Sascha Raabe (born 10 June 1968) is a German politician of the

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(SPD) who served as a member of the

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from the state of

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from 2002 until 2021.

Political career

Raabe became member of the Bundestag in the

2002 German federal election Federal elections were held in Germany on 22 September 2002 to elect the members of the 15th Bundestag. Incumbent Chancellor Gerhard Schröder's centre-left "red-green" governing coalition retained a narrow majority, and the Social Democratic Pa ...

. Throughout his time in parliament, he served on the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development. In 2009, he also joined the Subcommittee on the United Nations, International Organizations and Globalization. From 2014 until 2015, he was his parliamentary group's spokesperson on development policy. In addition to his committee assignments, Raabe was part of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the States of Central America. In June 2018, Raabe announced that he would not stand in the 2021 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.

Other activities

* German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval), Member of the Advisory Board (since 2012) * German Foundation for World Population (DSW), Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board (–2021)Advisory Board
German Foundation for World Population (DSW). * German Development Service (DED), Member of the Supervisory Board (2009-2010)

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Bundestag biography
1968 births Living people Members of the Bundestag for Hesse Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021 Members of the Bundestag 2013–2017 Members of the Bundestag 2009–2013 Members of the Bundestag 2005–2009 Members of the Bundestag 2002–2005 Members of the Bundestag for the Social Democratic Party of Germany {{Germany-SPD-politician-stub