Kirsten Lühmann
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Kirsten Lühmann is a German politician with the Social Democratic Party of Germany
(SPD), deputy federal chairwoman of the German Civil Service Federation and, since the German federal elections of 2009, a member of parliament
for the SPD.
in the district of Celle. In 1983 she completed her A levels (Abitur) and became the first policewoman to join the Lower Saxony Police, rising to the rank of senior police commissioner (Polizeioberkommissarin).
She has been married since 1988 and has three daughters.
Lühmann is the deputy chairman of the SPD sub-district of Celle
, chairman of the SPD party on Celle District Council and a member of the parish council of Hermannsburg. In the federal elections of 2009, she ran for the constituency of Celle-Uelzen as the successor to Peter Struck
who, after 29 years in the Bundestag
, no longer wished to seek re-election. With 32.3 % of the vote, she was unable to secure the direct mandate and the constituency went to Henning Otte
of the CDU. However, Kirsten Lühmann joined the Bundestag by getting onto the state list. Her focus is employment and social politics and an energy policy firmly committed to ending nuclear power. She is a deputy member of the Home Affairs Committee. In addition she refuses to support the deployment of the Bundeswehr
at home.
Lühmann is the deputy federal chairwoman of the German Civil Service Federation (DBB Beamtenbund und Tarifunion), since 1998 a member of the executive board of the women's delegation (Bundesfrauenvertretung) to the Federation and a member of the federal executive board of the Commission for Staff and Worker Participation (Bundeshauptvorstandskommission Personalvertretung und Mitbestimmung), as well as a member of the Experts' Commission for Internal Security
. Furthermore she is the deputy chairman of the German Police Union in Lower Saxony. At the same time she belongs to the European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions
, where since 2005 she has been chairman of the Special Commission for Women's Rights and Sexual Equality (FEMM). She is also a member of the Special Commission for Employment and Social Affairs (SOC). She represents the dbb on the executive board of the network, the European Movement in Germany.
Social Democratic Party of Germany
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(SPD), deputy federal chairwoman of the German Civil Service Federation and, since the German federal elections of 2009, a member of parliament
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for the SPD.
Life
Lühmann was born on 28 April 1964 in Oldenburg in North Germany. She lives in HermannsburgHermannsburg
Hermannsburg is a municipality in the Celle district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the River Örtze, approx. 15 kilometers east of Bergen and 30 kilometers north of Celle.-Division of the municipality:...
in the district of Celle. In 1983 she completed her A levels (Abitur) and became the first policewoman to join the Lower Saxony Police, rising to the rank of senior police commissioner (Polizeioberkommissarin).
She has been married since 1988 and has three daughters.
Lühmann is the deputy chairman of the SPD sub-district of Celle
Celle
Celle is a town and capital of the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on the banks of the River Aller, a tributary of the Weser and has a population of about 71,000...
, chairman of the SPD party on Celle District Council and a member of the parish council of Hermannsburg. In the federal elections of 2009, she ran for the constituency of Celle-Uelzen as the successor to Peter Struck
Peter Struck
Peter Struck was the German Minister of Defence under chancellor Gerhard Schröder from 22 October 2002 until 2005. A lawyer, Struck is a member of the Social Democratic Party.-Education:* 1962: Abitur...
who, after 29 years in the Bundestag
Bundestag
The Bundestag is a federal legislative body in Germany. In practice Germany is governed by a bicameral legislature, of which the Bundestag serves as the lower house and the Bundesrat the upper house. The Bundestag is established by the German Basic Law of 1949, as the successor to the earlier...
, no longer wished to seek re-election. With 32.3 % of the vote, she was unable to secure the direct mandate and the constituency went to Henning Otte
Henning Otte
Henning Otte is a German politician and member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany .- Life and career :Otte was born on 27 October 1968 in Celle, Lower Saxony...
of the CDU. However, Kirsten Lühmann joined the Bundestag by getting onto the state list. Her focus is employment and social politics and an energy policy firmly committed to ending nuclear power. She is a deputy member of the Home Affairs Committee. In addition she refuses to support the deployment of the Bundeswehr
Bundeswehr
The Bundeswehr consists of the unified armed forces of Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities...
at home.
Lühmann is the deputy federal chairwoman of the German Civil Service Federation (DBB Beamtenbund und Tarifunion), since 1998 a member of the executive board of the women's delegation (Bundesfrauenvertretung) to the Federation and a member of the federal executive board of the Commission for Staff and Worker Participation (Bundeshauptvorstandskommission Personalvertretung und Mitbestimmung), as well as a member of the Experts' Commission for Internal Security
Internal security
Internal security, or IS, is the act of keeping peace within the borders of a sovereign state or other self-governing territories. generally by upholding the national law and defending against internal security threats...
. Furthermore she is the deputy chairman of the German Police Union in Lower Saxony. At the same time she belongs to the European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions
European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions
The European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions is a regional trade union federation representing 8 million members of independent trade unions in Europe.CESI represents free and...
, where since 2005 she has been chairman of the Special Commission for Women's Rights and Sexual Equality (FEMM). She is also a member of the Special Commission for Employment and Social Affairs (SOC). She represents the dbb on the executive board of the network, the European Movement in Germany.