Nadine Schön (born ''Nadine Müller'', 5 June 1983 in

Lebach Lebach is a town in the district of Saarlouis, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated approximately northeast of Saarlouis, and north of Saarbrücken Saarbrücken (; french: link=no, Sarrebruck ; Rhine Franconian: ''Saarbrigge'' ; lb, Saar ...

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) is a German

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of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the German Parliament since 2009, representing the constituency of St. Wendel.

Political career

Career in state politics

Between 2004 and 2009, Schön served as a member of the

Landtag of the Saarland The Landtag of the Saarland is the state diet of the German federal state of Saarland. It convenes in Saarbrücken and currently consists of 51 members of five parties. The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) is the largest party in the Land ...

, where she was the CDU parliamentary group's spokesperson on research and higher education.

Member of the German Parliament, 2009–present

Schön became a member of the German

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in the 2009 federal elections. Between 2009 and 2013, she served on the Committee on Economic Affairs and Technology and the Committee on Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth. In this capacity, she was her parliamentary group's rapporteur on gender equality and the

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. In the negotiations to form a '' Grand Coalition'' of Chancellor

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's Christian Democrats ( CDU together with the Bavarian CSU) and the

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(SPD) following the 2013 German elections, Schön was part of the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on digital policy, led by

Dorothee Bär Dorothee Gisela Renate Maria Bär ( Mantel; born 19 April 1978) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU) who has been serving as a member of the German Bundestag since 2002. From 2014 to 2021, she served in various c ...

and

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. In 2014, she was appointed deputy chairperson of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in charge of digital policy as well as family affairs, senior citizens, women and youth. Following the

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, Schön succeeded

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as chair of the Bundestag group of CDU parliamentarians from Saarland. In the negotiations to form another coalition government under Merkel, she was again part of the working group on digital policy, this time led by Bär,

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and

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. Together with Roland Heintze,

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, Antje Tillmann and Oliver Wittke, Schön co-chaired the CDU’s 2018 national convention in

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. After having initially failed to get re-elected in the 2021 German federal election, Schön retained her seat after

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resigned from the Bundestag two weeks after the election. Ahead of the Christian Democrats’ leadership election in 2022, Schön publicly endorsed

to succeed

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as the party’s chair and joined his campaign team. Schön supported

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as the Christian Democrats' joint candidate to succeed Chancellor

in the 2021 national elections.

Other activities

Regulatory agencies

* Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA), Member of the Advisory Board

Non-profit organizations

* Energy and Climate Policy and Innovation Council (EPICO), Member of the Advisory Board (since 2021) * German Foundation for Active Citizenship and Volunteering (DSEE), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2020) * German Association for Public and Private Welfare, Member of the Central Committee (since 2017) *

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(DSW), Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board (–2021) * Stefan Morsch Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees * Europäische Akademie für Frauen in Politik und Wirtschaft Berlin, Member of the Board of Trustees

Political positions

In June 2017, Schön voted against her parliamentary group's majority and in favor of Germany's introduction of

same-sex marriage Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same sex or gender. marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 33 countries, with the most recent being Mexico, constituting ...

. In April 2020, Schön co-signed – alongside around 50 other members of her parliamentary group – a letter to President of the European Commission

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which called on the European Union to take in children who were living in migrant camps across Greece.Robert Roßmann (April 6, 2020)
Mehr als 50 Unionsabgeordnete fordern Aufnahme von Flüchtlingskindern
'' Süddeutsche Zeitung''.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schon, Nadine 1983 births Living people People from Lebach Members of the Landtag of Saarland Heidelberg University alumni Members of the Bundestag for Saarland Female members of the Bundestag 21st-century German women politicians Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025 Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021 Members of the Bundestag 2013–2017 Members of the Bundestag 2009–2013 Members of the Bundestag for the Christian Democratic Union of Germany