs and Consumer Protection.

Other activities

* German Foundation for World Population (DSW), Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board (since 2020)Advisory Board
German Foundation for World Population (DSW). * Magnus Hirschfeld Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees (2014–2018) *

German Catholic Women's Association The German Catholic Women's Association (german: Katholischer Deutscher Frauenbund), abbreviated as KDFB, is a federally registered Catholic lay women's organization and political interest group. The association has roughly 180,000 members in Ge ...

(KDFB), Member * German Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND), Member * German United Services Trade Union (ver.di), Member *

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, Member * ''

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'', Member *

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, Member * Social Association of Germany (SoVD), Member

References

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Bundestag biography
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