Petra Sitte | |
|---|---|
Sitte in 2020 | |
| Member of theBundestag | |
| Assumed office 2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1960-12-01)1 December 1960 (age 64) |
| Political party | The Left |
Petra Sitte (born 1 December 1960) is a German politician. She representsThe Left.[1] Petra Sitte has served as a member of theBundestag from the state ofSaxony-Anhalt since 2005.[2]
Sitte was born inDresden,Saxony. After graduating from high school in 1979, she studied economics at theMartin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, graduating in 1983 with a degree in economics. After subsequent research studies and work as an assistant at the Martin Luther University, she received her doctorate here in 1987. From 1990 to 2005 she was a member of thestate parliament of Saxony-Anhalt. She became member of the bundestag after the2005 German federal election.[3] She is a member of the Digital Agenda Committee and the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment.[4][5] In her group she is vice-chairwoman.[6]