Ottilie Klein (born 14 February 1984) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the

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since 2021. In addition to her parliamentary work, she has been the secretary general of the CDU in Berlin since 2023, under the leadership of it chair Kai Wegner.

Early life and education

Klein was born to Russia Germans in the West German town of Villingen-Schwenningen. During her studies, she worked at the

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in 2007.Ottilie Klein

Early career

In 2017, Klein briefly worked as a parliamentary advisor to Sybille Benning.Ferdinand Otto (28 October 2021)
Ottilie Klein: "Das ist eine einmalige Gelegenheit, das mache ich jetzt"
'' Die Zeit''. She worked for the CDU’s group in the State Parliament of Berlin, first as chief of staff to its successive chairs Florian Graf and Burkhard Dregger (2017–2020) and as the group’s head of strategy and policy planning (2018–2020). From 2020 to 2021, Klein worked at the Association of Public Banks (VÖB).

Political career

Ahead of the

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, the CDU in Berlin voted Klein to the third place on its list, after

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and Jan-Marco Luczak. Klein was subsequently elected to the Bundestag in 2021, representing the

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district. In parliament, she has since been serving on the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs and the Committee on European Affairs. In the negotiations to form a coalition government between the CDU and the

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(SPD) under the leadership of Kai Wegner following Berlin’s 2023 state elections, Klein co-chaired the working group on labour social affairs; her counterpart of the Social Democrats was Lars Düsterhöft.

Other activities

* Otto Benecke Foundation, Member of the Board of TrusteesBoard of Trustees
Otto Benecke Foundation. *

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, Member * German Academic Scholarship Foundation, Member of the Selection Committee (–2022)

Personal life

Klein practices kickboxing.

References

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