Kerstin Kassner | |
|---|---|
 Kerstin Kassner in 2020 | |
| District Administrator ofRügen | |
| In office 16 September 2001 – 4 September 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Karin Timmel |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished Ralf Drescher(as District Administrator ofVorpommern-Rügen) |
| Member of theBundestag forMecklenburg-Vorpommern | |
| Assumed office 22 October 2013 | |
| Constituency | The Left List |
| Member of theLandtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | |
| In office 26 October 1990 – 13 November 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Karin Schmidt |
| Constituency | The Left List |
| Member of theVolkskammer forRostock | |
| In office 5 April 1990 – 2 October 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1958-01-07)7 January 1958 (age 67) |
| Political party | The Left |
Kerstin Kassner (born 7 January 1958) is a German politician. Born inRadebeul in theBezirk Dresden ofEast Germany, she representsThe Left. Kerstin Kassner has served as a member of theBundestag from the state ofMecklenburg-Vorpommern since 2013.[1]
Kerstin Kassner grew up on the island of Rügen and learned the profession of a waitress after finishing school. In 1981 she became restaurant manager at the FDGB holiday service in Binz. She completed a distance learning course, which she began at the Leipzig Graduate School of Management during this time, as a graduate economist in the hotel and restaurant industry. Afterwards she continued to work in various positions for the FDGB-Feriendienst and managed a hotel until 1991. After completing her holiday service, she became self-employed and ran her own pension at Putgarten from 1992 to 2018. From 2001 till 2011 she was District Administrator of the Rügen district in the federal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. She became member of the bundestag after the2013 German federal election.[2] She is a member of the Committee on Tourism and the Committee on Petitions.[3][4] In her parliamentary group, Kassner is parliamentary manager.[5] She is spokesperson for tourism policy and local politics.[6]
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