Katrin Budde | |
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.jpg) Budde in 2020 | |
| Member of theBundestag | |
| In office 2017–2025 | |
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| Born | (1965-04-13)13 April 1965 (age 60) |
| Political party | SPD |
| Alma mater | Technical University Magdeburg |
Katrin Budde (born 13 April 1965) is a German politician of theSocial Democratic Party (SPD), who served as a member of theBundestag from the state ofSaxony-Anhalt from 2017 to 2025.[1]
After graduating from high school in 1983, Budde started an internship at the formerVEB SchwermaschinenbauKarl Liebknecht in Magdeburg. From 1984 to 1989, she studied at theTechnical University Magdeburg (from 1987 Technical University), where she graduated as an engineer for work design. Subsequently, she worked as a research assistant at VEB FER (research, development, rationalisation) until 1990.
From 1990 to 2017 Budde was a member of theState Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt. From 2009[2] to 2016, she also served as chairwoman of the SPD in Saxony-Anhalt; she resigned from that position following the party's defeat in the2016 state elections.[3]
Budde co-chaired the SPD’s national conventions in Berlin (2011)[4]Hanover (2012)[5] andAugsburg (2013).[6]
Budde became a member of the Bundestag in the2017 German federal election, representing theMansfeld district.[7] In parliament, she was the chairwoman of the Committee on Cultural Affairs and Media[8] and a member of the Defense Committee. In addition to her committee assignments, she served as deputy chairwoman of the German-Swiss Parliamentary Friendship Group.
Ahead of the2021 elections, the SPD’s leadership in Saxony-Anhalt selected Budde to lead the party’s campaign; at a party convention, however,Karamba Diaby was elected to spearhead the campaign, with Budde only coming second.[9]
Within the SPD parliamentary group, Budde belonged to theParliamentary Left, a left-wing movement, before moving to theSeeheim Circle in 2022.[10]
In July 2024, Budde announced that she would not stand in the2025 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.[11]
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